Hey everyone. Posting here because I’m honestly frustrated and not sure where to go from here.

About two weeks ago, my Tesla was parked outside a bar near Virginia Tech when two individuals randomly approached and damaged my vehicle for no apparent reason. Fortunately, my dashcam captured the whole incident.

Here’s where things stand:

	∙	I filed a police report immediately after the incident.

	∙	I also posted about it on my school’s subreddit, and remarkably, the bar owner saw the post, recognized the two individuals, and actually sent me photos of them from that night.

	∙	I brought all of this to the police. However, they told me that without a warrant, they cannot access the suspects’ card transaction records or run an identity check through the bar — and that getting a warrant in this case is unlikely.

	∙	They said my only real option is to hire an attorney and pursue civil litigation, but even then, it would be difficult since the suspects haven’t been formally identified.

	∙	What really bothered me was the officer’s attitude — he basically said this kind of thing happens all the time around campus, implied they were probably just students, and gave me the impression that they had no real intention of investigating further.

I feel like the police are brushing this off entirely. My question is: is there a U.S. equivalent of a public complaint system (like an oversight board or ombudsman) where I can formally raise concerns about how this case was handled by law enforcement? I want to make sure this doesn’t just get swept under the rug.

Any advice — legal, procedural, or otherwise — would be hugely appreciated. Has anyone dealt with something similar?

[Vandalism/Dashcam] My Tesla was randomly kicked and damaged outside a bar near Virginia Tech at 2AM two weeks ago – police say they can’t proceed without a warrant. Any advice?