Police "terrified" by red balloons tied to grates

People are tying red balloons to sewer grates and it's getting on the cops' nerves because no-one wants to untie them and they end up having to do it.

Police are asking the "local prankster" not to continue placing the balloons on the grates, similar to the movie "It" which comes out on Friday.

In a post on Facebook, the Lititz Borough Police Department say they know the movie is coming to theaters in a couple days and give the prankster creativity for promoting the movie.

"We want the local prankster to know that we were completely terrified as we removed these balloons and respectfully request they do not do that again," the post read.

From their Facebook page: