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Orange County police search for spray paint vandal who allegedly tagged 13 Teslas

Orange County police are hunting a suspect who spray-painted offensive messages on 13 Tesla vehicles across Irvine parking garages.

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📍 Aftermath

The search for the spray paint vandal who allegedly tagged multiple Teslas in Irvine, California, continues. Police have shared new video of the suspected vandal and reported that the man targeted additional vehicles, bringing the total to over a dozen.

The case remains active with no arrest or resolution reported.

Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.

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A man is currently on the run after allegedly vandalizing more than a dozen Teslas in Irvine, California. According to reports from ABC7 Los Angeles and the Orange County Register, the suspect used spray paint to write 'Nazi' and 'fascist' messages on the vehicles.

Coverage from NBC Los Angeles, KTLA, and CBS News emphasizes that the incidents occurred in parking garages, with Patch reporting that nine cars were targeted in a single location. Irvine police have released new video of the suspected individual to aid in the search.

Authorities continue to search for the suspect, whom the New York Post describes as the 'Tesla bandit.' Coverage does not yet specify the suspect's identity or the total financial damage caused.

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How many Teslas were vandalized?

Reports indicate that 13 Tesla vehicles were targeted.

What was written on the vehicles?

According to ABC7 Los Angeles, the vandal wrote 'Nazi' and 'fascist' on the cars.

Where did the vandalism take place?

The incidents occurred in parking garages within Irvine, Orange County.

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