Santa Claus Steals Car, Leads Police on Chase… In July
Christos Kassaras, of New Hampshire, was arrested after leading Maine State Police on a nearly 50-mile high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle earlier this week. The chase reached speeds exceeding…
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 14: A drunk reveler dressed as Santa Claus sings at Tompkins Square Park as he takes part in the annual SantaCon bar crawl event on December 14, 2013 in New York City. The SantaCon annual event occurs worldwide in more than 300 cities in 44 countries. In New York some community groups have established a ‘Santa Free’ zone that urges bars not to serve alcoholic beverages to people participating in order to dissuade incidents of public vomiting and urination in the streets. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)Christos Kassaras, of New Hampshire, was arrested after leading Maine State Police on a nearly 50-mile high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle earlier this week. The chase reached speeds exceeding 100 miles-per-hour before spike strips we deployed. Police did not catch up to Kassaras until he drove another 15-miles on his damaged tires. Upon his arrest, Kassaras identified himself to police as Santa Claus.
