Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Even Leave the Factory
Key takeaways
- “It’s an epidemic right now,” says Storey County Sheriff’s Detective Sam Hatley, who has been investigating the Tesla cases.
- Three men suspected of carrying out one of the heists were arrested in January and charged with felony possession of stolen property.
- WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from public records requests.
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“It’s an epidemic right now,” says Storey County Sheriff’s Detective Sam Hatley, who has been investigating the Tesla cases.
Three men suspected of carrying out one of the heists were arrested in January and charged with felony possession of stolen property. But the broader spate of cargo thefts plaguing Elon Musk’s car company are still under investigation and have not been previously reported.