FORGET THE CLOWN COSTUME THIS HALLOWEEN. THAT ADVICE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER NUMEROUS DANGEROUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING PEOPLE IN CLOWN SUITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ALSO IN NEW MEXICO.
APD OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS TOO MANY OF THOSE INCIDENTS INVOLVED CLOWNS TRYING TO HURT CHILDREN AND CLOWNS ARMED WITH EITHER GUNS OR KNIVES. AN ATTACK IN A LAST WEEK INVOLVED A CLOWN ARMED WITH A KNIFE WHO CHASED A 10 YEAR OLD BOY AND HIS FRIEND AS THEY WALKED HOME ON THE WEST SIDE.
APD ALSO SAYS CHECK THE CANDY YOUR CHILD GETS WHILE TRICK-OR-TREATING … AND THROW IT OUT IF IT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.
