Police concerned about recent rash of ‘clowning’ incidents
Posted Oct 11, 2016 06:54:15 AM.
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 08:26:29 AM.
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Waterloo Region has been hit with a rash of suspicious people that has no one laughing.
In the past five days, there have been at least eight reports of clowns either approaching people or behaving oddly.
It’s part of an international trend know as “clowning”, where people dress as clowns to scare people and cause public unrest.
Waterloo Regional Police say that late last week they had at least four reports of people dressed as clowns in the Christopher Drive and Champlain Boulevard area of Cambridge.
There have also been sightings reported in Kitchener near Fisher-Hallman and Max Becker, as well as Doon Village, Bechtel and Westforest Trail.
In Waterloo, there was a sighting at Albert and Hazel Street.
Police are warning that “clowning” is highly dangerous and could result in criminal charges.
They also say if you see a clown, call them immediately.
“It would be a benefit to the community and to the Waterloo Regional Police Service…If these clowns would simply dress up for Halloween, go out as a costume at Halloween, as opposed to inconveniencing the community by dressing up.” Waterloo Regional Police Inspector Mike Haffner told 570 News.
Haffner adds they have set up a team of detectives to investigate the recent incidents.
