After more than a year of conflict with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the owner of a local towing company has been arrested.
Vicente “Vince” Serrano, the owner of ASAP Towing, turned himself in Wednesday on charges of grand theft and fraud.
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Police say he defrauded the state out of nearly $200,000 from 2020 to 2024 by not properly documenting and paying out for unclaimed towed vehicle sales.
Action News Jax has been following this investigation for more than a year.
In July, JSO raided the business, believing Serrano was hiding evidence. JSO shared video from those raids on Wednesday.
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We spoke with Serrano at the time, who said investigators wouldn’t find anything.
In 2023, JSO cut ties with ASAP Towing after they reportedly towed more than a dozen cars from apartment complexes without approval from the properties.
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