Two teenagers are facing charges in connection with alleged threats involving clowns at schools in Colchester County.

Members of the Truro Police Service and the Colchester RCMP have been investigating the Facebook posts threatening several local schools.

Police have arrested a 17-year-old male from Stewiacke, N.S. and a 16-year-old girl from Shubenacadie, N.S. in connection with the Facebook posts.

Both teens are facing mischief charges in connection with the investigation and will appear in court at a later date.

Police say there is nothing to indicate the threats are legitimate.

There have been numerous reports of creepy clowns popping up in communities across North America over the past month, including some in Nova Scotia, with most being hoaxes or social media-fuelled pranks.

On Tuesday, Halifax Regional Police responded to Halifax West High School after a photo posted on social media appeared to show a clown standing on a sidewalk outside the school.

The photo was posted to an Instagram account called Halifax Clowns, whose biography states: "We stalking you so keep your eyes open. We ain't killing we just creeping."

Police searched the school, but nothing suspicious was found.