Hello,
I live in an apartment complex with 2 shared charging stations (in front of two EV-only parking spots). A few months ago, I woke up to an alert that my car randomly stopped charging at 60%. I figured it was a power outage or something, but I went to check my car, another Tesla owner had pulled up near the EV spots, ripped the charger out of my car (leaving only the locked adapter in my charge port which was stuck half open), and started charging their car. They left a note confirming that they did this - which honestly made me even more mad because wouldn't the mature thing been leaving a note saying "Here's my number - can you text me when you're done charging so I can use the charger?"
They also did this at 4AM on a weekend night, which of course makes me wonder about their sobriety or at least alertness - and thus whether I really want them fidgeting with my expensive car.
My apartment complex said this particular person had done it a few times, but they needed me to file a police report to take further action. An officer came out and kind of laughed it off, noting that simply having the license and the note doesn't constitute proof that that person was responsible ... and even having a video wouldn't have meant anything if I couldn't prove significant financial damage. He nonetheless did file a report.
Flash forward to today, and it happened again with a different Tesla (and no note). Worse, I was doing the periodic battery calibration as recommended by my Service Center so absolutely needed to hit 100%. I got the unplugged alert after business hours, so I had to go directly to the police. This time, they basically told me to F off and refused to engage further, saying that there's no universe in which this would be criminal, even if I captured the person on video and could prove financial damages.
Curious if anyone has any recommendations on how to handle this. I feel like the leasing office is pushing it off to the cops to avoid dealing with it, but since the cops aren't helping, it kills the weight I have to force the leasing office to do something. But I shouldn't have to worry about my battery getting messed up or charging port malfunctioning over this.
I know there are those 3D-printed locks, but if people are willing to do what I've encountered without apology, what's to stop them from ripping it out with the lock in place - and thus causing even more damage.p