- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
My vehicle was towed after a PA state police traffic stop for no registration or insurance. I was not stopped for any other reason but that they ran my tags and saw they were expired, charged with no other offense. I went to the towing company to request access to retrieve my only set of house keys, my only cellphone, my wallet with money and all my credit cards, etc. I was denied access by the owner. The next day my vehicle was moved from the tow company to the local state police barracks impound. I asked the police if I could access my belongings, or if not, could they retrieve the most essential items for me. They refused. When I asked how i was supposed to live with no house keys, cell phone, money, access to funds, etc, they said it was not their problem and if i couldnt buy my car outof impound, they could keep everything in my car til it was all crushed together in the junkyard or auctioned to someone else with all my personal belongings still in it. is this legal?