This occurred a few days ago, but sharing to the community here for awareness.
An individual attempted to remove my Model 3 windshield over the course of nearly 6 hours (11:45 PM to 5:30 AM) on Friday, July 15, while parked on the street outside of my house. He was unsuccessful, but botched the entire job in the process by cracking the glass in multiple places.
The weather stripping was removed in small fragments from all sides of the glass, and there are paint scratches down to the primer on both pillars.
Video surveillance footage from my neighbor captured the entire incident, and a vehicle with distinctive markings. Sentry mode was unfortunately off (I'll never stop getting grief over this), it is what it is and I won't make that mistake again.
Police report was filed with LA Sheriff's Department. Insurance claim already in process.
Later in the evening, the same vehicle ID'ed in the footage returned to my neighborhood in broad daylight, most likely to case the situation / attempt to return again to finish the job. My neighbor spotted this vehicle, captured photos of it, and then ran after it to get the license plate (vehicle sped off through a stop sign).
A community member posted these photos to Nextdoor, and apparently there was sighting of the same vehicle driving near Pasadena City College / Allen & Walnut intersection (~1 mile from my residence) around 8:15 - 8:30 AM on Friday morning, just hours after they vandalized my car. Suspect is described as an Asian male, 20's to 30's.
If you live in the area, keep an eye out for this vehicle:
All in all, watch your back and turn on sentry mode 24/7. Thieves are getting more desperate (and idiotic). I've parked my car on the street for years without incident, and even though there are several other Teslas parked within my neighborhood (another one being just a few houses down), I guess I was the lucky winner.
With supply problems and a general lackadaisical world attitude at the moment, I'm also expecting the repairs to take more than a month. I can only hope there's a local shop that has the glass in supply.
Photos of the suspect and damage below:
An individual attempted to remove my Model 3 windshield over the course of nearly 6 hours (11:45 PM to 5:30 AM) on Friday, July 15, while parked on the street outside of my house. He was unsuccessful, but botched the entire job in the process by cracking the glass in multiple places.
The weather stripping was removed in small fragments from all sides of the glass, and there are paint scratches down to the primer on both pillars.
Video surveillance footage from my neighbor captured the entire incident, and a vehicle with distinctive markings. Sentry mode was unfortunately off (I'll never stop getting grief over this), it is what it is and I won't make that mistake again.
Police report was filed with LA Sheriff's Department. Insurance claim already in process.
Later in the evening, the same vehicle ID'ed in the footage returned to my neighborhood in broad daylight, most likely to case the situation / attempt to return again to finish the job. My neighbor spotted this vehicle, captured photos of it, and then ran after it to get the license plate (vehicle sped off through a stop sign).
A community member posted these photos to Nextdoor, and apparently there was sighting of the same vehicle driving near Pasadena City College / Allen & Walnut intersection (~1 mile from my residence) around 8:15 - 8:30 AM on Friday morning, just hours after they vandalized my car. Suspect is described as an Asian male, 20's to 30's.
If you live in the area, keep an eye out for this vehicle:
- 2011-2014 Toyota Sienna (3rd Generation), possibly XLE trim level
- IntelyCare corporate branding affixed to both sides — White “IntelyCare” logo with image of female nurse on a pink background
- I've contacted this company in hopes that this might be a fleet vehicle with GPS, but I don't expect a response from them—might have to use social media to get their attention
- By luck, perhaps there's someone who recognizes this car, or has had dealings with IntelyCare (which is ironically a tech company...)
All in all, watch your back and turn on sentry mode 24/7. Thieves are getting more desperate (and idiotic). I've parked my car on the street for years without incident, and even though there are several other Teslas parked within my neighborhood (another one being just a few houses down), I guess I was the lucky winner.
With supply problems and a general lackadaisical world attitude at the moment, I'm also expecting the repairs to take more than a month. I can only hope there's a local shop that has the glass in supply.
Photos of the suspect and damage below:
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