Cars towed at Glenn Beck rally

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Many Glenn Beck fans are furious after dozens had their cars towed while attending a weekend rally at the University of Central Florida for the popular talk show host.

By the time they returned from the event, their cars were gone. And they said a "tow away zone" sign mysteriously appeared, "out of nowhere."

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This happened near the Kappa Sigma fraternity house along Greek Avenue near the UCF campus in Orlando

“We clearly came in from this direction and that’s the first thing you’d see. It’s not hiding. It’s clearly right there and says tow away zone. But that sign was not there. Right here in its place said event parking,” said Mike Vedder, whose car was towed. “Obviously, there was a sign directing us right into the parking lot.”

In back of the fraternity house, a black and white sign clearly reads “tow away zone,” along with a “no parking” sign posted by the fraternity.

But dozens said there was a yellow event parking sign like, leading them into an adjacent lot.

“Right there where that tow-away sign was there was a yellow sign with dark font that said, ‘event parking,’ with an arrow pointing right,” said Albert Brumfield, who shot video of the signs with a camera.

Sgt. Troy Williams, with the UCF police department said people were verbally warned not to park in the tow-away zones.

“Told several people to get out because it’s private property it’s posted and you’ll probably be towed,” said Sgt. Williams.

Brumfield and Vedder said they were not warned and are angry that they had to pay $125 to get their cars back. Vedder is part of a group that is writing emails complaining to the UCF president, John Hitt.

UCF Police told FOX 35 that they have at least thirty large events on campus every year. They have never had a parking issue like Saturday's ever before.