Take a look at this. See if we can convince Harry to expand the menu-- J.

Dark Secret Behind Leesburg's Happy Streets

By Kelly Hu

Everyone has a home in Leesburg. It's town you'v likely never heard of. Just at the base of the Rocky Mountains. It also has the lowest rates of homelessness in the country.

It was not always this way. Walk around Leesburg and you'll see the remnants of Leesburg's recent past; abandoned tent cities, piles of cardboard, used needles, run through the city like veins. Yet Leesburg proudly proclaims itself as having "The Happiest Streets in America."

Look at this tweet from Leesburg Police Spokesperson Jennifer Warner-Scott proclaiming "another day making sure our #HappyStreets stay happy! :police: :policebadge: :tongueout:". The photo shows an abandoned tent city, once home to thousand of unhoused people who have all seemingly disappeared.

It would be a mystery, were it not for the 15th century Wallachian castle that is now occupying an entire city block, and the proud owner inside: Handric "Harry" Charesciu, community activist and vampire.

While the Leesburg PD would not answer any of Clackson's inquiries, Harry Charesciu was more than happy to speak with us.

He wears no cape, but a Patagonia weather breaker. If you met him on the street, you would take him for any work-from-home tech bro, with the exception of his scarlet eyes and prominent fangs. He says he moved to the United States for the healthcare, which he claims as "second to none in the world".

Unlike stereotypical depictions of vampires as decrepit and blood-thirsty aristocrats, Harry Charesciu presents himself as a "freelance public servant looking to use his unique talents to improve his community."

"It's a wonderful arrangement," Harry said in an interview with us. "The people of Leesburg have been just incredible. It is a far more welcoming environment for people with my condition. Here I am seen as a credit to community, not some monster to be feared. Believe me when I say that there is plenty of support for what I do."

That support does not extend to the family and friends who have mysteriously disappeared on Leesburg's streets.

Frank Yellin has recently brought a lawsuit against the Leesburg PD on behalf of his brother Dean, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 14 and has lived on the streets for thirty years.

"We tried everything," Frank said. "We tried finding doctors, we tried getting him medicine...but it wasn't ever enough and he never could live in the house. So we just checked on him while we could until one day...one day he was gone."

Frank believes that Leesburg's mysterious "community activist" is to blame.

"Dean said to me, the last time I saw him, 'Frank, there's something drinking me at night. Sucking my soul up like a milkshake.' I went to go pick him up one day at his favorite spot and...he'd just been left out there, shriveled up like...and I'd only seen him the day before."

The Leesburg Police Department did not immediately return our request for comment. They later put out a statement that said, "We are committed and remain committed to using all the tools and resources available to support Leesburg's Happy Streets program, and are unable to comment on ongoing suits or legal action."