ROSEVILLE,MI -- Two 18-year-old women -- who were dressed as clowns -- were arrested Thursday night after allegedly chasing a pair of 14-year-old girls in Roseville.



Shortly after 9 p.m. on Oct. 6, two 14-year-old girls entered the lobby of the Roseville Police station in hysterics, according to Roseville Police Chief James Berlin. The 14-year-olds said a pair of people dressed as clowns jumped out of a car and began to chase and scream at them. The girls ran away in fear that they were being attacked.

"It was supposed to be a lark, a joke and obviously the victims in this didn't find it funny," Berlin said.

After calming the girls down, officers responded to an area in the 18000 block of Minnesota Street. According to a press release from the Roseville Police Department, when officers arrived at the area, they encountered "two idiots" dressed as clowns.

When officers approached the duo, they ran away on foot. After a brief chase, officers arrested the two women who were later identified as 18-year-olds Jaime Scilinis and Elandra Sledge, both of Roseville.

The women were dressed head-to-toe as clowns and told police they thought it would be funny to scare people while dressed up.

"I don't know why anyone would think it's funny to go out and scare someone like this," Berlin said.

Berlin went on to say that while this national trend is a joke to some, it's not funny for law enforcement who worry a more serious outcome is possible in the future.

"A tremendous amount of manpower was wasted on this and our bigger fear is that this is going to lead to violence," Berlin said.

The two 14-year-olds were doing fine following the ordeal, according to Berlin, but he also said he understands if they're still scared today.

Scilinis and Sledge were each arraigned Friday morning in 39th District Court. They both stood mute to a charge of disorderly conduct, and Judge Catherine Steenland set a $10,000 surety bond with no 10 percent allowed.

The two were being held at the Macomb County Jail until bond is posted. Their next court appearance is scheduled for 8:15 a.m. Oct. 20.

This is the most recent incident involving "creepy clowns" that has required a police response. On Wednesday, two robberies were reported in Ann Arbor by someone wearing a clown mask.

On Thursday, a hotel in Livonia was robbed by a clown as well.