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‘What a nightmare’: How Philly police, parking authority, and tow companies lose cars while ‘courtesy’ towing

It’s an antiquated system that can be comically inefficient, plagued by vague and conflicting policies and shoddy recordkeeping.

Brian McEntee with his car on Kauffman Street in South Philadelphia. The former prosecutor's car was "courtesy towed" while he was out of town. After reporting it stolen, the car was eventually found a mile away from where it had been legally parked.
Brian McEntee with his car on Kauffman Street in South Philadelphia. The former prosecutor's car was "courtesy towed" while he was out of town. After reporting it stolen, the car was eventually found a mile away from where it had been legally parked.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer