Recovery Truck Stolen

A heartland man has fallen victim to thieves but his sense of humor remains intact. The Repo Man has lost his truck.

Rick Hill says, "We're the ones who come to take people's cars. We are the middle man."

Rick the middle man, aka the Repo Man says, "It's a very hard job - not as easy as people think it is. A lot of people just think, pardon the expression, we're dumb tow truck drivers."

Hill says he feels a little embarrassed after what happened to his tow truck last week.

"They are diesels," he explains. "We have to go out and start them up to let them warm up. I always carry an extra key in my wallet so I lock it up and leave it running."

Hill says someone broke the lock and took off.

"I hear my truck back out of the driveway. I walk outside and there goes my truck down the street without me in it."

Even though Rick Hill's tow truck is four-years-old it's still worth $35,000 to $40,000 and replacing it would cost twice as much.

He says, "People basically stole my livelihood from me, my wife and family."

For once in the past five years in the business, Hill finds himself caught in the middle.

"We're doing it legally," he says. "But someone comes and does it illegally. I guess it's a karma thing."

Hill says his tow truck stands out because there are only a few out there in the Omaha area. It's a black Ford with the logo TPT&T Inc. on the side of the tool box.

The company does have insurance but would rather recover the tow truck.