Santa’s Christmas burglary

SANTA Claus is usually more associated with giving than taking, but two men have been arrested in Paphos in connection with a series of seasonal break- ins which saw Santa making off with several additions to his sack.

The arrests of Grigoris Grigoriou, 30, and Andreas Theophiliou, 32, were made on Monday after a British resident of Tala told police he opened the door to an unknown Santa who rang his doorbell, and then ran away. Further investigations led to eyewitnesses who said an Isuzu Trooper driven by the two suspects had been seen in the area, with Theophilou dressed in a Santa suit.

The two are suspected of being involved in several break-ins over the Christmas period.

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