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Man In Santa Suit Makes Off With Loot In Bank Robbery
wftv ^ | December 15, 2003

Posted on 12/16/2003 6:02:21 AM PST by stainlessbanner

LATROBE, Pa. -- Santa can mark himself down as "naughty."

A bearded man in a red, fur-lined Santa suit and hat showed a handgun and demanded money from a bank teller Monday, police said. He made off with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.

"I'm sure he was a little more menacing than your average Santa at the mall," said state police Trooper Steve Barto.

The man fled just after noon carrying a red bag in which he had stuffed the cash, police said. Police said the getaway vehicle was a tan car -- not a sleigh.

No one was hurt during the robbery at the Commercial National Bank, about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badsanta; robbery; santa; yuletide

1 posted on 12/16/2003 6:02:22 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
See: The Great Santa Clause Bank Robbery, Cisco Texas cir 1927. The book is a good read. Would make a great movie.

http://www.ciscotexasantiques.com/History.htm

2 posted on 12/16/2003 6:44:00 AM PST by Deguello
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To: stainlessbanner
Seems like this happens every Christmas.
3 posted on 12/16/2003 6:44:03 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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