HAWTHORNE, CA—You may not believe in Santa; likewise, some “Santas” apparently don’t believe in giving so much as taking.
Miranda Frett, 19, was picked up by Hawthorne police officers on Friday, August 15 at approximately 4 p.m. She was arrested along the 2700 block of West 120th Street in Hawthorne, presumably at the Target store which claims the address. The self-proclaimed “Secret Santa” was charged with petty theft of personal property valued under $400 (484(A)PC). Bail for the Fullerton, California woman was set at $1,000.
The term “Secret Santa” is popularly known as an anonymous exchange of gifts among a group of people. While it tends to be a social event, there is a Web site by the same name that allows people to exchange in complete anonymity. According to UrbanDictionary.com, the term also has a number of sophomoric sexual definitions, all of which involve humiliation.
In any case, not one block away from Frett’s arrest locale is the Hawthorne Municipal Airport; perhaps she had her personal sled ready to carry her up to deliver her purloined gifts?