I had the same thing happen to me. I didn't see the damage until after I got home. It had to have been done at the shop, because I drove the truck straight home. I didn't say anything, but never went back to that shop again.
turtlevette said:In fact, if a person in the OP's situation tried filing a report with me in the same scenario, they would be told no and no report would be written.
Let's say somebody parks their new car at a grocery store and comes back to find it like this. They shouldn't call the police and report vandalism? You wouldn't take a report?
I haven't made a report yet because I think the mechanic did it on accident, but if he wants to tell me somebody vandalized it in his parking lot, I will file a police report for that. I don't expect a cop to "do" anything, but it seems like something that should be filed.