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Council upholds rejection of Albertson Towing bid after safety incidents and no-show calls
Summary
The Omaha City Council denied Albertson Towing's appeal of a bid rejection after the department documented multiple safety incidents in 2025 and a high rate of unanswered calls; council voted to deny the appeal, effectively excluding the company from the current three-year towing list.
The Omaha City Council on May 20 denied an appeal from Albertson Towing challenging the city's decision to reject the company from the list of approved tow providers for police-ordered tows.
City attorneys and police officials told council Albertson had three notable safety incidents in early 2025, including two failures to secure towed vehicles and a April incident in which an officer was injured when a rolling vehicle struck his legs. City staff also reported a high rate of missed or unanswered calls to Albertson and instances where the company declined dispatches. Based on that record, the Omaha…
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