Occurred on April 26, 2018 / Sunnyvale, California, USA
Info from Licensor: "I was on my lunch break to take a look at my friend’s new Tesla Model 3. As I was sitting in the passenger side checking out her new car, a woman first approached the car and removed the charger. I thought it was a meter lady or something so I did not say anything to my friend. Next thing you know, the lady came and knocked on the door and once she opened the car, the lady started to saying that the car was blue and that this car was hers. The car was in fact was gray. Perhaps the stolen blue umbrella makes it appears that color. Why did I say stolen? Because my company keeps blue umbrellas in the lobby for the rainy days. At first, I thought it was a joke. Then she said it again the 2nd time, and then the 3rd. At this point, I had the iPhone in my hand so I started recording it. Her request to my friends to plug it in seems completely unreasonable as plugging the charger proves nothing. As you can see, the lady started shouting and screaming at the top of her lungs. I was worried for my friend's safety and so I rushed out while keeping the camera on. I feared for my friend's safety because she was carrying that stolen umbrella. I am glad she backed away. After she left, campus security finally came and I told him the entire story. He confirmed that she was in the lobby earlier asking about a birthday party of which there was none. Security asked me to document this incident, and I wrote up an email and sent it along with my video footage of the incident. I got permission from my friend to post the video and to remind people that there are crazy people out there and you need to be careful all the time."
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