text: UPDATE: The mystery of Green Bay's 'creepy clown' is finally over. A local filmmaker has stepped forward, claiming responsibility for Gags the Clown on Facebook. 
   
   Adam Krause, has revealed himself on the "Gags - The Green Bay Clown" Facebook page as the creator of the clown phenomenon. He said it was all part of a 10-day marketing plan to campaign for his upcoming short film that will be called "Gags." Krause explains in the post that all the photos used in the original viral post were photographed in May of 2016. 
   
   Krause also explains that no one was ever in danger during these photo shoots and safety was everyone's number one priority. 
   
   Here is the post by Adam Krause posted just after 8 p.m., Monday, August 8. 
   
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   Green Bay, WI -- Neighbors in Green Bay are on edge after seeing a person dressed like a clown by the intersection of Mason and Adams Street around 2 a.m. Tuesday. 
   
   The pictures are going viral on Facebook. The original post has almost 8,000 shares. A Facebook page has also been created to post future sightings of the clown, called Gags - The Green Bay Clown. 
   
   Police say they've received a few calls about the clown. 
   
   "A person can walk down the sidewalk dressed however they want as long as they're in a place they legally can be, and they're not in a place that has a closing time, like a park," said Captain Kevin Warych with the Green Bay Police Department. 
   
   Police say their options are limited in dealing with the situation. ||||| CLOSE Wisconsin residents are calling police, asking about a disheveled clown walking through Green Bay with four black balloons. Sara Snyder, USA TODAY 
   
   People have spotted this clown walking around Green Bay. (Photo: Gags - The Green Bay Clown, Facebook) 
   
   Wisconsin residents are calling police, asking about a disheveled clown walking through Green Bay with four black balloons. 
   
   But, there's not much police can do. The clown doesn't appear armed or dangerous — just really creepy. 
   
   "This person is not breaking the law," said Captain Kevin Warych of the Green Bay Police Department. "He can walk in a clown costume anywhere he wants." 
   
   The clown, who is being referred to as Gags – The Green Bay Clown, was first spotted at 2 a.m. Aug. 1, according to a fan Facebook page that popped up the next day. 
   
   Commenter Shannon Mueller said if she met Gags, she would "curl into the fetal position and die of heart exploding from pure terror." 
   
   Photos of Gags show a figure with full face makeup – high eyebrows, hollow eyes and a black smile. The clown wears a soiled-looking jumpsuit with a ruffled collar. 
   
   Some believe Gags is part of a horror film, but others say they haven’t seen a camera crew. 
   
   Warych said he's surprised that Gags has gone viral. 
   
   "At the end of the day, it’s just a person walking around in clown costume." 
   
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target: – Coulrophobes might want to steer clear of Wisconsin for a while. Some creeped-out people in Green Bay have been calling police about a clown wandering around with a bouquet of black balloons, reports USA Today. The clown was spotted at 2am Monday, though it's unclear whether he's surfaced since. Police tell NBC 26 there's nothing they can do since the clown doesn't appear to be doing anything illegal. Of course, a Facebook fan page has since sprung up, and Chicagoist rounds up some theories: viral marketing stunt, actor in a horror movie, or some kind of self-promotion, given that "the page launched a half hour after the first photo was supposedly taken."