Police urge calm as Porirua clown sighting spreads panicPennywise the clown from Stephen King's movie It. Police are reassuring people they are not in danger from marauding clowns after a Porirua sighting put parents in a panic. Hot on the heels of a creepy clown epidemic sweeping the United States, reports of a clown "lurking" at a Porirua school have worried some parents. Marsha Gallagher, who has been working as a clown since 1976, said rising paranoia about clowns had led to fewer jobs. "We are not aware of any substantiated reports in New Zealand of clown sightings emerging as a concern.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2016 00:22 UTC