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Police warn of unmarked tow trucks being used to steal cars in Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are warning of a fleet of unmarked tow trucks being used to carry out vehicle thefts.

The Philadelphia Police Department on Friday said the thefts have happened across the city, but have mainly occurred in the south and southwest sections.

In many of the thefts, police say the actor will come to the vehicle owner's front door and demand money to prevent their car from being towed.

According to investigators, the vehicle owners are told that their car is on a 311 list. Philly311 is the city's non-emergency line used for reporting abandoned vehicles, among other things. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe suspects, who police said are all men, later return to the property and carry out the vehicle theft.

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