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Police seek 'Bad Santa' in Mercedes theft case

By Ben Hooper
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Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Police in Australia released security camera footage of a "Bad Santa" stealing a Mercedes car while dressed as St. Nick.

The New South Wales Police said a woman had parked her luxury 2009 Mercedes C63 sedan overnight at an underground parking structure in Zetland, and she returned the following day to find it missing.

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Police released CCTV footage from the structure showing a man, who appears to be in his 30s, walking into the parking area while wearing a Santa Claus costume and a fake white beard.

The "Bad Santa" is believed to have been involved in the Dec. 8 theft. Police released CCTV footage Wednesday in the hopes of identifying the jolly old elf.

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