JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The rash of creepy clown sightings in California appears to have spread nationwide, with reported en-clown-ters in Florida, Indiana and New Mexico.
The Wasco Clown, a California photography project by a husband-and-wife team who said they wish to remain anonymous, appears to have inspired copycats that have been photographed and videotaped in Albuquerque, N.M.; Fishers, Ind.; and Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville residents said people dressed in creepy clown costumes have been appearing in security camera footage. One recording shows a clown walking up to a resident's porch, tearing apart a pumpkin and staring directly into the camera before walking away.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said it has not received any complaints about clown crimes.
Albuquerque residents have reported encounters with a blood-stained clown couple posing in locations including the University of New Mexico and Expo New Mexico's Fright Fest.
@MarcMullins1 @rtv6 @FishersIN Spotted clown on Monday near South of Chicago Pizza in Fishers pic.twitter.com/Ie74RdAJTf
— Swiper Fox (@saxonyswiper) October 17, 2014Meanwhile, police in Fishers are asking residents to call officers if they spot a man seen wandering city streets in a clown costume. The man has reportedly been frightening residents, but he is not believed to have broken any laws.
