CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A Charlotte police officer threatened to arrest a tow truck driver for towing a commercial vehicle, citing a new state law. Tow truck companies say the new law is being misinterpreted by Charlotte police.
Frank Edwards, owner of No More Locked Doors, said one of his drivers was threatened with arrest and jail time while impounding a commercial vehicle. On March 26, Edwards recorded video of an interaction with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers enforcing the law’s interpretation.
“If we don’t drop that vehicle, what are you going to do to us?” Edwards asked in the cell phone footage…