Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Sheriff's deputies in a California county issued 52 citations to drivers who made it onto an undercover Santa's naughty list. The Riverside County deputies spent three hours Tuesday morning observing the reactions of drivers to a sergeant dressed as Santa Claus repeatedly crossing the road at a pedestrian crosswalk, the Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise reported Wednesday. Advertisement Citations were issued to drivers who failed to yield to the brightly colored pedestrian, as well as some who made obscene gestures toward Sgt. St. Nick. Additionally, seven cars were impounded when their operators were found to be driving with suspended licenses or no licenses at all. One arrest warrant was served. "The main thing is we're out here for traffic safety. We're out here to inform and educate the public about the importance of being aware of their surroundings at all times -- that includes our school zones and crosswalks," said Lt. Dave Fontneau of the Lake Elsinore station. "Oftentimes we're distracted."
