Angleton police play Santa, giving gifts to good drivers

ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's always important to be safe on the road, but if you're driving around in Angleton, it could land you a nice Christmas surprise.

Angleton police will be playing the role of Santa, giving drivers gift certificates to local businesses.

In a Facebook post, the department wrote officers will be handing them out to random safe drivers they see on the road.

They wrote, "From all of us at Angleton Police Department: 'Thank you for being a safe driver!' Have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!"

Some of the gift certificates come from places like Sonic, Dairy Queen, Dominos Pizza and H-E-B.

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