{"id":492099,"date":"2026-10-11T01:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T01:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/492099\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T01:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T01:18:10","slug":"sacramento-concertgoers-hit-by-parking-scam-face-missing-cars-and-high-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/492099\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento concertgoers hit by parking scam face missing cars and high fees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Sacramento concertgoers found themselves facing a $562 headache after returning to parking lots after a music fest to discover their cars had vanished<\/a> \u2014 with one festivalgoer claiming he got back a vehicle so badly damaged he can no longer drive it.<\/p>\n

Bruce Capagli is among a growing number of drivers questioning the legitimacy of a towing operation<\/a> that directed motorists to an unmarked dirt lot to reclaim their vehicles after being questionably towed while attending the Aftershock rock festival, CBS Sacramento reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The operation used the name J&B Towing on its paperwork, but questions about its licensing and towing authorization remain unanswered.<\/p>\n

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Bruce Capagli poses for a photo after his car was towed from a lot on Bercut Drive during the Aftershock music festival. CBS NEWS<\/p>\n

Capagli\u2019s ordeal began after he parked in a lot on Bercut Drive to attend the festival. When he returned, his car was missing, and a temporary sign directed him to call a phone number.<\/p>\n

Rather than explaining what happened, the person who answered gave him an address on Del Paso Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Drivers raised concerns after a towing company allegedly towed and damaged cars during the Aftershock weekend. CBS NEWS<\/p>\n

That address was tied shared office with an auto body shop \u2014 not where Capagli ultimately collected his car. He said he was transported in a white Honda Civic to a dirt field in a residential neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew something was up when we saw a rig that was a Lincoln Navigator with a trailer pulling another car off the lot,\u201d Capagli told CBS.<\/p>\n

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The pickup location had no signage identifying a towing business. Drivers were nevertheless presented with preprinted receipts demanding $562 to retrieve their vehicles.<\/p>\n

Capagli also questioned the paperwork authorizing the tow. An affidavit named Allied Universal as the party requesting it, but the phone number on the document was connected to the towing operation. Capagli believes the document was forged.<\/p>\n

Other motorists have described similar experiences. CBS NEWS<\/p>\n

Allied Universal said\u00a0had no such towing arrangement and was not responsible for the parking facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur services at this location only include guarding services in the lobby inside the building of one tenant. We do not provide guarding services over the weekend and we are not responsible for the building\u2019s parking facilities. In addition, Allied Universal does not contract with towing services,\u201d the company told CBS.<\/p>\n

The receipts themselves raised further concerns for Capagli, who said they omitted the vehicle identification number and the times the car was towed and released.<\/p>\n

He eventually recovered his vehicle, but claims that damage left it undriveable. His insurance company is treating the incident as a stolen vehicle rather than a tow involving damage, he said.<\/p>\n

Other motorists have described similar experiences, including the same phone-number detour and $562 charge.<\/p>\n

Drivers also provided receipts bearing the J&B Towing. CBS NEWS<\/p>\n

Drivers also provided receipts bearing the J&B Towing name for incidents in other Sacramento locations and on different days.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s owner told CBS on Friday that the business was legitimate but provided no license number, declined interviews and failed to supply requested licensing documents.<\/p>\n

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