Man Arrested After 11 EV Charging Sites Destroyed — What Police Found Is Wild

Man Arrested After 11 EV Charging Sites Destroyed — What Police Found Is Wild What looked like a coordinated anti-EV attack turned out to be a brazen copper theft spree—and what police found is wild! Multiple EV fast-charging stations across New South Wales had their heavy-duty charging cables completely severed. After tracking a suspicious vehicle, police arrested a 29-year-old man and uncovered 17 severed high-voltage EV charging plugs, industrial cutters, bags of stripped copper wire, and even a Taser. Facing 26 criminal charges for causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, his lawyer made a desperate, bizarre plea for bail—offering that the suspect would agree to stay 100 meters away from all EV chargers. In this video, we break down the shocking arrest and the growing global problem of copper thieves targeting public EV networks. Follow me on Facebook -   / 1by23jnvkt   👉Visit web: https://theelectricviking.com 👉Book a 1-Hour Consultation with The Electric Viking via the link at https://theelectricviking.com/consult... Sign up for my newsletter here ► https://theelectricviking.com/newslet... 🔔 Subscribe and hit the notification bell! ► https://theelectricviking.com/1-click... 👉Use Australia's best Solar, Home Battery and EV charger comparison tool - It's 100% free to use: https://compare.solarchoice.net.au/th... Join me on Patreon ►   / theelectricviking   Join as a member in The Electric Viking YouTube►    / @electricviking   Members-only videos (see videos before anyone else)►    • Members-only videos   Support by sending Super Thanks! Here's how to buy a Super Thanks:    • How To THANK on YouTube   The best solar company in Australia just installed my new solar system. Check them out here: https://www.resinc.com.au/electricviking I use Starlink internet to upload all of my videos, use my referral link here: https://www.starlink.com/residential?... 👇👇 Buy something and support The Electric Viking Store 👇👇 https://shop.theelectricviking.com/ Size guide and other help for the store 👇 https://theelectricviking.com/the-ele... See what happened to Shanna (Sam's wife):    • Stage 4 can go to hell - Flying out of Aus...   The Electric Viking on other platforms: Apple Podcasts ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify Podcasts ► https://open.spotify.com/show/7qDxQ2P... If it's not available in your country, use this link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Rumble ► https://rumble.com/c/TheElectricViking Facebook page ►   / theelectricvikingfb   Facebook group ►   / theevfbgroup   X (Formerly known as Twitter) ► https://x.com/theevking Instagram ►   / theelectricvking   Pinterest ►   / theelectricviking   Telegram ► https://t.me/theelectricviking TikTok ►   / theelectricviking   Read my blog ► https://theelectricviking.com/blog/ 👇 My Bali trip 👇    • I went to Indonesia and got so sick I had ...   👇My Bangladesh Trip 👇    • I Went to Bangladesh and Discovered Thousa...   👇 Video about My Skateboard 👇    • EASIEST & cheapest way to travel foreign c...   👇 Subscribe to my kids channel 👇 https://tinyurl.com/subscribetojackan... See more videos: The $25,000 Polestar DISCOUNT: A Premium EV for Chevy Bolt Money    • The $25,000 Polestar DISCOUNT: A Premium E...   Zeekr 9X: The 1,381 HP PHEV With 800KW Ultra-Fast Charging    • Zeekr 9X: The 1,381 HP PHEV With 800KW Ult...   Australia's Biggest Fuel Company Just Admitted Petrol Is Finished    • Australia's Biggest Fuel Company Just Admi...   Australia Just Found a Way to Put Solar on APARTMENTS — Using AI    • Australia Just Found a Way to Put Solar on...   Australia's Biggest Car Website Just Screwed Me - I Paid $450 to Sell My Car...    • Australia's Biggest Car Website Just Screw...   #electricvehicles #evnews #evcharging #CopperTheft #TheElectricViking #vandalism #newcastle #publiccharging 👇Reference to the news/charts & videos used in this video: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-1... This channel may use some copyrighted materials without specific authorization of the owner; but content used here falls under the “Fair Use” Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Contact us for any copyright issues. If you want a credit of any footage we are using, please let us know. Website: https://theelectricviking.com/contact/ Email: [email protected]