A Tuesday attack at a Tesla charging station in Lacey, Washington, is currently under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Seattle Field Office and local law enforcement officials after reports surfaced of the charging station being damaged in a possible explosion or “bombing.”
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Lacey Police Department announced, “This morning at 1:34, officers were dispatched to a malicious mischief after receiving multiple calls reporting a loud noise in the area. Officers arrived at Target at 665 Sleater Kinney RD SE, and discovered that the electric vehicle charging station had been damaged.”
The Lacey Police Department added, “LPD detectives are investigating in coordination with our federal partners.”
In a statement to The Post Millennial, Steve Bernd, an FBI Seattle spokesperson, confirmed that the FBI is “working with our partners to determine exactly what happened” at the Tesla charging station in Lacey.
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While Electrek initially reported that the Tesla charging station was damaged by an explosion and that a small bomb was used in the attack against the charging station, FBI Seattle told Fox News that it could not confirm whether the damage was caused by an explosion.
Pictures of the Tesla charging station in Lacey show major damage and debris. The Post Millennial reported that the pictures seem to indicate that the Tesla charging station’s main control box was burned and blown out.
In the PNW Tesla Facebook group, social media user Dan Solie also shared pictures of the Tesla charging station that was damaged on Tuesday morning. “Lacey Supercharger is going to be offline for a while,” Solie wrote. “Update. It was a bombing. FBI is here. We own the property adjacent and are looking through cameras.”
Despite Solie’s description of Tuesday’s incident as a “bombing” incident, FBI investigators and local law enforcement officials have not confirmed whether the Tesla incident is being investigated as a bombing attack.
Following Tuesday’s incident in Lacey, Tesla confirmed that it was working to restore service at the charging station and was reviewing the camera footage from the incident.
Tesla Charging tweeted, “We’re on-site with @LaceyPolice and @FBI, and reviewing camera footage. Also coordinating with @PSETalk to get the Superchargers back online asap. Don’t mess with critical infrastructure.”
