Federal and local authorities are investigating a series of arson attacks and vandalism at Tesla dealerships in Las Vegas, Kansas City, and San Diego that occurred on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) reported<\/a> that at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire at a collision and sales center near the 6200 block of Badura. Witnesses described a suspect dressed in black setting multiple cars ablaze, while the word “RESIST” was spray-painted on the dealership’s exterior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police said at least five Tesla vehicles were damaged, including two that were fully engulfed in flames. Investigators recovered an unexploded Molotov cocktail at the scene, along with evidence that three gunshot rounds had been fired into the vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the LVMPD in the investigation. Federal agents, including bomb technicians and forensic specialists, have been on-site since Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMake no mistake: this is a federal crime. Acts like these will not be tolerated,\u201d the LVMPD said in a statement, adding that increased patrols have been deployed around Tesla locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Kansas City, Missouri, authorities are investigating an overnight fire that damaged two Cybertrucks at a Tesla dealership on State Line Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n