Mesa police say they’ve arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of setting fire to a brand new Tesla Cybertruck early Monday morning.
Mesa police did not say if the suspected arson is related to an increase in attacks on dealerships, charging stations and vehicles from Tesla, owned by Trump advisor Elon Musk.
The FBI recently created a unit for coordinating with the ATF to investigate those attacks. And the Justice Department has brought federal charges against several alleged Tesla vandals.
Mesa police say reports of an explosion sent officers to a Tesla dealership near Southern Avenue and Sossamon Road. They found a Cybertruck in flames. Investigators focused on a van nearby. Ian Moses was stopped when he tried to get in.
Police say he looks like the person captured in surveillance photos by Tesla security.
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The grand jury indictments of Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez Jr. list the same charges previously filed in direct complaints by prosecutors. -
Back in January, federal immigration agents raided each of the 14 Zipps Sports Grill locations across metro Phoenix. They were looking for undocumented workers and ended up arresting dozens of them. -
Right in the middle of Phoenix, there is a temporary holding facility where detainees are being held much longer than they are supposed to be and ICE agents have called 911 multiple times. -
The Jerome Police Department is asking the town council to consider installing security cameras at public safety facilities. -
Last week, Cottonwood and Payson joined nine other communities in Arizona in cutting ties with Flock over privacy violation and law-enforcement misuse concerns. Queen Creek will keep its Flock program, but with tighter guardrails.
