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How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught
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this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
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FYI: If you're gonna break the law, don't film it and post the evidence online.
He didn’t post about it online.
Investigators tracked him down via license plate reader data. Once they had confirmed who the vehicle was registered to, they used an old social media post of his to confirm his place of residence so that they could issue a warrant.
The only social media post the article referenced was one that just said:
That’s a pretty innocuous post if you ask me.
It's staggering to me just how stupid you'd need to be to provide evidence of a crime you committed by sharing it publicly on social media.
You might as well just hand yourself in at the nearest police station.
That's why I took classes in criminology. To be a better criminal. 😤