CLINTON, Maine -- This Santa made the naughty list. Maine State Police said they arrested the driver of a stolen vehicle who identified himself as Santa Claus after a nearly 50-mile chase Tuesday. Police said the chase started in Clinton after they tried to pull the driver over for a traffic violation. The chase reached 112 miles an hour before spike strips were deployed. Christos Kassaras, 54, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, drove on flat tires another 15 miles before troopers caught him.
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