{"id":1081,"date":"2025-04-01T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:50:51","slug":"tesla-owner-offers-25000-bounty-to-catch-cybertruck-vandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/tesla-owner-offers-25000-bounty-to-catch-cybertruck-vandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Owner Offers $25,000 Bounty To Catch Cybertruck Vandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Vandal-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>An unidentified individual slashed the Tesla&rsquo;s tires and smashed the windshield.<\/li>\n<li>The vandal left a note reading, &lsquo;Replace all tires. Unsafe to drive.&rsquo;<\/li>\n<li>Attacks on Tesla models have spiked throughout the United States recently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even in the age of ubiquitous cameras and smart tech, some people still think a hoodie and a bad attitude are enough to pull off vandalism without consequences. The owner of a vandalized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/tesla\/\">Tesla<\/a> Cybertruck in Novata, California, is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who damaged the pickup. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At least two security cameras outside the man&rsquo;s home caught the vandal in the act, and the local Novata Police Department has launched a formal investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/03\/ohio-sheriff-brands-tesla-vandals-as-fat-people-who-live-in-their-moms-basement\/\">Ohio Sheriff Labels Tesla Vandals &lsquo;Fat People Living In Mom&rsquo;s Basement&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to police, the suspect&mdash;still unidentified&mdash;was wearing a hood and face mask when they first appeared at the property around 4:22 a.m., seemingly scouting the area. They returned just over an hour later, at 5:41 a.m., and placed a piece of duct tape over one of the home&rsquo;s security cameras.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>However, the individual was filmed by a camera pointing towards the street and one near the front door. These cameras show the vandal walking up the driveway before slashing all four tires. They then threw a large piece of concrete on the windshield, smashing it, before running away from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Showing no signs of guilt, the vandal left a note for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/02\/tiktokers-are-hunting-cybertrucks-with-anti-elon-musk-messages\/\">the Cybertruck&rsquo;s<\/a> owner, reading &ldquo;Replace all tires. Unsafe to drive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Photos taken after the incident show the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/tesla-cybertruck\/\">Cybertruck<\/a> wrapped in a bright, attention-grabbing color, with a windshield visibly cracked by the thrown concrete&mdash;a full replacement will be necessary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;Seeking Information: Felony Vandalism to Tesla CyberTruck <\/p>\n<p>The Novato Police Department is investigating a felony vandalism that occurred this morning (3\/29), to a Tesla CyberTruck parked in a private driveway. Around 4:22AM, the suspect appeared to case the residence before&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QMaAdPYUYu\">pic.twitter.com\/QMaAdPYUYu<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t&mdash; novatopolice (@NovatoPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NovatoPolice\/status\/1906109546260770848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/caught-camera-suspect-vandalizing-cybertruck-novato\"><em>KTVU<\/em><\/a>, the Cybertruck&rsquo;s owner, Jason Bedell, said the vandal needs to face the consequences after the attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/03\/cybertruck-ripped-in-half-and-it-wasnt-even-its-fault\/\">Cybertruck Ripped In Half By A Mercedes Built Like A Tank<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To come to my house and plan an attack like that, that person&rsquo;s dangerous and needs to face consequences for what they&rsquo;ve done,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a little [shaken] up right now, and I&rsquo;m concerned that they may possibly come back, and it&rsquo;s not a good feeling, having my family here, my young son. All these people who have frustration against the government and Tesla and DOGE are taking it out on the wrong people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also voiced frustration about what he sees as misdirected anger toward Tesla owners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re taking it out on their neighbors. They&rsquo;re taking it out on just working people. Most of these people are Democrats that even bought these EV vehicles,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; The owner of a Tesla Cybertruck is offering a $25,000 cash reward for any information leading to the suspect&#8217;s arrest.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NovatoPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NovatoPolice<\/a> are treating the incident as felony vandalism. The suspect threw a concrete rock at the cybertruck&#8217;s windshield multiple times, slashed all four&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uatF3Nt5wS\">pic.twitter.com\/uatF3Nt5wS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Betty Yu (@bett_yu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bett_yu\/status\/1906355303349997655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unidentified individual slashed the Tesla&rsquo;s tires and smashed the windshield. The vandal left a note reading, &lsquo;Replace all tires. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/tesla-owner-offers-25000-bounty-to-catch-cybertruck-vandal\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tesla Owner Offers $25,000 Bounty To Catch Cybertruck Vandal<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1081"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1084,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081\/revisions\/1084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}