PD: Clown ‘crimes’ aren’t real

Contrary to social media reports, crazed clowns haven’t been attacking Red Oak citizens.

Red Oak Police Chief Justin Rhamy posted to the department’s Facebook page the following notice over the weekend, and affirmed the statement Monday afternoon.

“The Red Oak Police Department has been receiving a massive amount of calls in regard to clowns being in and around Red Oak threatening to cause harm to people. There have been social media posts placed on swap pages in regards to a woman her children being attacked on the square in Red Oak. As of midnight (Sunday), the Red Oak Police Department has not responded to, or even received, any calls to service or incidents involving clowns and them attacking people,” the chief wrote. 

“False statements have been placed on social media about arrests being made on the square in regards to these clown attacks. These statements are false! We apologize for whoever has taken it upon themselves to post these false allegations on social media creating so much fear within our community. If you were to have any questions or concerns, feel free to get in contact with our department.”

Monday afternoon Chief Rhamy said he couldn’t understand why people would want to make such false postings on social media.