Morecambe police issue light hearted '˜clown alert'

A craze where people are dressing up as clowns to frighten residents appears to have hit Morecambe.
Killer Clowns: The Stephen King book 'It', which was turned into a movie, helped demonise the clown.Killer Clowns: The Stephen King book 'It', which was turned into a movie, helped demonise the clown.
Killer Clowns: The Stephen King book 'It', which was turned into a movie, helped demonise the clown.

Police issued a light-hearted warning following numerous reports of clown sightings in the town on Friday night.

A Morecambe Area Police Facebook post on October 8 read: “We’ve had several reports of people dressed as clowns going around scaring folks, its a craze going round the world! However please be aware, you could scare the wrong person and end up with an unintended outcome. Surely there’s enough clowns in Morecambe already?”

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One of the clowns causing concern was at the Battery in Morecambe but when police arrived, the clown could not be found.

There was also a reported sighting of a clown going to a house on Carleton Street in Morecambe.

An axe was later reported missing from the house, but there were no confirmed sightings of a clown with an axe.

A clown with a torch was reported on James Street in Morecambe jumping out at children, one of whom went missing for a short time, said a worried parent.

All the children were found safe and well.

Police said no arrests have been made.