PALM BAY, Fla. (WFLA) — There might be no extra clowning round for one man who was caught trespassing at a Palm Bay buying middle, police mentioned Wednesday.
In response to the Palm Bay Police Division, officers have been known as to the buying middle off Interchange Drive Northeast after a person who had been trespassed and was not allowed to be within the space confirmed up dressed as a clown.
“What do you name somebody who returns to a buying plaza after they have been Trespassed? ….a clown,” the police division wrote in a social media post.
Donning a shiny yellow go well with with white and crimson stripped sleeves, the person simply may have been mistaken for McDonald’s iconic mascot. Nevertheless, two traits distinguished him from the favored clown: his unshaven face and a patch on the entrance of his go well with.
The place a patch with the fast-food restaurant’s golden arches usually would have been, the person as an alternative had a patch depicting a human cranium. His outfit was tied along with a crimson clown nostril.
However when officers approached him, nobody appeared to seek out the scenario very humorous.
Physique cam video confirmed the suspect and officers getting right into a scuffle as they tried to take away him from the property. Officers ultimately received the suspect on the bottom and positioned him in handcuffs. A search of his pockets turned up a weapon, which police tossed out of the suspect’s attain.
“You seem like a clown,” one officer mentioned to him as he was positioned into the again of a patrol automotive.
“I’m a clown, silly,” the suspect responded.
Investigators additionally searched a bag that the person had with him, revealing a pack of cigarettes, field filled with clown noses, and extra clown clothes.
“Everybody has a proper to really feel secure in public areas,” the police division mentioned. “We’re dedicated to addressing those that repeatedly refuse to respect that.”
