San Francisco Bay Area, tow truck

Embattled San Francisco Tow Truck Operator’s New Arson Charges May Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
Jose Vicente Badillo, the tow company operator already barred from doing business in San Francisco, allegedly plotted to set fire to trucks owned by his competitors.
San Francisco man allegedly set fire to competitors' tow trucks to drive own business, feds say
A San Francisco man was in court on Thursday after being accused of conspiring and setting fires to competing tow trucks throughout the Bay Area in 2023.
San Francisco tow truck operator accused of setting fire to competitors’ vehicles
A federal grand jury indicted a San Francisco tow truck operator for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to set fire to competitor-owned tow trucks throughout the Bay Area. Jose Badillo, owner of Auto Towing and Specialty Towing,
San Francisco towing company owner accused of plot to burn competing tow trucks
An owner of San Francisco towing companies who is already facing multiple indictments is facing an additional charge for allegedly plotting to burn the tow trucks of his competitors, prosecutors said.
SF towing company owner accused of burning competing tow trucks
Three people died and several others were taken to the hospital Thursday after a fire broke out at a home in San Leandro, fire officials said. Firefighters were dispatched at about 5:30 a.m. to the blaze along the 2000 block of Altamont Road,
Federal indictment accuses SF towing company of trying to blow up competitors' trucks
The owner of a San Francisco tow truck company with history of criminal activities is now accused in an explosive plot to take out his competition. A federal indictment accuses Jose Vicente Badillo of Specialty Towing and four other people,
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2 hospitalized after 2-alarm structure fire in San Francisco's Mission District
Two people were taken to the hospital, including one with possible life-threatening injuries, after a fire in San Francisco's Mission District Sunday evening, firefighters said. The San ...
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10 people displaced in San Francisco residential fire
The fire at 143 Blake St. was reported at about 8:10 a.m. and was extinguished at about 8:45 a.m. Three people were medically evaluated but declined to go to the hospital, the San Francisco ...
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Could San Francisco be devastated by wildfire? These neighborhoods are at highest risk
Mariano Elias, spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department. The Palisades and Eaton fires in L.A. both ignited in large open spaces and were fueled by bone-dry vegetation and treacherous ...
San Francisco firefighters respond to fire at home with "hoarder conditions"
The Fire Department said they responded to a fire at a home that had "hoarder conditions" on Saturday morning.