SANDUSKY — A local tow truck operator who police say illegally obtained titles for vehicles he towed complained about police after he reported a vehicle stolen in November.
Officers were “dragging (their) feet,” Walt Kapiskosky posted at Facebook on Nov. 1. “They must know better people than I do.” He also complained the officer was “not the sharpest tool in the shed.”
In another post, he wrote, “Found the car....just waiting on a search warrant...Kick the doors in...Cops move slow.”
The vehicle was located at Coles Quality Cars at East Perkins and Columbus avenues, according to police, but it wasn’t stolen like Kapiskosky claimed. On Facebook, Kapiskosky, who owns Walt’s Auto Repair on West Perkins Avenue near Strobel Field, asserted that a manager at Cole’s stole the car.
“On camera...took till yesterday to get it back.....cops ask if I get it back....will you drop charges...I SAID HELL NO....car back still no changes,” Kapiskosky wrote at Facebook. “Guess they know the right people......very corrupt town.”
Kapiskosky has been a tow truck operator for years working with area police.
His call reporting the vehicle stolen, and the counterclaim that the car wasn’t stolen, prompted an investigation that led to Kapiskosky being charged earlier this month with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
Sandusky Police Chief Jared Oliver said there are additional suspects and additional crimes being investigated. Evidence was presented to a county grand jury last week and the chief said he expects there likely will be additional arrests and additional charges filed.
Titles for numerous vehicles are being traced — 25 or more — according to Oliver.