Police call handlers up and down the country have been inundated with calls from concerned citizens in relation to a bizzare new craze in which people stalk the streets dressed as a clown.
Caroline Blunkett, who works on the switch board for The GMP said; “It’s ridiculous, just call after call. I don’t know who annoys me more, the pricks dressing up or the pricks that are scared. It’s a clown for fuck sake! What are they like on Halloween?”
PC Mike Bamford, who attended 5 clown related call outs last night alone, appealed to the public to think before they phone.
He said; “I’m appealing to the public to think before they phone. The GMP are short staffed and under funded as it is without chasing down kids in masks. Last night we wasted 30 minutes tracking down a clown that didn’t exist! It was an elderly lady in a floral blouse. She could have died when we tased her but luckily she’s making a full recovery in hospital. It needs to stop. People need to grow up. If you see a clown outside and you don’t like it close your curtains and don’t call us.”
