BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KABC) -- People dressed as clowns are creeping out residents in Bakersfield.Most of the sightings have occurred after dark. The latest happened Saturday, when police responded around 8 p.m. to a report of a clown holding a firearm. Officers searched but didn't find anyone. The Bakersfield Californian reports that the latest sighting came after a week during which police received numerous calls about scary or mischievous clowns.Bakersfield police said Friday that they had arrested a juvenile suspect. Police responded to the area of Monitor Street and Pacheco Road on Thursday after getting a report of someone dressed as a clown who was chasing kids.Police eventually found the juvenile suspect at a residence in the 800 block of Pacheco Road. Police said the suspect admitted to chasing younger kids while dressed as a clown, and that he did it to perpetuate a hoax he saw on the Internet.The young suspect was booked into Kern County Juvenile Hall for annoying a minor.