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  1. Drunk SantaRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | The J-Walk Blog

    ... reveller dressed in a Santa suit has been arrested following reports he drunkenly harassed children. US police in Sparta, Wisconsin pulled over a car on Sunday after mother Tina Reinart phoned emergency services saying a man in a red costume had ...

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  2. Undocumented immigrants pose threat on roadsRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, Wisconsin

    Drivers beware: There's a woman driving a stretch of Interstate 90 between Sparta and Tomaha 'without a license or any training about Wisconsin's traffic laws. 18 comments

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  3. Police arrest drunken Santa looking for reindeerRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Cave News

    Police in Sparta, Wisconsin received calls about a suspicious vehicle. One caller said a passenger dressed as Santa stumbled from the vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard and began to hug them, demanding to know where his reindeer were.

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  4. 'Santa' stumbles out of vehicle, seeks reindeerRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Azcentral.com - thebuzz

    SPARTA, Wis. - Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city.

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  5. a Santaa stumbles out of vehicle, seeks reindeerRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | KSTP

    SPARTA, Wis. - Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city.

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  6. Naughty Santa Cited For Open IntoxicantsRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | KTLA-TV Los Angeles

    This Santa Claus is in a ho ho -- whole lot of trouble. Police in Sparta, Wis., report a man in a Santa suit stumbled out of a car, hugged several kids playing in a yard and demanded to know where his reindeer were.

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  7. Santa can't find his reindeerRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | KTHV-TV Little Rock

    This Santa Claus is in a ho ho whole lot of trouble. Police in Sparta, Wis., report a man in a Santa suit stumbled out of a car, hugged several kids playing in a yard and demanded to know where his reindeer were.

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  8. Drunk Santa in a Ho-Ho-Whole Lot of TroubleRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WHJJ-AM Providence

    Police in Sparta, Wis., report a man in a Santa suit stumbled out of a car, hugged several kids playing in a yard and demanded to know where his reindeer were.

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  9. This Santa was naughtyRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WPVI-TV Philadelphia

    This Santa Claus is in a ho ho -- whole lot of trouble. Police in Sparta, Wis., report a man in a Santa suit stumbled out of a car, hugged several kids playing in a yard and demanded to know where his reindeer were.

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  10. AM Prep-Kickers

    Wednesday Dec 16 | KMSB-TV Tucson

    ... not someone who is sober. The researchers studied mice, but say their conclusions apply to people, too. NAUGHTY SANTA SPARTA, Wis. (AP) - This Santa Claus is in a ho ho -- whole lot of trouble. Police in Sparta, Wis., report a man in a Santa suit ...

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  11. Drunk Santa Asks Kids, Where's My Reindeer?Read the original story

    Nov 17, 2009 | CBS News

    SPARTA, Wis. Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city.

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  12. Bizarre News -- Bowhunter Stops ProwlerRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WJRT

    ... not someone who is sober. The researchers studied mice, but say their conclusions apply to people, too. NAUGHTY SANTA SPARTA, Wis. (AP) - This Santa Claus is in a ho ho -- whole lot of trouble. Police in Sparta, Wis., report a man in a Santa suit ...

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  13. Man in Santa Suit CitedRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Today's TMJ4

    Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city. Police in Sparta say they cited a man dressed as Santa after witnesses told officers he stumbled out of a vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard, hugged them and demanded to know the whereabouts of his reindeer.

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  14. Santa Found Boozing In Wisconsin

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Perez Hilton

    A man dressed in a Santa suit in Sparta, Wisconsin was a passenger in a vehicle with a man accused of driving drunk before stopping to approach some children and ask where his reindeer were! The driver ended up being arrested for drunk driving and the "Santily-clad" man was released at the scene after being issued a ticket for having an open ...

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  15. Drunk Santa, Friend Caught on Video

    Tuesday Dec 15 | MyFoxPhilly

    Santa and Santa's helper were more naughty than nice over the weekend. On Sunday police in Sparta, Wis., pulled over a man who had a passenger dressed in a Santa suit after a witness called 9-1-1 saying that they saw a man in a Santa suit approach and hug some children playing in a yard.

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  16. Man Dressed as Santa Arrested After Hugging KidsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | WBAY

    Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city. Police in Sparta say they cited a man dressed as Santa after witnesses told officers he stumbled out of a vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard, hugged them, and demanded to know the whereabouts of his reindeer.

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  17. Odd news: Sparta Santa cited for open intoxicantsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Stevens Point Journal

    Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city. Police in Sparta say they cited a man dressed as Santa after witnesses told officers he stumbled out of a vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard, hugged them and demanded to know the whereabouts of his reindeer.

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  18. Odd news: Sparta 'Santa' cited for open intoxicantsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | WisInfo

    SPARTA - Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city. Police in Sparta say they cited a man dressed as Santa after witnesses told officers he stumbled out of a vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard, hugged them and demanded to know the whereabouts of his reindeer.

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  19. Santa's in trouble in SpartaRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

    Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city. Police in Sparta say they cited a man dressed as Santa after witnesses told officers he stumbled out of a vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard, hugged them and demanded to know the whereabouts of his reindeer.

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  20. Police: Drunk Wis. 'Santa' Asks About His ReindeerRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Wcco.com

    Share + Dec 15, 2009 8:46 am US/Central SPARTA, Wis. 1 of 1 Sparta, Wis. police cited 55-year-old Thomas Arnold for having an open container of alcohol in a car.

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