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Man scratches Tesla Model 3 with key, caught by vehicle’s in-built cameras under sentry mode

Anna Maria Romero
By Anna Maria Romero

A video of the man walking alongside the white Tesla Model 3 and scratching on the length of its side with a key was posted on the Facebook and YouTube accounts of SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Sunday night (Mar 6).

Although he’s wearing a face mask, because he scratched the car in broad daylight, he is very clearly seen.

On Facebook, it was watched almost 50,000 times within 12 hours of first being posted.

SGRV said that the incident occurred that day, at 4:24 in the afternoon, at Blk 378 Clementi Avenue 5.

The caption reads: tesla model 3 vandalised. caught in the act by tesla inbuild cameras under sentry mode.”

The Tesla Model comes equipped with several cameras in all, and the vandal can be seen from several angles, both at the rear and the side of the car.

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He was last seen walking casually away from the car and toward the buildings, carrying what appeared to be a grocery bag in his left hand and the key he used for vandalizing the Tesla in his right hand.

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The video also shows the considerable damage the man managed to do in just a few seconds.

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Commenting on the video, netizens say they’re sure the vandal will get caught.

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Others wondered why the man keyed the car.

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