HOUSTON – Monday, KPRC 2′s Gage Goulding reported on the theft of 18 cables from a Tesla charging station in Montrose.
Since his report, more charging stations across the Houston area have been ransacked, leaving electric vehicle owners without a spark.
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On Wednesday, the cables from all charging stations at the Glenbrook Square shopping center were stolen. Every single connector in the lot had been slashed.
Then last night, more charging stations were clipped in northwest Harris County. One was located at 10850 Louetta Rd.
Four stalls are working for now. Looks like they’re out of connectors for the rest. Another location was hit last night as well (Westheimer & Dairy Ashford). That makes it four locations in the Houston metro. #Tesla @TeslaCharging @Teslarati https://t.co/uOhy0kqH8d pic.twitter.com/on8uNeyJba
— Gil Gredinger (@KPRC2Gil) May 9, 2024
In the burglary on Louetta, a source tells KPRC 2 that a man, wearing a bIack hoodie and bIack pants, was seen cutting the charger cables at the station, before bolting across the street and getting into a bIack sedan.
It’s unclear whether the crimes are being committed by the same perpetrators.
Nathaniel French has owned a Tesla for nearly six years. As a long-standing fan of electric vehicles and someone who commutes from Austin for work, he knows his way around a charging station.
He visited a station that had been hit when he needed a charge, before being shocked by the inconvenient revelation.
“It’s unfortunate,” French said. “People don’t realize how much it affects you. It’s just kind of like going to get gas, and then you can’t get gas for your cars. It’s a struggle, and it’s frustrating to say the least.”
If you have any information that could lead to an arrest, you can submit an anonymous online tip to Crime Stoppers of Houston or you can call 713-222-TIPS (8477).
