Tow Tracker

This service provides you with the ability to locate a vehicle and determine fees (if applicable) if it was towed to a City and County of Denver owned impound lot. 

Search Online

search.autoreturn.com

Step 1.Search by Towing Info

Enter State CO and Denver

Add the date, make and model and any other available information. You can also search by license plate or VIN.

Step 2.Click Find Vehicle Now

Review the search results to find your vehicle and select Get Details.

If you do not see results for your vehicle, it may have been towed to a private lot.

Call

If you don't know where your car's gone, call the Denver Police Non-Emergency line at (720) 913-2000. When you get the recorded message, hit 0 for the operator. If the vehicle has been relocated, they'll tell you where to find it; if it's been impounded, they'll direct you to the impound. If it has been stolen, you can report it to them directly.

If you are unable to access the Autoreturn site, you may also contact the Public Nuisance Abatement Team at (720) 913-8044 or call 311. 

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 37-50(c) states: Any...vehicle on or in which any of the following illegal activity occurs, or which is used to commit, conduct, promote, facilitate, or aid the commission of or flight from any of the following activities. Only the most common are listed:

  • Prostitution
  • Unlawful sale, distribution, storage, use, transportation, or possession of any controlled substance, except for simple possession of less than 8 ounces of marijuana;
  • Felony or misdemeanor theft by receiving;
  • Unlawful discharge, possession, carrying, flourishing, concealment, storage, use, or sale of firearms, knives and/or assault weapons, dangerous weapons, or defaced firearms;
  • Any gang-related criminal activity;
  • Any drive-by crime;
  • Transportation or storage of any property that is the subject of a felony theft, misdemeanor theft, or theft by receiving under title 18, C.R.S.;
  • Eluding, or attempting to elude a police officer
  • Speed contests; Speed Exhibition
  • Habitual Traffic Offenders;
  • Sexual assaults or attempted sexual assaults,
  • Indecent exposure;
  • Criminal mischief where damage exceeds $1,000;
  • Impersonation of a police officer;
  • Illegal dumping 

Learn more and contact the Public Nuisance Abatement Team