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Mysterious Clowns Attempt To Lure Kids Into The Woods

Sudonim

Sudonim

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"Two little boys were in the woods. They came back and were like, 'It's a clown. It's a clown.' So, everybody was like, 'No, it's not. No, it's not.' Nobody not believing them," Kyria Klugh, a parent, said. "They went and got other kids and they come out. Then they come back crying, so we was like, 'It must be something in the woods'."

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One woman reported her son seeing multiple clowns in the woods "whispering and making strange noises." The woman told police she went to the area to investigate and saw multiple clowns flashing green laser lights.

The clowns ran into the woods.

"It scares me. It scares everybody because that's your child," Klugh said. "That's your baby."

Another resident told police she was walking to her home when she saw a large clown with a blinking nose standing under a light near the dumpster. The clown waved at her but did not approach her.

Warrants say several children in the community have seen clowns in the woods behind one of the buildings. Those children say the clowns have tried to "persuade them into the wood further by displaying large amounts of money."

The children advised they believed the clowns lived in an old house near a pond, that runs along a trail behind the apartment complex.

Deputies said they found the house near the pond but found no signs of suspicious activity or clowns.

Warrants state that deputies have received two prior calls about clowns in the area, and one call about gunshots being fired at clowns.
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http://okcfox.com/news/nation-world...ns-attempting-to-lure-children-into-the-woods
 
Evil clowns are ruining it for nice clowns. Although I never understod clowns even as a child. Just bored me.
I guess its like bagpipes, you either love em or hate em.
(I love bagpipes!)
 
https://gma.yahoo.com/reports-clown...-carolina-171108842--abc-news-topstories.html

After recently receiving multiple reports of clowns trying to lure children into woods in Greenville, South Carolina, authorities are now increasing patrols and launching an investigation, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office (GCSO).

The majority of the alleged clown sightings happened in the woods next to the Fleetwood Manor apartment complex in Greenville, GCSO Master Deputy Ryan Flood told ABC News today.

A number of children living at the complex told an officer last week that "several clowns have been appearing in the woods" behind an apartment building and trying to entice them in "by displaying large amounts of money," according to a GCSO incident report obtained by ABC News today.

The children said they believed "the clowns stay in a house located near a pond at the end of a man-made trail in the woods," the officer wrote in the incident report. Though the officer said he did find the reported house, he observed "no signs of suspicious activity or characters dressed in clown attire."

Several adult residents from the complex have also reported seeing clowns in the neighborhood, according to the same incident report.

One resident said she was in front of her apartment one evening when one of her sons "approached her and stated that he [had] seen clowns in the woods whispering and making strange noises."

The resident added that she "went over to the area that her son mentioned and observed several clowns in the woods flashing green laser lights" before seeing them run off.

Another resident said she was walking to her residence one morning when she "saw a large-figured clown with a blinking nose, standing under a post light near the garbage dumpster area."

She stated the clown "waved at her and she waved back while she made her way to her residence safely," the incident report said. "The suspect did not approach her or harm her."

The most recent clown sighting report the GCSO has received was on Monday evening, according to GCSO Master Deputy Ryan Flood.

Flood told ABC News today the sighting happened at Emerald Commons, a different apartment complex in Greenville.

A juvenile caller there alleged that someone was "taking photographs of kids in the neighborhood," Flood said. Shortly after, the caller said they "saw a person dressed up as a clown coming up out of the woods before going away."

Though officials have "not substantiated these complaints regarding clowns in the woods," the GCSO is still taking the safety of residents very seriously and is launching an investigation and increasing patrols in the area, Flood said.

Management for the Fleetwood Manor and Emerald Commons apartment complexes in Greenville did not immediately return ABC News' calls requesting comment.
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Mass Clown Hysteria?
 
Ok...fuck this story. Fuck everything about it. I will openly admit I hate clowns. You would never know of I didn't tell you...but I LOATHE them. Everyone thinks its funny to fuck around with my fear until somebody loses an eye one day...or their fucking head to a shot gun blast. THIS will stick with me through the next few nights....guaranteed. I'm going to be seeing this shit in my sleep. Clowns waving with blinking noses and shit......fuck you!!! I can't breathe. No no no no no NO!!!!
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Sudonim said:
Warrants state that deputies have received two prior calls about clowns in the area, and one call about gunshots being fired at clowns.
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And the problem is...? :shrug: I wouldn't have a problem if these asshats got shot because they spooked the wrong person.
 
Fuck them. Even if it's a joke they should know better. My parents lived in Chicago when John Wayne Gacy was active; mom still talks about how genuinely scared they were for my brothers.

At least they seem to be taking the kids seriously.
 
Buffettgirl said:
I don't necessarily hate clowns, but I HATE the It Clown! The fucker is just too disturbing! :bag:
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I hate all clowns.
When my boys were little, I decorated their room with clowns and balloons.
It looked great in the day time.
Its amazing how evil they become in the dark. I was scared to go in there.
 
My favorite part is where the management letter said (paraphrased) "a clown, or someone DRESSED as a clown"....


Um....what the actual FUCk? So what is the acid test for a true clown? :hilarious:

(I hate clowns, btw. Or anyone DRESSED as a clown....)
 
Obviously people have been feeding these feral clowns, and they've reproduced beyond the limits of their local habitat.

There's only one solution. A clown cull.
 
These kids were terrified. They ran home to tell. Others later claimed to have seen a clown/clowns. I believe the terrified kids gut response of fear was very real. Someone is pulling some shit. Why?? I'd love to know. My first thought is a pedo trying to lure a child. My second was teens trying to scare kids. So much weird shit happening lately...there is no telling. Hope its resolved and we find out more before something truly happens and a child gets abducted or killed.
 
http://fox6now.com/2016/09/01/this-...ported-in-second-community-in-south-carolina/

Creepy clown sightings reported in second community in South Carolina

Both the Greenville Police Department and Greenville County Sheriff’s Office have open cases and the Spartanburg Police Department confirmed Thursday, September 1st that a clown sighting had been reported at an apartment complex there.

Captain Art Littlejohn with the Spartanburg Police Department said officers were called to Canaan Pointe Apartments Wednesday night, August 31st for reports of a suspicious person. The complainant, a woman, told officers that a person dressed as a clown was standing in her backyard. She snapped a photo and the person ran off. Littlejohn said the responding officer tried to view the photo on the woman’s phone but the image was too dark to make out.

Deputies in Greenville County said the clowns were initially seen in wooded areas, where they reportedly tried to encourage children to join them, but the situation escalated to reports that clowns were also knocking on the doors of homes.

Investigators said no conclusive photo or video evidence has surfaced and no suspects have been named in any of the incidents.

Officer Gilberto Franco with the Greenville Police Department said the biggest obstacle investigators are facing is lack of detail in the descriptions they are receiving of the clowns. Franco said that of the three reports his agency is investigating, not enough information was received about the costumes, hair colors and whether or not the suspects had on masks or painted faces.

FOX Carolina begin looking into the clown sightings after residents at Fleetwood Manor Apartments shared a letter they found on their apartment doors that left hem them concerned for the safety of their neighborhood.

The letters, which were reportedly posted at the apartment complex on Fleetwood Drive on August 24th, stated the property management has received complaints of a person dressed as a clown trying to “lure children into the woods.”

The letter, which appears to be printed on Fleetwood Manor Apartments letterhead, reminds the public children should never be alone or walking through the woods at night.

The property management in the letter indicates Greenville County law enforcement is conducting daily patrols of the property due to the reports. Below is the full text of the letter:

8/24/2016

To The Residents of Fleetwood Manor

There has [sic] been several conversation [sic] and a lot of complaints to the office regarding a clown or a person dressed in clown clothing taking children or trying to lure children in the woods. First and foremost at Fleetwood Manor Apartments childrens [sic] safety is a top priority. At no time should a child be alone at night, or walking in the roads or wooded areas at night. Also if a person or persons are seen you are to immediately call the police. Greenville County Police Department is aware of the situation and have been riding [sic] the property daily. Remember there is a 10pm curfew for the property so to ensure your childrens [sic] safety please keep them in the house during night hours and make sure at ALL times children are supervised. Anymore information that becomes regarding this issue will be sent out to all residents.

Thank you,

Property Manager

Donna Arnold, one of the people residing at the complex who received the letter, said she called the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office to come out to Fleetwood Manor after her son and others reported seeing clowns behind the basketball court.

“I thought my child was seeing things,” Arnold said. “And then the next day I had about 30 kids come up to me and say, ‘Did you see the clown in the woods?”

Community activist Bruce Wilson said he is getting involved at the apartments to make sure children are safe, even if the sightings turn out to be harmless.

“We have about two to three hundred children out here,” Wilson said. “I want to make sure that law enforcement is doing the right thing.”

The Greenville sightings

Deputies confirmed Monday, August 29th they were called to the apartment complex on August 21st to investigate after residents reported seeing “a suspicious character, dressed in circus clown attire and white face paint, enticing kids to follow him/her into the woods.”

Investigative reports state police met with a mother, whose name was redacted, who witnessed the clowns in the woods after her son notified her of their presence. The woman told deputies the clowns were shining green laser lights in the woods.

Another resident also reported seeing a “large-figured clown with a blinking nose” standing under a streetlight near the trash dumpsters.

Deputies spoke with children who told them clowns tried “to persuade them into the woods further by displaying large amounts of money.” The children advised they believed the clowns lived in an old house near a pond, accessible via a trial behind the apartment complex.

The house near the pond was located, but deputies said they found no signs of suspicious activity or clowns.

According to the investigative report, deputies also received two prior calls about clowns in the area and one call about gunshots being fired at clowns.

At about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Greenville County Deputies made their way to the Emerald Commons Apartment Complex on White Horse Road after a child said he saw a man dressed in a clown costume about two hours prior.

Another clown sighting was reported at the Shemwood Apartments in Greenville shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.

A 12-year-old told deputies two clowns were sighted in the backyard area, one with red hair and another with a white mask and body suit. The juvenile also told deputies that a person was taking photographs of children.
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Both incidents at Shemwood Apartments and Fleetwood Manor are being actively investigated by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and patrols have been increased in the area to ensure the safety of the public.

Deputies have not been able to substantiate any claims through evidence or video surveillance, but they said they have don’t have any reason not to believe the claims.

“This type of call in particular where people are alleging that the clowns are being used to lure children, of course we are going to take that seriously,” Greenville County deputy Ryan Flood said.

On Tuesday night, the Greenville Police Department reportedly received two new calls about clown sightings at Shemwood Apartments, within hours of each other.

Callers said kids started chasing two clowns through the complex before the clowns ran to a wooden fence and broke through it to get away. One clown was waiting in a car and the other two clowns jumped in and they took off. Witnesses said the car appeared to be a newer-model black Honda.

The children told officers one clown had a red nose and red hair but no face paint.

On Wednesday, August 31st, police said a young girl walking home from school reported seeing a clown in the wooded area by Hughes Academy in the Pleasant Valley area. Officers are en route to investigate near Rice Street and Deoyley Avenue.

Evan said his football practice was canceled, so he got home earlier than normal. The boy said he called his mother after the clown encounter. His mother then called police.

“My mama told me that she called the cops and I knew she wasn’t playing and I’m being serious about this,” Evan said. “I’m not gonna joke around about something like this. This is serious.”

Officer Gilberto Franco with the Greenville Police Department said Wednesday that there were still many unknown variables.

“(Investigators don’t know) if there’s any ill intent towards it, or if it’s just somebody that is out there causing a disturbance,” Franco said.

Franco admits, officers have never received reports quite like these, but if it turns out that masked men are behind it, they could face charges.

“It’s unlawful for you to wear a mask in public whether it’s a mask itself or conceal your face while you’re out in public,” Franco said.

Police are also encouraging parents to be extra cautious until the situation is resolved.

“We want to make sure parents are still remain vigilant and to make sure you keep track of your children playing, don’t leave them playing isolated.”
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FOX Carolina also reached to Upstate party clowns for their take on the situation.

Kelly Montfort owns Over the Top Enterntainment. He’s better known at birthday parties and special events as Mr. Twister.

Montfort said his clown antics are only aimed at making people happy and is concerned that the clown sightings in Greenville may be bad for business.

“”I am terrified of that actually,” Montfort said. “I truly hope it’s being made up. I truly hope there is not a psychopath that is going after kids, and if there is, I hope that someone catches them.”

Montfort suspects the clown sightings are not part of a sinister plot but rather part of a marketing strategy.

“I believe there is a chance that it could be a big publicity stunt for someone, a haunted house or some sort of production that will be coming in the next few months,” Montfort said.
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Satanica said:
Montfort suspects the clown sightings are not part of a sinister plot but rather part of a marketing strategy.
“I believe there is a chance that it could be a big publicity stunt for someone, a haunted house or some sort of production that will be coming in the next few months,” Montfort said.
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Pardon me but just how fucked up is that kind of marketing strategy when you seriously frighten children and cause parents worry and concern about what kind of freaks are out there in clown masks trying to lure children.
 
The thing about clowns for me, once you're close enough, you realize they have two faces.
 
Sudonim said:
and one call about gunshots being fired at clowns.
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That seems extreme from here...I wonder who reported that...the clown or the shooter ?

McDanel said:
The thing about clowns for me, once you're close enough, you realize they have two faces.
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I'm going to think about that all day.
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cubby said:
GCSO is still taking the safety of residents very seriously and is launching an investigation and increasing patrols in the area, Flood said.
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If someone wants to dress up like a clown I don't see the problem with it?

We have grown men who like to dress up like My Little Pony so why the fuck not?
 
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