Rash of clown-related crime hits Metro Detroit

[demmiblue]

Source: WDIV ClickOnDetroit

Clown-related crime has started to take over Metro Detroit. You can keep up with all the local clown incidents with our list below.

Creepy clown allegedly spotted at car wash in Clinton Township

Boy injured, 2 women frightened by clowns in Sterling Heights

Armed clown robs Walgreens in Brownstown Township

2 clown robberies reported in Ann Arbor

Embassy Suites in Livonia robbed at gunpoint by man wearing clown mask

Shots fired at officers during pursuit after hotel robbery involving clown in Livonia

U of M - Dearborn urges students, staff to be cautious after clown sighting

Woman carjacked by armed man wearing pumpkin mask in Madison Heights

2 women dressed as clowns arrested in Roseville after chasing girls

Read more: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/list-of-clown-related-crime-in-metro-detroit


This really seems to be escalating everywhere. I wonder what will happen on Halloween.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. It's terrorism on a retail scale, but no doubt the victims are terrorized. Make some examples.

Prosecute any caught to the full extent of the law.

Extinguish it.

[Dreamer Tatum]

2. I fear one or more of these pranksters is going to get ventilated.

Too many people with guns out there.

[LuvNewcastle]

3. Yeah, I'm really surprised it hasn't happened already.

What is with all these people who have phobias about clowns? They're more annoying than scary. It makes more sense to kick a clown in the nuts than to run away from them.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Actually, that happened 4 days ago in Kentucky

Man fires his AR-15 to scare clown, but ‘clown’ was woman walking her dog

A man used his AR-15 gun to scare a woman wearing a white afghan Monday after mistaking her for clown, according to a citation from the Bardstown Police Department.

According to the citation, a woman was walking her dog down Burlington Court wearing a white afghan when a man yelled at her and then fired an AR-15.

The man, Adam Tingle, said his wife was outside when she thought she saw a clown, so Tingle came out and yelled at the individual, according to the citation. The woman did not move after being yelled at, so Tingle fired one shot from his AR-15 rifle in an attempt to scare her. Tingle’s wife then called 911 to report the incident.

According to the citation, Tingle said he was scared for his family because of recent criminal activities involving clowns.

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article105638946.html

[randome]

4. The only good clown is a...

...former clown. Hah, bet you thought I was going to say something else!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]