I WOULD RATHER SEE POLITICIANS ARRESTED…
[9/8/16] Masked figures have reportedly been spotted in North Carolina this week, with several separate incidents being reported since the weekend.
A “local witness reported that a person wearing a scary clown mask, red curly wig, yellow dotted shirt, blue clown pants and clown shoes exited the woods,” behind an apartment complex, Greensboro police said in a statement.
“Upon seeing the clown, another witness — an adult male — ran after it yielding a machete. The clown ran back into the woods and disappeared from view.”
Officers searched the area for the dressed-up individual but were unable to find anyone matching that description.
Local police warned residents “although it is lawful to dress as a clown, given the heightened tensions about these entertainers, officials are discouraging ‘copycat’ behaviour by individuals who may find it humorous to mimic suspicious behaviour.”
Tuesday’s reported sighting comes after complaints on Sunday of a clown attempting to lure children into the woods in nearby Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Two children reported seeing a clown about 8.30pm attempting to entice the kids into the wooded area “by offering them treats”.
Another caller reported seeing a clown in the same city about midnight. It is unclear whether the sightings are the same person.
All three locations where clowns were reported are in very residential areas near parks, local ABC affiliate WTVD reported.
The North Carolina incidents are the latest in a string of similar disturbing clown sightings that have been reported in South Carolina in recent weeks.
On August 20, there were multiple reports of “a suspicious person dressed in circus clown clothing and white face paint” trying to lure children into the woods near an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina…CONTINUE READING