A 29-year-old man has faced court after being charged with damaging nearly a dozen EV charging stations in NSW in June, and sealing multiple plugs and cables.
NSW Police said in a statement that EV charging stations in Newcastle and Central Coast had been damaged in June – between June 12 and June 30.
Locations affected included EV chargers in Newcastle, Hamilton, Kotara, Wallsend, Swansea, Warners Bay, Heatherbrae, Raymond Terrace, Tuggerah, Erina, and Gosford.
Police executed a search warrant at a home on Hexham Street, Kahibah, on Friday morning and say they located and seized 17 EV charging handles (plugs), cutting tools, a taser, and several large bags of stripped cables.
According to a photo posted on the NSW Police Facebook page, the charging plugs confiscated included plugs from Tesla Supercharging stations.
A vehicle allegedly used in the incidents was also seized.
A 29-year-old man was arrested and later charged with 10 counts of stealing, 11 counts of destroy/damage property, and various drug and prohibited weapon offences, as well as drive motor vehicle without a licence.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 on Saturday.
