Caught on camera: Thieves now targeting one pricey electric car part

When Bob Schneiderman walked out to the driveway of his Mid-City Los Angeles house one recent morning, he noticed something missing: the all-important charging cord for his electric car.

"I couldn't believe it," Schneiderman told the NBC4 I-Team."It made no sense. I thought maybe I'd left it somewhere." Then on a hunch, he looked back at his RING security camera, and noticed that at 5:22 a.m., a man in a hoodie and mask walked up his driveway, unplugged the cord from his car, unplugged the other end from the outside wall socket, and took off on a bike.Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.

On apps like Nextdoor, people across Southern California are posting videos showing thieves stealing the EV charging cables, often in about 13 seconds or less. "Caught a guy on bike trying to steal my charger. Chased him away. While taking flight, he dropped his backpack and had another charger inside," one LA resident posted on Nextdoor.NBCLA I-Team investigative reporters break local news on stories that affect our community directly. Here are the latest investigations out of LA and SoCal.

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