A man who called himself Santa has been caught giving away stolen meat.
At 12.30pm on Friday, November 22 a 45-year-old Oxley Park man was at a hotel in Kingswood.
The man was at the back of the hotel when a delivery of meat was made to the business by a local butcher. The man took the boxes of meat and left. The man walked to nearby units where he disposed of most of the meat. Police attended the hotel and recognised the man from CCTV footage.
At 5.30pm on the same day, police were patrolling in the vicinity of the hotel and unit blocks where they saw the man. Police approached the man who still had one ham in his possession.
The man admitted to stealing and told police he gave his friends most of the stolen meat before referring to himself as Santa Claus.
The man was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station. Police found brand new clothing in the man’s possession which they also suspected of being stolen.
The man was charged and is due to appear in Penrith Local Court today.
Emily Chate
Emily Chate joined The Western Weekender in 2024, and covers local news - primarily courts and politics. A graduate of the University of Wollongong, Emily has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and worked as a freelance journalist.