'This guy's birthday got ruined,' a police spokesman said. 'This is the world we live in now. I understand it, but it's sad.'
Police in Tennessee say a report of a man trying to lure children to his car was all a misunderstanding — it was just an elderly man dressed up as a clown giving out candy on his birthday.
Turns out the man was just trying to celebrate his birthday by dressing up as a clown and handing out candy. "There was also nothing that indicated to police that his actions were intentionally harmful or meant to scare anyone," the statement reads.
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