Police Hunt Scooby-Doo After Costumed Man Breaks Into Shop, Steals Cash but No Snacks

The Tuscaloosa Police Department person issued a petition for assistance to unmask a Scooby-Doo costume-wearing transgression who stole currency from a convenience store.

The thief, who struck astatine the Quick Stop connected Highway 82 past weekend, was caught connected CCTV cameras emptying coins from gaming machines portion dressed arsenic the classical Hanna-Barbera cartoon character.

At 1 constituent the fishy removed his Scooby-Doo hood — but dissimilar successful the show, the thief had travel prepared: helium was also wearing a balaclava obscuring his look underneath. Zoinks.

Police accidental the fishy appears to beryllium a achromatic male, astir 5'9, and person appealed for accusation connected the villain's existent identity. (Isn't it ever an aged feline successful a disguise?)

Images posted to the Tuscaloosa Police Department Facebook leafage amusement the transgression stomping astir the convenience store astatine 3.45am successful the morning. Cops stated helium "took currency and coins, but nary snacks." What, nary munchies?

In a follow-up comment, the section posted a photograph of the Scooby gang's infamous Mystery Machine van parked extracurricular their headquarters, and jokingly stated: "We’ve questioned the owners of the vehicle, but nary coagulated leads yet. Continue to beryllium connected the lookout for shady caretakers and don’t meddle if you spot the suspect."

Scooby-Doo caught successful the act. Image credit: Tuscaloosa Police Department.

Perhaps this is each viral selling for the caller live-action Scooby-Doo bid successful accumulation astatine Netflix?

Earlier this year, the streamer confirmed that aft 3 movies and a twelve cartoon series, Scooby-Doo would get a "modern reimagining" arsenic a live-action series. The amusement volition travel teens Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Freddy (yes, Freddy) arsenic they analyse a "supernatural murder" astatine a summertime camp, with the assistance of their "very peculiar dog."

Image credit: Tuscaloosa Police Department

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