Creepy clown craze update as Halloween approaches

hitting the nation with sightings in at least 10 different states. one school in new jersey even banned students from dressing up in costumes to prevent any confusion. the horror king himself, stephen king — tweeted out that it is time to cool the clown hysteria. despite many sightings, local authorities say they just seem to be pranks. the wicomico county sheriff’s office tells us they traditionally put out extra deputies patrolling on halloween — due to the number of children on the street. this whole clown thing is kinda crazy. it seems like it has taken a life of its people are either trying to play on people’s fears or a lot of these even sightings are now being proven to be hoaxes or individuals trying to scare somebody. one local professional clown entertainer, sandy johnson, spoke to abc about how these pranksters are not real clowns — but rather those who are instilling fear through a mask. johnson says it is heartbreaking to see this happening. she says real clowns are often small town businesses people who do a lot of community work and fundraising. it’s not even the dollars that hurt us so much it’s the idea to think that we would possibly do anything to harm a child. butt sot we just don’t want people to be frightened of real professional clowns rather than pranksters. johnson tells us these professional clowns are hired to bring joy — rather than these clown impersenators creating terror. to find out more information about this and more online – just logon to 47-abc-dot-com. three men – are now being held without bond after authorities