The city's towing system was long riddled with corruption.
Starting Monday, the Detroit Police Department will take over part of the city police towing operations, reports George Hunter of The Detroit News:
The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners passed a resolution 7-2 Thursday allowing Detroit Police to provide towing service. The board will have oversight of the towing process.
Among the changes: Citizens who are unable to pay towing and storage fees will be allowed to petition the police board for a hardship waiver.
The department has purchased six tow trucks at $575,000, and has allocated four city-owned lots where impounded vehicles will be stored, Detroit Police Assistant Chief James White told the police commissioners.
In the past, some cops got kickbacks to funnel towing business to certain companies.
The city will still have to rely on private companies, at least for now, because six tow trucks is not enough to handle the demand of the full city.
