Mayor Harrell condemns Tesla vandalism, vows strict action against property destruction

SEATTLE — Seattle police provided few answers Friday on who firebombed a Tesla on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. on 15th Avenue East. Police and witnesses suggested someone ran by and threw an incendiary device at a parked car in what is just the latest in a string of incidents involving Tesla vehicles.

Earlier this week, a series of cars were damaged in Lynnwood and a group of trucks were also damaged at a lot in SoDo in a separate incident.

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The Tesla dealership in South Lake Union has been tagged as well, as anti-Elon Musk protests have been held outside as well.

Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested that Tesla vandals should watch out or face 20 years in prison for throwing any sort of incendiary device at a vehicle.

If Henry Ford had said something in the early 1900s that you came across in a history book, you wouldn’t necessarily go and start vandalizing all of these Ford trucks. These are people that are just like you and I. They work jobs, they buy Ford trucks, or they buy Tesla trucks,” said Lucien Pelegrin, who saw the aftermath of the fire and works nearby at Love City Love. “These are people just like you and me, and they might have not known that Elon was a bad person and just got a Tesla five years ago because they were doing something good for the environment. We need a little bit of a reality check with critical thinking.

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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said he has been in contact with police about the situation, and told KOMO News the following on Friday:

There’s absolutely no room for property destruction that is illegal, and we’ll make sure the laws are enforced. We do understand there’s anger out there. There’s anger in the Northwest here. When we see some of the decisions and the statements coming out of DC, we see billionaires having access to information and control, and there’s anger out there, but that does not justify property destruction.

Seattle police say they do have surveillance images in the case but have not made any arrests.