PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Police Department’s Communication Center received a call reporting a person with a clown mask carrying a plastic machete and scaring people at the Quick Chek at 490 North Beverwyck Road at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Monday, October 3.
Upon arrival of multiple officers the caller stated a male in a clown mask approached her as she was exiting the store and made gestures to her in a manner to scare her, then fled to the side of the building out of her view.
The male was described as wearing a clown mask, black hoodie, black pants, and black hair.
Officers then spoke to a second witness, who advised the Officers as he was walking around the side of the Quick Chek building the male in the clown mask approached him dragging the machete on the ground and attempted to scare him.
The witness stated the unknown male then fled the scene, possibly with two females, through a hole in the fence in the rear of the building.
The area was checked by patrol officers, but the clown was not located.
