A Delray Beach firefighter ran into trouble Thursday night when he tried to remove a boot that a tow company put on his girlfriend's car.
Michael David McCleary, 43, of Boynton Beach, called police to complain that his girlfriend's car had been improperly booted while parked in the 200 block of Northeast Second Avenue, according to the police report.
McCleary told police there were no signs indicating they couldn't park in the lot.
Upon arrival, police saw McCleary trying to remove the boot with a scissor jack. Police showed McCleary the "No Parking" signs in the lot, and McCleary agreed to pay the fine to have the boot removed.
During his struggle to remove the boot, though, McCleary damaged it, according to the police report.
McCleary and the tow company are resolving the matter privately.
