Creepy clown sighting or just a costume?

But reports of scary or suspicious clown encounters have surfaced in other areas, including Alabama, Georgia, and Maryland. "In South Carolina, two of the clowns were afraid to go out and perform".

Byrd-Lonski, who sometimes performs as a clown named Tweets, said she understands the fear. The clown was reportedly "leering" at them from the other auto "during rush hour". One woman reports seeing that vehicle with two clowns inside, riding around Petersburg.

"There is nothing amusing about this and it will not be taken lightly", the police said.

"This year, what I'm seeing is an acknowledgment and awareness of the negative things that have occurred with a clown mask being used", Blesch said. In fact, it's not illegal to dress up like a clown - even if they look like they might do something nefarious.

9/24/2016- A student reported there was a clown at the Student Union on campus.

The Greenawalds Avenue incident is the most recent clown case in the greater Lehigh Valley, where various jesters' screaming, glaring at cars or chasing children been reported since Sunday afternoon. She says she immediately called police.

Another person at the complex posted on social media about a second sighting in the area but did not contact police. There was another sighting Tuesday night on East Chestnut Street and an unconfirmed report on Parsons Road. Initially, one of the suspects denied that he played any part in what the police are calling pranks.

Capital Region residents have taken to social media to express their concerns.

"We've had two reports thus far and nobody has been injured; nobody has been attacked", Lt. Aaron LeVeck with the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said. He said that the photo of two clowns that had been posted initially to Facebook were of him and his girlfriend.

Some law enforcement officials in other states have dubbed the reports as pranks, York College said in its alert.

This isn't the first time in residents have had to deal with "creepy" clown sightings.

Early Wednesday morning, the Sheriff's Department received a call at 7 a.m. reporting a person dressed as a clown standing in front of an apartment building in Halfmoon.

The "Creepy Clown" phenomena has spread throughout the country since this past summer.

One Ohio Police Department had a message for whoever is dressing up and scaring the public.