GREENFIELD, Ohio — The Greenfield Police Department opened the village’s municipal building Saturday night for “Operation: Spooky Rundown,” a Halloween fundraiser benefiting Highland County Shop with a Cop.
The event ran from 5 to 9 p.m. at the police department, 300 Jefferson St., and combined a costume contest, food trucks and vendors, a fish fry and a hide-and-seek game played against officers, according to a flyer the department posted on Facebook.
Entry into the hide-and-seek contest, which began at 8 p.m., cost $5, with a $5 “bond” to rejoin the game after getting caught, the department said. The costume contest cost $1 to enter, while other games and activities were free and open to all ages.
Fish sandwiches sold for $8 each, with pop and water for $1, and all proceeds benefited Highland County Shop with a Cop, according to signage at the event. DJ Bones provided music, and the Viral Cravings food truck was among the vendors on site.
A raffle added a lighthearted twist to the fundraiser: for $1 a ticket, attendees could buy a chance to throw a pie in the face of Greenfield Police Chief Jeremiah Oyer, Mayor Christopher Borreson or Patrolman Snavely, the department said in its announcement.
Shop with a Cop is an annual program run by law enforcement agencies in Highland and Brown counties that pairs officers with children from families facing financial hardship for a holiday shopping trip. The program, which has raised money for the event since 2017, typically includes breakfast, a motorcade of patrol cruisers to a store in Hillsboro, lunch and bowling, with participating children selected by local school districts.
Borreson took office Jan. 1 as Greenfield’s first mayor since voters chose in 2024 to return the village to a mayoral system of government. Oyer has served with the Greenfield Police Department, headquartered at 300 Jefferson St., for more than two decades.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Greenfield Police Department.
