A man wearing a clown mask is driving around in a white van and asking schoolchildren if they want a lift, it has been claimed.
Parents have been alerted about "individuals wearing clown-like masks" with a child left "upset and frightened" when they were approached as they made their way to school.
Garrett Murray, the headteacher of St John Fisher Catholic College in Newcastle, has sent a letter warning parents about a "suspicious white van" in the area, reports StokeonTrentLive.
