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No laughing matter indeed...
No Laughing Matter: Nassau Police Nab Clown Who Chased Kids
https://patch.com/new-york/massapequa/no-laughing-matter-nassau-police-nab-clown-who-chased-kids
Nassau police arrested a Massapequa teen Tuesday night that they say dressed as a clown and terrified children.
According to police, officers responded to a call just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday for a suspicious person in a car parked on Peconic Drive in Massapequa. Officers arrived and spoke to the driver, Christopher Desousa, 17, of Beach Road. Police say there was a clown costume and mask in plain sight on the passenger seat.
Police say that, during the investigation, officers determined that Desousa had dressed as a clown the day before and chased multiple children, while armed with a stun gun, in John Burns Park. No one was injured.
According to police, officers responded to a call just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday for a suspicious person in a car parked on Peconic Drive in Massapequa. Officers arrived and spoke to the driver, Christopher Desousa, 17, of Beach Road. Police say there was a clown costume and mask in plain sight on the passenger seat.
Police say that, during the investigation, officers determined that Desousa had dressed as a clown the day before and chased multiple children, while armed with a stun gun, in John Burns Park. No one was injured.
Killer clowns were making headlines two years ago, when they started popping up all over the area and chasing people with knives. There's no indication yet that Desousa had anything to do with to those incidents.
https://patch.com/new-york/rockvillecentre/clown-chases-teenager-knife
