A Brooklyn female was arrested connected dislike crime charges for allegedly leaving a ceramic scrawled pinch a swastika and nan connection “Nazi” connected a parked Tesla successful a Jewish enclave this week.
Natasha Cohen was accused of penning nan hateful awesome successful chalk connected nan brick, and leaving it connected nan bumper of a Cybertruck parked successful beforehand of a yeshiva connected Ditmas Avenue adjacent Ocean Parkway successful Kensington conscionable aft 8 p.m. Monday, according to constabulary and photos.
The car’s 38-year-old proprietor called 911 erstwhile he spotted nan brick, arsenic good arsenic a full, achromatic trash container and different garbage that nan fishy had dumped connected nan vehicle, constabulary said.
In a video released by nan NYPD, a female successful a pinkish hooded jacket, bluish jeans and achromatic rainboots tin beryllium seen throwing items connected nan metallic Cybertruck earlier taking disconnected connected a scooter.
Detectives from NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force nabbed Cohen, 46 – who lives successful an flat conscionable astir nan artifact from wherever nan conveyance was vandalized – conscionable earlier 3 p.m. Thursday, and slapped her pinch charges of aggravated harassment and criminal mischief arsenic dislike crimes.
Her arraignment successful Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday.
Cohen’s alleged crimes are nan latest successful a spate of attacks targeting Tesla owners and dealerships crossed nan country, successful protestation of CEO Elon Musk’s arguable domiciled arsenic caput of nan Department of Government Efficiency wrong nan Trump Administration.
On March 27, 2 vandals were caught connected video brazenly carving a swastika and nan connection “Nazis” connected nan broadside of a Cybertruck parked connected Monroe Street successful Bed-Stuy.
The vehicle’s camera captured 1 of nan suspects crouching down to etch nan fate-filled messages onto nan car arsenic his accomplice calmly stood by, cops said.
No arrests person been made successful that incident.