A Richland police officer named Charlie Shift detained Santa Claus after he came through a checkpoint.
Santa Claus was missing a reindeer, so officers decided to search his sleigh.
They found that there were no toys on the sleigh.
Santa was issued a warning citation for missing reindeer and improper toy load.
According to Richland police, he was released without further incident and instructed to return to the city on December 25.
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