New fund can help reimburse car theft victims for tow costs [Video]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Rodney Qualls was shocked as he left for work one October morning to see his trusty 1999 Dodge pickup truck wasn’t parked in front of his Fort Collins home.

He called 911, reported the truck stolen to local police and continued on to his job as a locomotive engineer.

Five hours later, he got a call from a Thornton Police officer who found his truck abandoned at an intersection.

“They towed it to an impound shop, and then we had to come get it within so many days,” Qualls’ wife Tasha said.

Since Rodney was away on business through Wednesday, they couldn’t pick up the truck until then.

“When I called earlier, before we got there, you know, they …