THIS is the moment a creepy clown was chased down by cops after the prankster was seen "throwing rocks" outside a block of flats in Manchester.

       TikToker Olivia Jayyne posted a video of her chuckling at the fancy-dressed rascal standing outside her flat waving at residents.

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       The fancy-dress prankster was seen waving at residents in Manchester Credit: TIKTOK 2

       A police car swooped in and two cops lunged at the clown Credit: TIKTOK

       Within seconds, a police car swooped in and two cops lunged at the clown, but he managed to escape the clutches of the officers and fled down the residential street.

       Olivia said: "One of our neighbours said they were a threat and apparently throwing rocks but I think they were just having a laugh."

       According to Olivia, the clown was doing some early trick-or-treating and was carrying a Sainsbury's bag for their sweets.

       She said the police eventually caught up with the group of pranksters.

       "They found them crying in a bush round the corner, just little kids," she said.

       The video, filmed in Manchester, has racked up more than 577,000 views.

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       Many people found the video hysterical, with one user saying he was "rooting for the clown".

       Another wrote: "Ronald McDonald went to the dark side."

       A third said: "I can’t stop laughing."

       When one user asked what "crime" the clown had committed, someone replied: "Trick or treating a fortnight early."

       The video comes five years after the "killer clown" craze which swept across the country, terrorising school children.

       The prank involved dressing up as clowns and eerily staring at school children or passersby - sometimes armed with a chainsaw or a hammer.

       Cops soon cracked down, warning pranksters that they could be fined for public order offences.

       In 2016, an 18-year-old from South Wales was arrested and fined ￡90 after dressing as a clown and jumping out at pupils as they left school.

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