Snohomish County Sheriff's Office: Walking around in public in a clown costume is not a crime

The creepy clown sightings seen across the United States hit the Pacific Northwest this week. Authorities in Mukilteo, Seattle, and Tacoma responded to the clown hoax, but they are done.

Snohomish County Sheriff's Office addressed the issue on their Facebook page, Thursday.


In the post authorities also broke down when you should call 911.





On Wednesday the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department also said their deputies will stop responding to clown-related calls.

Spokesman Ed Troyer said the deputies responded to at least five reports that turned out to be bogus threatening posts on social media from an Instagram account based in New York.