'Killer clown' with fake gun arrested by armed police
Armed police have arrested a man wearing a "killer clown" mask who was brandishing a fake gun.
Police warned that people joining in with the craze sweeping across from the US that if they use the costumes to scare members of the public they [face arrest.](http://Police issue further warnings over )
On Wednesday, Scotland Yard announced they had apprehended a suspect in Hillingdon, west London, who was spotted wearing a mask and wielding a fake firearm.
Officers pulled the man over in his car shortly before 4pm on Tuesday where he was arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm.
"Armed officers from Heathrow's Aviation Policing unit stopped the car on Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon, and an imitation firearm was recovered", a police spokesman said.
The "killer clown" craze, where people dressed as murderous-looking clowns try to scare members of the public, started in the United States before spreading across the pond.
Police have already warned the public that dressing up as clowns to unsettle and frighten passersby has gone too far, with one force reporting 14 incidents in 24 hours.
In Kent, police revealed they received reports of 59 clown-related incidents between October 7 and 10.
On Tuesday, an 18-year-old was landed with what is thought to be the first criminal record connected with the "killer clowns" when he was issued with a fixed penalty notice and fined £90 for a public order offence.