A Wisconsin couple is facing child neglect charges after allegedly leaving their four-year-old child at home alone while they went out dressed as clowns to prank people.
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Dash cam video released by Menasha Police Department recorded officers responding to reports of clowns chasing vehicles around 4 a.m. Friday, where two men wearing clown masks were seen standing on a sidewalk.
A 20-year-old and 29-year-old were questioned. A 26-year-old woman, who reportedly had been driving the two men around, was also located in a parking lot nearby.
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An investigation led police to charge the 29-year-old man and the woman after learning their young daughter had been left at home for several hours.
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Court records show the Department of Human Services removed the child from the couple’s home.
The woman is being held in jail on a probation hold.
The 20-year-old man has not been charged.
There have been an increasing number of reported clown sightings across the U.S. and Canada, and now the phenomenon has carried over into Britain.
Police say dressing as a clown is not illegal, but using threatening weapons during a prank can result in criminal charges.
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