Culver City PD Santa Sleigh
In the early 80's, members of the Culver City Police Officer's Association wanted to host an event that would create goodwill between the police department and the community. The Santa Sleigh was born out of an idea that the goodwill that Santa Claus builds transcends all races and religions. Since December of 1984, the C.C.P.O.A. has es**rted Santa, his Sleigh, and helpers around the city streets of Culver City making the Santa Sleigh a true, unique, and multi generational Culver City tradition.
Weeks before Santa's big night out, Santa is es**rted code three ( lights and sirens), by the Culver City Police Department's custom show truck, police cars, and motorcycles. Santa visits a different neighborhood each night. Although Santa is able to get away from the North Pole for a couple of hours a night during sleigh-time, there just isn’t enough time to visit every street, so the final night is in front of City Hall. The elves are too busy to leave the North Pole while Santa is visting Culver City, so the Sleigh is staffed by volunteers from the C.C.P.O.A., their families, and friends of the community; which is as much as a tradition as the Sleigh itself.