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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- "I woke up and my car was just gone," said Shaeneece Lindsey, referring to a day last February at her Kansas City apartment complex.

She had one of many cars reported stolen that day. As police later discovered, they were all towed by Private Party Impound, a nearby tow lot owned by Allen Jay Bloodworth.

In April, the Jackson County Prosecutor charged Bloodworth with three counts of felony auto theft. The criminal complaint stated that he had no contract with the apartment complex and no permission to tow the cars. That's something Bloodworth has steadfastly denied.

Bloodworth, whom FOX 4 Problem Solvers has done stories about before regarding other complaints of illegal towing, was to go to trial later this year. But this month, FOX 4 Problem Solvers discovered all charges against had been dismissed. In fact, you can no longer even find them in Jackson County court records.

That was shocking news to the people who had their cars stolen, to the managers of the complex who were prepared to testify against Bloodworth and even to Kansas City police who had spent dozens of hours investigating the case. In fact, police had no idea the charges had been dismissed until we told them. Sgt. Lisa Allender told FOX 4 that police had built a solid case against Bloodworth after receiving complaints about him for years.

So why were the charges dismissed? The prosecutor wasn't available for an interview, but her spokesman Michael Mansur said the charges were dismissed after Bloodworth "agreed to pay full restitution to the victims. Victims were notified and agreed to restitution to settle the case."

But FOX 4 learned that the "victims" were only those three people named in the criminal case, not everyone who had their cars towed that day -- several of whom were interviewed by the prosecutor's office. In total only two people received restitution and both told us they were not aware that by accepting the money the charges would be dropped.

So how much did restitution cost Bloodworth to have three felony charges wiped from his record? $250. Bloodworth now is claiming on social media sites that the charges were dropped because he was innocent. He fails to mention the restitution.

Lindsey, who had to pay Bloodworth $300 to get her car back, was never offered a dime in restitution and is upset Bloodworth is no longer facing charges. She wants the Jackson County prosecutor to know "You basically have given him a green light to do it again."