BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- Just weeks before Halloween, Target - one of the nation's largest retailers - is no longer selling scary clown masks due to recent scares, social media threats and ...

Halloween costumes and props, including a ‘scary’ clown mask, are seen for sale at Total Party, a party store, in Arlington, Virginia, October 7, 2016. (Getty: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) ...

Some costume stores, too, are feeling the ripple effects from the scary clown epidemic. Barbara Baier, who owns Masquerade & Balloons Galore in Naples and Fort Myers, said she hasn’t sold any ...

Online retailer HalloweenExpress.com has seen a three-fold rise in clown masks this year. The Kentucky-based company said eight of the top 10 sellers are evil or scary clown masks this season ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Target has removed several scary clown masks from store shelves and its website. “Given the current environment, we have made the decision to remove a variety of clown masks from ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Target has removed several scary clown masks from store shelves and its website. “Given the current environment, we have made the decision to remove a variety of clown masks from ...

Waterville police have responded to several creepy clown sightings in the city since Oct. 6, when between 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., they received three reports on College Avenue, in the area of ...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton masks and scary clown costumes might be top of mind for many Halloween revelers this year, but superheroes rule the holiday in central Iowa. For the first time in ...

At the store on Tuesday, there were no masks under the areas labeled “Adult Clown Masks.” “We don’t want to add fuel to the situation,” Elliot said about the series of clown sightings.

Chief Joseph Massey said people should "think twice" before wearing such costumes on Halloween, after reports in Maine and elsewhere of suspicious behavior from people dressed as clowns.

As creepy clown sightings increased in late September and early October, so did the demand for ghoulish-looking clown masks. At about that time, Rockford Rentals sold out of theirs, said owner ...