Stolen car alert in Minnesota

[48Flyer]

I know its not an old ford, but its a friends car he built himself

This car was stolen out of a friends garage last night april 8th 2012
he lives in ham lake, minnesota which is a northern suburb of minneapolis
he built this car himself
some guy being chased by the cops crashed the car he was driving and stole this beautiful 1957 chevy wagon
please call 911 if you see it anywhere
you can also send me a pm and i will forward it to the owner
A neighbor saw the car heading north on county road 68 in Ham Lake, MN
Randy really deserves his car back
Please keep your eys open
Not sure if this link will work, but here are some build pics of the car as well.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set...1164147&type=3
thank you

Taken from the owners facebook page..."

Stolen from a garage in Ham Lake April 9th about 2 am. Someone was running from the cops and crashed a stolen car into a swamp, went through the swamp and broke into the garage and stole it. The suspect got a 6 hour head start before he was noticed it was gone. If you see it, contact the authorities" , or let me know. I can contact the owner. - Thanks

[Scott H]

What an idiot to steal such a flashy and easily recognized car!
He might as well hang loudspeakers on it and broadcast "here I am, come get me!" and put a few strobe lights on for extra effect.

[Fibber Mcgee]

How could the police not find him in that?

[48Flyer]

Here is the News video compliments of channell 11 in Minneapolis

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/9...s%7Cbc%7Clarge

Still no sign of the car

[Old Redneck]

Did he leave the keys in it and running with full tank of gas. That color would not be hard to spot plus a station wagon even if he repainted it.

[TomO]

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It doesn't pay to leave the keys in the car even if the garage is locked. It is pretty easy to jump the ignition on the older cars, but the Ford steering wheel lock will slow down any thief.

Loud pipes also help.

[Old Redneck]

My guess that car will be striped for parts front end motor and tranny

[48Flyer]

there have been a few sightings, so were hopeful that it is recovered intact.
As usual, the police are 2 steps behind the criminals

[40 Deluxe]

Since the guy was trying to get away from the police, it's doubtful he took it to strip. Probably drove it back in the brush somewhere and left it.

[40 Deluxe]

Just remembered another Minnesota stolen vehicle story: In the 1970's a rare antique farm tractor was stolen one night from a dealer in southern Minnesota. No trace of it was found. Over 30 years go by. The thief grows old and dies. His son decides to fix up that old tractor his dad had parked in a shed for years.
So he drives about 8 miles to that same dealer (same guy, still in business) to get some parts! Yep, dealer gets his tractor back, still intact! (Only worth a lot more money now).

[Lawson Cox]

I notice from the video that the car was stolen in Ham Lake. Now it sure whould be tough to swim or row a boat in a ham lake. Now, Red Eye Gravy would be a totally different story. LOL

[48Flyer]

The car was recovered yesterday in St Paul.
Happy ending!

[V12Bill]

Very Lucky!! Hope there was not too much damage. Some times vandals like to destroy something nice just to prove that they are stupid!

[Lawson Cox]

Yes, great news. Keep us posted on condition when found.