After issuing a request to speak to a person in a clown mask, RCMP in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. have met with a 15-year-old male youth and his mother.
On Oct. 5 between 8:25 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received two separate complaints about a person dressed as a clown.
The clown was first seen by the spray park where officers said it appeared to be “hanging out.”
RCMP stressed there was no indication the clown was engaging in any criminal activity.
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The second call reported a person sitting in the passenger seat of a newer model, black Ford F-150 truck wearing a clown mask. The person who called RCMP said the clown stuck its head out the window of the truck and waved before the truck sped off and cut in front of them.
A licence plate wasn’t recorded and police have not been able to locate and speak to the clown.
RCMP described the mask as white with red hair. The person wearing the mask was reportedly wearing dark clothing.
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Fort Saskatchewan RCMP said the incident was an error in judgement on the youth’s behalf and he is “well aware of the outcome that his actions caused.”
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“The youth was very apologetic and did not realize this much attention would be drawn from the wearing of the mask,” RCMP said in a media release Thursday afternoon.
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There is a “fad” or “idea” – as RCMP called it – in the U.S. of people dressing up as clowns, recording themselves and posting their video to social media.
“This clown fad seems to getting a lot of attention lately, which is concerning,” Cpl. Jennifer Brown with the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP said. “I have read comments on social media sites where people are indicating they will run a clown over if they see one.
“We just don’t want anyone to get hurt – the person dressed as a clown, or the public.”
Mounties said, since no crimes were committed and the boy’s intentions were not malicious, charges are not expected.
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