Chisholm has a clown problem

Screenshot from William Butkovich video showing creepy clown in downtown Chisholm.

The local paper doesn’t issue “Breaking News” alerts very often. Mine closures, fires and meth busts, mostly. But on Wednesday night the Hibbing Daily Tribune issued a breaking news alert about a clown.

What’s the big deal? Well, the video below, which originated from a tweet by William Butkovich, shows someone dressed as a clown throwing around a tire.

So what, right?

Well, it coincides with the national trend of creepy clown hoaxes, including several alleged incidents of creepy clowns harassing passers-by.

Here’s the video:

Clown Sighting in Chisholm. Retweet to spread the word. pic.twitter.com/hJvA4KlDIY

— William Butkovich (@Buckey_9) October 5, 2016

It does not appear that the clown is breaking any laws. Nevertheless, the Chisholm Police issued a statement saying they want to know more about the clown. Police chief Vern Manner said it’s a public safety concern.

Gee, I wonder if there will be more creepy clown videos in the next few weeks now that the local newspaper and police department took the bait like a hungry bass?

Of course, Wal-Mart is stocked to the gills with creepy clown masks right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole thing wasn’t some astroturf marketing campaign by the petrochemical industries that produce Halloween masks.

But OOOOOOO clowns are creepy! OOOOOOO they might GETCHA!