A 46-year-old woman named Natasha Cohen has been arrested for vandalizing a Tesla Cybertruck parked outside a Brooklyn yeshiva on Ditmas Avenue near Ocean Parkway in Kensington. The incident reportedly targeted Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with Cohen allegedly dumping trash on the vehicle and placing a brick adorned with a swastika on it. She has been charged with aggravated harassment and criminal mischief as hate crimes due to the use of the Nazi symbol. Detectives from the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force made the arrest, although details about how Cohen was identified remain undisclosed1.
Surveillance footage captured Cohen wearing a pink hooded jacket, blue jeans, and black rain boots while committing the act. She was seen riding a Razor kick scooter before fleeing the scene. This marks the fourth Tesla-related vandalism incident in New York City within the past month, with other cases involving similar defacement acts such as swastikas and derogatory graffiti. These actions appear to be protests against Musk’s controversial role in the Department of Government Efficiency under President Trump, which has sparked widespread backlash1.
The broader context of these incidents reflects growing societal tensions surrounding Musk’s policies, including significant federal budget cuts and staffing reductions. Public demonstrations against Musk have escalated to violent attacks on Tesla properties, which the U.S. attorney general has labeled as “domestic terrorism.” Investigations into other vandalism cases are ongoing1.
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