GREENVILLE, S.C. — Deputies in South Carolina have increased patrols after receiving new reports of people dressed as clowns trying to lure children into the woods.
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News outlets report that Greenville County sheriff's deputies were called to an apartment complex about 8:20 p.m. Monday that is about 20 minutes from a complex where people reporting seeing clowns last week.
Deputies said there was a third report of someone dressed as a clown about 10 p.m. at Shemwood Apartments.
Deputies responding to the report last week said they found no evidence of anyone in the woods behind Fleetwood Manor Apartments.
A family who called Monday night from Emerald Commons apartments said a child saw a man wearing a clown mask in woods near the complex.
A 12-year-old told deputies that two clowns were in the backyard area.
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