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

[popsicle]

omg these are scary

FOX 4 NEWS ‏@FOX4 [video=twitter;782981156580896769]https://twitter.com/FOX4/status/782981156580896769[/video]
Creepy clown sightings prompt fear in North Texas... http://bit.ly/2d8V1so

 

[JerseyGirl]

Philadelphia school district investigating clown threats

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...istrict-investigating-clown-threats/91459542/

 

[ladygator]

http://www.cp24.com/world/police-say-woman-who-was-late-for-work-lied-about-clown-attack-1.3099231
Police say woman who was late for work lied about clown attack

October 3, 2016

Exactly why I was asking if there was legit attacks, lol.

As my Mom would say, this is making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Pandemonium over nothing but ones fears of clowns is sweeping the nation right now, lol.

And it's Halloween time so you can buy costumes EVERYWHERE!!! Kids are going to be dressing up to scare others. How do you know the difference between a good and bad clown, in the month of October??

I hope nobody gets themselves hurt or dead over this madness!!

 

[JohnPaul]

This is what I think about all these clowns: They're criminals using the clown disguise to disguise themselves. After hearing about it and reading about it, they're thinking, Hey, I can do that and get away with my crime. No one can identify me. jmo

Lots of people disguise themselves while committing crimes, armed robberies, bank robberies, etc etc,

that doesn't automatically mean they are going to get away with it,

i don't think most of these "clowns" are criminals at all, they are just a bunch of jack-a$$es looking for attention, and this has become an easy way for them to get it

 

[bluesneakers]

Or cause someone to crash and be killed. They need to have police driving in plain clothes in unmarked cars in these areas with another cop laying down in the backseat ready to arrest these creeps!

I think most of the people driving by and snapping photos are in on the joke.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Dozens of clown sightings have been reported in states across the country. Above, an illustration of the most recent

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dren-adults-country-just-Halloween-prank.html

 

[bluesneakers]

Lots of people disguise themselves while committing crimes, armed robberies, bank robberies, etc etc,

Bill Murray in Quick Change, 1990:

http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/3699711/600full-quick-change-screenshot.jpg
http://media.hollywood.com/images/l/Quick-Change.jpg
https://shootingthescript.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/quick-change-bill-murray-gun.jpg?w=500

 

[perfectingpink]

At least 1 juvenile arrested for 'creepy clown' threats in Wichita

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/fadsfadsfdfd-395590111.html

 

[Indy Anna]

EASTLAKE, OH - Police have identified three suspects who are claiming responsibility for some of today's Instagram-posted threats to various east side schools.

http://patch.com/ohio/shakerheights/3-juvenile-eastlake-middle-school-students-behind-school-threats

 

[Indy Anna]

Clown Update: Schools in Several States Threatened, Clown Shot in Indiana as Craze Spreads


https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/1...tened-clown-shot-in-indiana-as-craze-spreads/

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A clown in Fort Wayne, Indiana found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and is now in an area hospital in critical condition. According to WANE-TV, a man in a clown suit was shot several times while he was walking down the street at around 12:30 Friday afternoon. In this case, the clowning was particularly ill-considered because he was in a bad part of town.

Fort Wayne Police Department spokesperson Michael Joyner said a white colored suv pulled up alongside of the clown. A man was driving. Joyner said the man got out of the car and fired several shots. The man then got back in the suv and headed north on Plaza.

 

[bluesneakers]

Clown Update: Schools in Several States Threatened, Clown Shot in Indiana as Craze Spreads


https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/1...tened-clown-shot-in-indiana-as-craze-spreads/

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A clown in Fort Wayne, Indiana found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and is now in an area hospital in critical condition. According to WANE-TV, a man in a clown suit was shot several times while he was walking down the street at around 12:30 Friday afternoon. In this case, the clowning was particularly ill-considered because he was in a bad part of town.

Fort Wayne Police Department spokesperson Michael Joyner said a white colored suv pulled up alongside of the clown. A man was driving. Joyner said the man got out of the car and fired several shots. The man then got back in the suv and headed north on Plaza.

The article about Ft. Wayne was posted yesterday on some kind of hoax wordpress blog. There's no legitimate source for it.

 

[Inthedetails]

"NYPD: Don't Be Afraid Of The Creepy Clowns Closing In On NYC"
http://gothamist.com/2016/10/03/cre...mail&utm_term=0_73240544d8-9b4f0c8abb-1369357

 

[drjones]

http://time.com/4517709/penn-state-clown-hunt/

A mob of Pennsylvania college students set out to hunt clowns early Tuesday after rumors spread that one was on the loose near campus.

 

[PAJS]

http://6abc.com/news/2-teens-arrested-for-clown-threats-in-washington-twp-nj-/1537734/

WASHINGTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) --
Two teens have been arrested in connection with making so-called "clown threats" in Washington Township, New Jersey.

This is ridiculous-you have stalker clowns, hoaxes, false reports-someone has been shot, and there will be more bad incidents-children are being terrorized-and I bet the "clown
disguise" will soon become the disguise for some criminals.

I've seen this lady in action-and she is really entertaining and funny-this is her life. The incident with the little boy was so profoundly sad on many levels. Makes me want to cry-the circus, Emmet Kelly, The Good Ship Lollipop, my Godfather ( who knew Mr Kelly and went to the clown academy in Florida), the clowns who visit children in hospitals-all in the past now. Even I am afraid of clowns

http://www.theintell.com/news/local...cle_54103116-89ce-11e6-b1ca-9bd0d8ff51a1.html

Pat

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Clinton Twp. clown sighting creeps out teen

Candice Williams, The Detroit News 10:29 p.m. EDT October 3, 2016

Scary clowns sightings apparently are*popping up in Metro Detroit.

In a tweet posted on Twitter early Sunday, 17-year-old Chris Henckel wrote: “We just saw this clown on Cass and Moravian. He tried to follow our car. This is getting insane.”

The tweet includes a video showing a clown standing at a car wash, slowly waving at the camera. As of Monday evening, the video has been retweeted more than 7,100 times.

The video comes at a time when creepy clown sightings have caused problems across the country, including reports of people dressed as clowns trying to entice children into the woods in South Carolina and North Carolina...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...10/03/clown-siting-clinton-township/91508862/

 

[bluesneakers]

Call me a skeptic but the carwash clown is a retweet from this account:

Clown Sightings
@CLOWNlNGS
Parody

https://mobile.twitter.com/CLOWNlNGS

 

[Caffeine]

This is getting nuts, we can't even differentiate real sightings from fake ones now.

Although the video that just popped up with the two guys jogging at 7 am, seemed pretty fake...but regardless it's just feeding into whole myth and causing more people to spread false panic.

Whether your purposely crafting a fake viral video or donning a clown suit and scaring people, it needs to stop before all these news reports start ending with fatalities.

 

[JohnPaul]

This is getting nuts, we can't even differentiate real sightings from fake ones now.

Although the video that just popped up with the two guys jogging at 7 am, seemed pretty fake...but regardless it's just feeding into whole myth and causing more people to spread false panic.

Whether your purposely crafting a fake viral video or donning a clown suit and scaring people, it needs to stop before all these news reports start ending with fatalities.

the more the media reports about them, the worse it will get, and you will get more people doing this,

they are looking for attention and they are getting it,

the media is feeding them what they are craving, so why would they stop?

the best thing to do would be to ignore them, unless they commit a crime,

 

[neesaki]

IMO, and I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but social media is the problem. Unfortunately it's dominated by immature, narcissistic attention seekers and budding sociopaths who have too much time on their hands and get a thrill out of creating chaos. Facebook, Twitter, etc. is their tool. The fact is, without it this sort of thing would never have even started. Now it's become viral. I already didn't like social media, now I like it even less. JMO

http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/apd-abilene-clown-threats-are-a-hoax?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KTAB
My bolding:

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The Abilene Police Department says social media posts from clowns threatening Abilene residents and schools are part of a nation-wide hoax, and the threats should not be shared.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/10/03/reports-of-creepy-clown-sightings-across-north-texas/

In Ohio, clown related threats on social media put one school on lockdown, and forced an entire school district to cancel classes for a day.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Boy injured, 2 women frightened by clowns in separate Sterling Heights incidents
Clown put knife on boy's arm, police say

By Derick Hutchinson

Posted: 8:39 PM, October 04, 2016
Updated: 9:26 PM, October 04, 2016

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - Sterling Heights police reported two separate incidents Tuesday involving men dressed as clowns scaring or attacking residents.

A boy was injured Tuesday evening by a man dressed as a clown in the Sterling Estates mobile home park, police said...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...essed-as-clown-in-sterling-heights-police-say