Tow company plotted to torch rival trucks in Bay Area, federal indictment alleges
A federal grand jury indicted a San Francisco tow truck operator for conspiracy to commit arson as part of an alleged plot to drive more business to his companies by torching his competitors' trucks.
San Francisco towing company owner accused of plot to burn competing tow trucks
An owner of San Francisco towing companies who is already facing multiple indictments is facing an additional charge for allegedly plotting to burn the tow trucks of his competitors, prosecutors said.
San Francisco man allegedly set fire to competitors' tow trucks to drive own business, feds say
A San Francisco man was in court on Thursday after being accused of conspiring and setting fires to competing tow trucks throughout the Bay Area in 2023.
Bay Area tow company operator accused of torching rivals’ trucks
An indictment alleges Jose Badillo, 29, of San Francisco, schemed to drive business to his firms and retaliate against rivals.
SF towing company owner accused of burning competing tow trucks
Three people died and several others were taken to the hospital Thursday after a fire broke out at a home in San Leandro, fire officials said. Firefighters were dispatched at about 5:30 a.m. to the blaze along the 2000 block of Altamont Road,
Federal indictment accuses SF towing company of trying to blow up competitors' trucks
The owner of a San Francisco tow truck company with history of criminal activities is now accused in an explosive plot to take out his competition. A federal indictment accuses Jose Vicente Badillo of Specialty Towing and four other people,
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