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Creepy clown prank comes to Sudbury: police tell 3 youths it's not so funny

The creepy clown craze has landed some young people in Greater Sudbury in some not-so-funny trouble.
A creepy clown and his puppet companion greet daring visitors at the Netherworld Haunted House in Norcross, Georgia, USA, 29 October 2015. Clown costumes like these ones are part of what's described as an international craze in which people dress up, and then try to terrify people. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA)

The creepy clown craze has landed some young people in Greater Sudbury in some not-so-funny trouble.

Police were called to New Sudbury on Wednesday night after reports of people in clown masks scaring others.

It may be part of this "social media-fuelled international frenzy" that "has led to reported clown sightings from Cape Breton to the U.S. South."

The gag: people dress up as scary clowns and try to frighten people.

Sudbury police said no one was hurt last night — and three young people were warned "regarding their actions."