Clown crime is a phenomenon across the country right now, and there have been incidents in Tulsa. Police Officer Jeanne MacKenzie says a facebook post from someone in a scary clown outfit threatened some students and a man in a red fright wig, with a clown suit and makeup, assaulted a man out walking his dog near 81st and Yale early Thursday morning. She says the time of year, October and the Halloween season, may have something to do with all the incidents across the country since it’s so easy to get clown costumes now. She says officers have to follow up on all reports just in case, but some turn out to be bogus.
The facebook threat site has been shut down, and police are still investigating the reported clown assault.