Special to 1808Delaware
Cops & Kids Day is back for 2022. This year’s event is scheduled for this Sunday, September 18 from 12 PM to 4 PM at the Westerville Sports Complex (325 N Cleveland Ave).
NOTE ROAD CLOSURE: To allow room for programming, County Line Road will close between Vesper Way and Cleveland Avenue, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Cops & Kids Day is designed to build relationships between law enforcement and the community. Agencies throughout the state attend this annual event, and cruisers, helicopters, motorcycles, tactical vehicles, and K-9s will be on display. Kids are also able to participate in arts and crafts, inflatable gyms, and other activities. Local hospitals and safety organizations also attend the event and provide various child safety materials, promotional items, and other interactive exercises.
The first 1,000 children in attendance receive a gift and admission is FREE!
Contact (614) 901-6457 for additional info. Food trucks will be onsite and have food available for purchase.
Food trucks in attendance:
Grilled Cheese Gangsters
MediterraneYUM
Skyline Chili
The Funnel Cake Station
Tuscoe Shaved Ice
Participating agencies & vendors include:
Blendon Township Police Department
Central Ohio Crime Stoppers
Columbus Division of Police
Columbus Public Health
Columbus Regional Airport Authority Police Department
Delaware Police Department
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department
Dragon E’s Black Belt Academy
FBI
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Drone Team
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (S.W.A.T.)
Gahanna Division of Police
Genoa Township Police Department
Hilliard Division of Police
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Madison Township Police Department
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Security
New Albany Police Department
Newark Division of Police
ODNR- Parks and Watercraft
ODNR Division of Wildlife
Pataskala Police Department
Pickerington Police Department
Powell Police Department
Reynoldsburg Police Department
Shawnee Hills Police Department
The Ohio State University Police Division
Whitehall Police Department
