News | WorldWatch the moment robber dressed as Santa Claus raids post office in Melbourne Raid: the robber dressed as Santa (Picture: Victoria Police)Rachel Blundy16 November 2014The moment a robber dressed in a Santa outfit raided a post office just a few weeks before Christmas has been caught on camera.Detectives investigating the robbery at the post office on Oak Park in Melbourne, Australia, released CCTV footage of the raid in a bid to catch the thief.In a media release entitled "Ho Ho hope we catch him", Victoria Police said the offending Santa "appeared to be more naughty than nice".A spokesperson said the man walked into the Snell Grove store and demanded money from a female worker.She handed over the cash and watched as he stuffed it into a red Christmas style sack.Read MoreWatch CCTV of two men donning bandanas and gloves ahead of botched gunpoint robberyBike worth £4,000 belonging to Team GB athlete stolen from outside sports clubPolice launch witness appeal after teenager stabbed outside off license in Southwark He subsequently jumped on to the post office counter and began searching for more valuables in the till before fleeing the store.The man then drove off in a cream Compass Jeep with a false registration number plate, police said.No one was injured in the robbery at 11.30am yesterday.Detectives from Moreland Crime Unit are investigating.MORE ABOUTAustraliaPolice
