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Video Released By Dartmouth Police Shows How Serious They Are About Creepy Clowns

DARTMOUTH (CBS) -- A video released Tuesday by Dartmouth Police is a public service announcement to anyone considering taking part in the creepy clown craze: Don't.

The video begins with an enactment of an officer responding to a woman who reports a suspicious person who "popped out of the woods and scared my daughter half to death," then "offered her something to go into the woods with him."

 

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The officer pulls up to the wooded area where he finds a creepy clown that fits the reported description.

"What are you going to do about it, tough guy," the creepy clown says, approaching the officer.

The clown becomes clearly outnumbered after a clown car-style exit of officers from the cruiser.

"If you want to act like a clown, we have no problem treating you like a clown," Dartmouth Police Detective Kyle Costa says.

Costa warned that,  depending on the circumstance, clowns could get arrested for disturbing the peace, trespassing, or enticing a child.

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