Thieves dressed as Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store, claim inspiration from Robin Hood

‘Twas the week before Christmas in a Montreal store, when Santa stole groceries, then walked out the door.

A group of thieves wearing Santa Clause and elf costumes stole cartloads of groceries from a supermarket in Montreal on Monday night, with an activist group later claiming credit for what they said was a Robin Hood-inspired heist to provide food to the needy.

Montreal Police Spokesperson Johany Charland told CNN that around 9:40 p.m. on Monday night, a group of people stole “what we assume is food” from the store.

“The investigation is still ongoing,” Charland said, with police combing through camera footage and interviewing witnesses.

Charland…