Crawford's Auto Center, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania State Police

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Crawford’s Auto Center, Inc. (Crawford’s) appeals from an order of the Board of Claims (Board) dismissing Crawford’s claim against the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) for payment of towing and storage costs.1 We reverse and remand.

Beginning on or about June 1, 1982, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of *1066chop shops2 in southeastern Pennsylvania, PSP troopers directed Crawford’s to tow, pick-up, recover, impound and store allegedly stolen vehicles and vehicle parts. These vehicles and vehicle parts included four forty-foot trailers, a Peterbilt Tractor/Sleeper Cab and…