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Demovictory9

(33,759 posts)
Mon Oct 3, 2022, 03:01 AM Oct 2022

200 tires slashed overnight in Alameda. 25 year old man in custody

https://sfist.com/2022/10/02/someone-slashed-over-200-car-tires-in-alameda-friday-night/


Hundreds of Alameda residents woke Saturday morning to their cars sitting a bit closer to the ground than they usually would — because some man decided to go on a crime spree, slashing tires around the East Bay city.

In a report from KRON4, it's estimated upwards of 200 cars were targeted by a criminal who took it upon himself to cut through their tires. It's all understandably "crazy."

“This is crazy,” Bahta Tesfu, who was a victim of the mass tire-slashing, said to the news outlet.

On Saturday, the Alameda Police Department released a statement on Nextdoor, explaining the "felony vandalism," as well as ensuring the public that a 25-year-old man believed to be involved in the incidents was taken into custody.
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200 tires slashed overnight in Alameda. 25 year old man in custody (Original Post) Demovictory9 Oct 2022 OP
They were about 50 cars on NE Portland that had tires slashed. CentralMass Oct 2022 #1
Two incidents sound like social media origins. Is it political mayhem to sow discontent? bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #3
I wonder if this is some new bluecollar2 Oct 2022 #2
Climate activists cbabe Oct 2022 #5
Aside from the wanton criminality and damage to innocent victims. Chainfire Oct 2022 #4
Couple of years ago my teen-age neighbor and his friends went on a tire-slashing rampage. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #6

bucolic_frolic

(47,018 posts)
3. Two incidents sound like social media origins. Is it political mayhem to sow discontent?
Mon Oct 3, 2022, 05:07 AM
Oct 2022

Put nothing past those bastards. Criminals like this deserve hard time, not just restitution and 30 days. This effects every victim, and the environment to replace the tires. $800-1000 per car I would say.

cbabe

(4,174 posts)
5. Climate activists
Mon Oct 3, 2022, 11:52 AM
Oct 2022
https://legalinsurrection.com › 2022 › 07 › climate-activists-slash-suv-tires-in-nyc-say-other-u-s-cities-will-be-hit-next

"Climate Activists" Slash SUV Tires in NYC, Say Other U.S. Cities Will ...

Jul 1, 2022 A group of climate activists has started a campaign to randomly slash tires of parked SUVs across the U.S. in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Tyre Extinguishers — a group that originated in the U.K. and has expanded to various European nations — conducted its first "action" in New York City this week.
 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
4. Aside from the wanton criminality and damage to innocent victims.
Mon Oct 3, 2022, 07:26 AM
Oct 2022

I want to know what kind of knife he used that stood up to that usage.

Midnight Writer

(22,983 posts)
6. Couple of years ago my teen-age neighbor and his friends went on a tire-slashing rampage.
Mon Oct 3, 2022, 01:42 PM
Oct 2022

Just walked down the street late one night slashing tires of every car they came to.

Must have been fun while it lasted, but they were caught and arrested.

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