Onlookers visiting Santa were left confused when the man in red was suddenly placed under arrest.
While Derbyshire police have confirmed that the arrest of a Santa in Findern, Derbyshire, was a Christmas prank - some were left with the impression it was actually a real police intervention.
Confused onlookers then watched as the Father Christmas figure was bundled off his trailer and handcuffed by officers next to the village green.
