Two Tow Truck Thefts in Indiana

In southern Indiana, two tow trucks were stolen from two different tow companies. The first occurred at Workman’s Towing in New Albany, Ind. Security cameras captured someone walking up to the parked truck around 2:40 a.m. Thursday, jumping inside and driving away with the headlights off. 

Brianna Workman, whose family owns the tow company, said, “We've had to work extra hours to get things gone and moving and selling out of our shop so we can make up for it and buy a new truck.” 

The tow truck was one they had for four years, a 22 foot-long flatbed truck, which Workman estimates is valued at about $50,000. 

Workman is worried the truck will be used to tow and steal cars. 

“Things are going to start disappearing more often now that there's tow trucks — they can get two at a time,” said Workman. 

Workman said the keys were in the cab, but in a driver’s console. She said you do not need a commercial driver's license to drive one. 

Two hours later a truck was stolen just a few miles away in Clarksville from Butner Auto. 

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