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A dog and peanut butter lead to emotional rescue

Bootjack tow truck driver turns a routine day into one worthy of a hero


Shown is Martin Hall, Jr., and his wife, Heather. Photo by Nicole W. LittleMartin Hall, Jr., doesn’t see himself as a hero.
Others, though, might beg to differ.
“I don’t consider myself a hero by any means,” said Hall, 43, of Bootjack . “I think I was in the right place at the right time. Something led me there.”
It was Monday, Sept. 24 and Hall, a tow truck driver for Advanced Auto Center and Ponderosa Towing, had his assignment.
That assignment, he said, was pretty simple. Go to Schilling Roa...

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