Out on the Arapahoe County flats, a tow is usually just a tow — pull in, hook up, leave. Littleton's rarely that clean. Downtown, the angled spots on Main are so tight we often can't get a wheel-lift in without asking the car behind to back off a foot, and the light rail crossing means we're timing the pull around trains. Then you've got the other half of it: Santa Fe at Mineral and Bowles, where the traffic's heavy and the shoulder is short. Two totally different jobs in the same town.
Private lots are their own thing. Aspen Grove, Southwest Plaza, the strips out toward Ken Caryl and Chatfield — every one has its own rules about who's allowed on the pavement. And once you're climbing toward the hogback, those curving roads glaze over fast when it ices. We bring a flatbed for that grade rather than drag anything up it.
Storm drains, jurisdiction, and the Santa Fe underpasses
My car stalled in water under the Santa Fe underpass. Can you get it out?
Yes, once the water's down enough to work safely. Mineral and the underpasses along Santa Fe pond up quick in a hard summer cell. Don't try to restart it — that's what turns a tow into an engine. Tell us where you're standing and we'll come winch it clear.
Who do I call first, the police or you?
Depends where you are, which is genuinely confusing here. Littleton PD covers the city proper, but unincorporated pockets fall to Arapahoe or Jefferson County — it can change street to street. If anyone's hurt or you're blocking a lane, call 911 first. Otherwise call us and we'll sort out which agency needs the report.