No.
All they are required to do is look at the sticker that's on the car. If you didn't replace an expired sticker with a current sticker, that's on you.
Dumb idea. The police already told you it was towed. What kind of idiot then tells you to report it stolen.
Never rely on phone advice from an attorney's office. It would still be filing a false police report and I can't believe that the police and a lawyer are actually telling you that when you tell them your car got towed for an EXPIRED STICKER or aren't you making that clear?
Yes.
You aren't getting it back any other way and storage charges will pile up.
Don't waste your time. You won't win it. Your car got towed for an EXPIRED STICKER. Nobody did anything wrong to you.

