Stolen van painted in ‘Scooby-Doo’ theme crashes into house
Published 2:05 pm Saturday, May 14, 2016
ST. PAUL — St. Paul police had a mystery on their hands when a van painted as The Mystery Machine from the animated TV series “Scooby-Doo” crashed into a home.
Van owner Guy Frechette was sleeping about 3 a.m. Friday when officers knocked on his door. He learned his custom-painted van had been stolen from in front of his home.
Nobody was injured when the van hit the house, but the van sustained front-end damage. A police dog caught two suspects in a garage a block away. Police identified them but did not arrest them because they lacked proof.
Guy and Theresa Frechette said this is their third Mystery Machine, which is actually a fully loaded camper. They take it to parades and on their quest to visit all of Minnesota’s state parks.