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Colorado State Patrol Arrests The Grinch On Christmas Eve In Las Animas

December 24, 2020 / 9:58 PM MST / CBS Colorado

LAS ANIMAS, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado State Patrol caught a suspect green-handed on Christmas Eve. Trooper Pointon posed for a picture with the Grinch in handcuffs on Thursday in Las Animas.

Trooper Pointon caught the Grinch red handed or should I say green handed today in Las Animas. S93 pic.twitter.com/Z8ryrXT9w7
— CSP La Junta&Lamar (@CSP_LaJunta) December 24, 2020

Investigators did not say what the Grinch was accused of this time, but court records show he has a history of stealing Christmas.

Colorado State Patrol Arrests The Grinch On Christmas Eve In Las Animas

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