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Police: Drunk man in Santa suit causes ruckus

The Columbian
Published: December 23, 2013, 4:00pm

SEATTLE — Police say that a drunken man dressed in a Santa suit was arrested after he caused a bit of a rumpus in downtown Seattle on Saturday.

Seattle police say passengers were unloading from the amphibious Ride the Ducks vehicle near Westlake Mall when the man climbed on board. The conductor asked for a ticket, but the man said he only had his identification.

The conductor asked the man to get off, but the man refused. Suddenly, he ran off the vehicle, scaling back its side and ripping down a string of Christmas lights while doing so.

Mall security caught up to the man shortly thereafter.

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