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Santa Claus and his elf saved the day!
On Thursday, an undercover police officer and detective dressed as Santa Claus and an elf stopped an attempted carjacking outside a busy shopping center in Riverside, California, according to the Riverside Police Department s Facebook page. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The thwarted carjacking occurred during the police department s holiday enforcement program called Santa s Intervention, which targets retail theft during the holiday season.
According to police, the officer and detective were outside the shopping center when they received information about three men attempting to steal a white Honda CR-V in the parking lot.