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Police have charged a Mississauga man after a tow truck driver allegedly handed as a cop to get enterprise in an Ontario city.
The OPP says the incident occurred following a crash in April on Freeway 17 in Machin, roughly 45 kilometres west of Dryden.
A tow truck driver who arrived on the scene of the crash was not from a towing firm that had been dispatched by officers, police say.
An investigation revealed that the tow firm had “impersonated law enforcement” to get despatched to the scene as an alternative of the corporate initially dispatched by police.
The OPP says Sukhwinder Dhesi, 41, of Mississauga, has been charged with personating a peace officer.
The accused is scheduled to make a court docket look in Dryden on Jan. 20.
In June 2020, the province established a towing process power to extend security and enforcement whereas bettering business requirements in response to “concerns about violence and criminal activity in the industry.”
Earlier this month, police in Hamilton mentioned a pair of tow truck firms have been below investigation for alleged “predatory business practices.”
Ontario’s new Towing and Storage Security Enforcement Act (TSSEA) got here into impact this yr with a brand new provincial program for the towing and car storage business, taking management of oversight and licensing from particular person municipalities.
If you happen to want a tow truck whereas driving on the 401 you may name 511 for a tow truck via the province’s Tow Zone pilot venture, or dial *OPP for service elsewhere in Ontario.
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