The scary clowns are here.
For weeks, police all over the country have been receiving reports of creepy clowns, lurking in places that no clown should lurk. The New York Times has even covered the story.
And on Wednesday, the terrifying phenomenon hit the Beaver State. According to News Channel 21 in Central Oregon, police responded to a call of a "clown sighting" on Wednesday evening at 10:30 p.m. at a Redmond intersection.
"An employee working at Central Oregon Eyecare called dispatch to report she was leaving work when she saw a person wearing a clown mask with teeth, white t-shirt and blue pants," said Channel 21 in their report. "She became scared and wanted officers to escort her to her vehicle in the parking lot."
Take a deep breath. It gets worse. Police were unable to find the alleged terror clown.
In Ohio earlier this month, a woman reported being attacked by a scary clown. In North Carolina, a group of clowns allegedly tried to lure some children into the woods. As early as August, there were reports of malevolent clowns in South Carolina as well.
Stay safe out there. We still have 31 days until Halloween.
If you want more, here's our map of scary clown sightings. Did we miss one? Let us know.
-- Lizzy Acker
503-221-8052
lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker