SC - Clowns spotted trying to lure kids into South Carolina woods

[Tulessa]

he already looks scary enough.....no need for the makeup.....lol

:floorlaugh:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oct 10 2016, 8:37 pm ET

America Under Siege? 'Creepy' Clown Reports and Hoaxes Keep Coming

by Alex Johnson

It's a menace stalking America — a menace called "clowning."

In something like a dog chasing its tail, more clowns are being sighted across the country as news organizations (NBC News among them) have chronicled sightings of clowns — invariably described as "creepy."

So many, in fact, that the website Atlas Obscura has launched a useful interactive map to help you keep track of them.

In a widely cited survey, the polling firm Rasmussen reported in 2014 that 43 percent of Americans "don't like" clowns. More recently, the annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears found that clowns were a cause of significant anxiety for 6.8 percent of Americans in 2015...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...eepy-clown-reports-hoaxes-keep-coming-n664021

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Now they're some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown when there's no one around.

[video=youtube;HsI-DB-25e8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsI-DB-25e8[/video]

 

[just the facts pls]

I don't know about anyone else, but I always thought mimes were a bit creepier than clowns. They are eerily silent, wear morbid prison stripe shirts, and can distract you with their hands long enough to hit you or steal your wallet. Their make up looks like Bah-Ghuul from the movie Sinister. :scared:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Police investigate video of clown hanging off Detroit city bus

USA Today Network Josh Hafner , USA TODAY 2:04 p.m. EDT October 11, 2016

Detroit police are investigating footage that shows a man in a clown costume clinging to the back of a moving city bus.

The now-viral video, uploaded to YouTube Saturday, appears to capture a pink-haired clown hanging from the back of a Detroit Department of Transportation bus...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...-clown-hanging-off-detroit-city-bus/91900422/

 

[Indy Anna]

Police: Creepy Clown Couple left 4-year-old Alone for Hours while Scaring Neighborhood

http://wnep.com/2016/10/10/creepy-c...-for-hours-while-scaring-neighborhood-police/

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Creepy clown reports lowers Ronald McDonald’s profile

Associated Press 12:29 p.m. EDT October 11, 2016

New York — McDonald’s says Ronald McDonald is keeping a low profile with reports of creepy clown sightings on the rise.

McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday that it is being “thoughtful in respect to Ronald McDonald’s participation in community events” as a result of the “current climate around clown sightings in communities.” ...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2016/10/11/mcdonalds-clowns/91897136/

 

[Indy Anna]

Creepy clown reports lowers Ronald McDonald’s profile

Associated Press 12:29 p.m. EDT October 11, 2016

New York — McDonald’s says Ronald McDonald is keeping a low profile with reports of creepy clown sightings on the rise.

McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday that it is being “thoughtful in respect to Ronald McDonald’s participation in community events” as a result of the “current climate around clown sightings in communities.” ...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2016/10/11/mcdonalds-clowns/91897136/

Hmmm. Wonder if he's wearing a disguise?

 

[CoverMeCagney]

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Unsealed documents unveil details of Metro Detroit clown suspect's crime spree

Todd Keith charged with bank robbery

By John Steckroth - Digital news editor , Derick Hutchinson

Posted: 8:30 AM, October 12, 2016
Updated: 9:00 AM, October 12, 2016

DETROIT - A man accused of wearing a clown mask during a string of robberies in southeast Michigan and throughout Ohio made his initial appearance Tuesday in federal court in Ohio.

Todd Raymond Keith is charged with bank robbery and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of a crime of violence in connection with the robbery of a Key Bank branch in Augusta Township. More charges are expected.

Keith waived his preliminary hearing to have his case heard in Detroit's federal court...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/metro-detroit-clown-suspect-charged-with-bank-robbery

 

[Dockins]

We had a rash of ding dong ditches in my neighborhood a few nights ago. They hit our house at 4am, banging the door so hard, I called the cops thinking someone was breaking in. It wasn't a typical ding dong ditch. Responding deputy said some had reported a clown mask on one of the apparent teens who were doing this. We are a town away from the Indian Trail clown, so I guess the kids are taking advantage of the clown hysteria locally. I wonder how clown mask sales are doing?

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Well it's all gone badly wrong here in Yorkshire - an elderly gentleman has died of a heart attack this afternoon a couple of miles from me. Someone jumped out at him wearing a mask and there was a verbal altercation, following which the old man went into a pub and collapsed. So far I've read it was either a clown or Hallowe'en mask.

Either/or, it has to stop. I had purposely not said anything to my kids about the clown thing, but they have both come home from school today talking about clowns and feeling worried.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Well it's all gone badly wrong here in Yorkshire - an elderly gentleman has died of a heart attack this afternoon a couple of miles from me. Someone jumped out at him wearing a mask and there was a verbal altercation, following which the old man went into a pub and collapsed. So far I've read it was either a clown or Hallowe'en mask.

Either/or, it has to stop. I had purposely not said anything to my kids about the clown thing, but they have both come home from school today talking about clowns and feeling worried.

Oh, the police have now said that although the person was wearing a mask the old man wasn't frightened by it and it's not believed it caused his heart attack. Problem is the guy in the mask had been bothering other people beforehand and so he got blamed. I have no doubt there will be plenty more clown related stories to come!

 

[dotr]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/man-dressed-as-batman-chases-killer-clowns-in-cumbria/

12 October 2016 • 6:09pm A 'killer clown' craze is sweeping Britain, with police warning people against dressing as clowns in order to intimidate or harm people.
Now, the craze has taken a change for the strange in Cumbria, where a man is dressing as Batman and vowing to chase down the creepy clowns.
A photograph has been shared on Facebook of 'Batman' seemingly chasing off a killer clown.
BBC Cumbria reported local company Cumbria Superheroes is behind the effort to rid the streets of clowns.
They have reassured that the costumed man is not a vigilante, but just trying to reassure local children who are scared of the 'killer clowns'.

'Batman' is trying to single-handedly end the 'killer clowns' craze Credit: BBC Cumbria/Facebook

 

[Hatfield]

We had a rash of ding dong ditches in my neighborhood a few nights ago. They hit our house at 4am, banging the door so hard, I called the cops thinking someone was breaking in. It wasn't a typical ding dong ditch. Responding deputy said some had reported a clown mask on one of the apparent teens who were doing this. We are a town away from the Indian Trail clown, so I guess the kids are taking advantage of the clown hysteria locally. I wonder how clown mask sales are doing?

Stay safe.

Things are getting out of hand. If McD's is affected we know things have gone too far.

It wont be long now as people will take matters in their own hands and one of these clowns is going to get shot or hit with a baseball bat. With halloween coming up I suppose a lot of kids will be avoiding clown costumes. Just too risky this year which is sad for the kids. That was always a popular costume.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

What the heck is a "ding dong ditch"?!

 

[silversurvivor]

What the heck is a "ding dong ditch"?!

Basically they ring the door bell and run away before you answer... Also called ring and run

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[CoverMeCagney]

Basically they ring the door bell and run away before you answer... Also called ring and run

OK right. Knock and run! Thank you, makes perfect sense now!

 

[Hatfield]

Basically they ring the door bell and run away before you answer... Also called ring and run

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Yes. I had to LOL as I had always heard it as "ring and run".

Its so funny to hear how other parts of the country and parts of the world have different terms for the same thing.
I really got a kick out of that today.

 

[bluesneakers]

I have no word for this so I asked mr. sneakers:

"Oh, that's 'Nicky-Nicky-nine door.'"