Venice Beach, CA (GlossyNews) — A local homeless man arrested yesterday has been charged with grand theft auto and selling marijuana to minors, according to police. Shaggy Rogers, known only as “Shaggy” on the street, was arrested after propositioning an undercover police officer with a marijuana cigarette that he called a “Scooby snack.”
After being taken into custody, police discovered that Rogers was also wanted for stealing a van owned by his business partner Freddy Jones of Mystery, Inc. According to the stolen vehicle report, Jones told police he and Rogers had a falling out over the decline of their business, after which he discovered his “Mystery Machine” Van was missing along with his two dogs, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo. Rogers had both dogs with him when he was arrested on the Venice Boardwalk, according to the arrest report.
Police say Rogers had been living out of the van with the dogs and had been eating nothing but dog snacks for weeks. “According to his statement, Mr. Rogers stayed afloat by selling drugs to tourists and teenagers.”
“He also claims he performed Casey Kasem impersonations for donations.” Police Chief William Murphy reported.
Rogers is due in court later today and is expected to plead guilty to both charges. The DA said he would keep jail time to a minimum if Rogers consented to checking into a drug rehabilitation facility.
“Times have been tough on all of us,” Jones said.
“Ever since those guys from A&E’s Ghost Hunters came on the scene, they’ve been taking away all our business. The more the business suffered, the more Shaggy turned to the pot.”
“No matter what happens I will be there for Shaggy,” said Velma Dinkley, the Mystery, Inc. resident smarty pants.
“I feel partly to blame because we sat back and watched him get hooked on the drugs and those god damn scooby snacks and did nothing,” Dinkley added.
While Rogers may be getting off with a slap on the wrist, the same can not be said of the two animals in his care at the time of his arrest. According to police records, Scooby-Doo was sent to an unspecified pound in Los Angeles. Daphne Blake, another partner in Mystery, Inc, says bureaucratic road blocks from Los Angeles’ Animal Services is making locating the Great Dane very difficult.
“This is total bullshit,” said the red-headed sultress.
“Scooby-Doo where are you?”
Authorities say the other dog, Scrappy-Doo, has acted overly aggressive and may be rabid. They say the animal has been scheduled to be put down later this week.