Seattle Police arrested a woman on Saturday morning for felony vandalism after she was caught damaging a Tesla parked outside the East Precinct in Capitol Hill. According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), a 911 caller reported the incident just before 11 a.m., describing the suspect as a woman in her 60s wearing a gray jacket and carrying white bags. Witnesses assisted officers in locating her in front of the precinct, where she was taken into custody.
The black 2021 Tesla sustained significant damage, with SPD describing it as “felony level damage.” There were no indications that the woman’s actions were politically motivated. Earlier that morning, SPD had responded to a separate incident involving a man in crisis damaging cars on 15th Avenue East.