Resident says car was towed while enrolling in Denver safe-parking program

Brian O'Shea used his public comment time to report that the city towed his vehicle on Thanksgiving while he was trying to enroll in a city safe-parking program run through the Saint Francis Center.

O'Shea told the council that at the time his car "didn't have plates on it," that he had a signed title but had not yet completed registration, and that the vehicle was towed without any warning during program enrollment. He said he believed the timing was improper because the city was simultaneously rolling out a short-term enforcement period and a separate safe-parking enrollment window.

O'Shea said he had been in touch with District 10 staff (including "Chris Hines' office") and with staff in the mayor's office and described those offices as "receptive" in efforts to recover his property. The comment period produced no council response on the record; O'Shea asked only that staff follow up.

Because this was a public comment, the city did not make a formal finding in the session. The claim is verifiable through city towing records, safe-parking enrollment logs and communications with District 10 staff.