A late-night call about a bloodied person at a Milan, Ohio, travel stop ended in a quick all-clear and a good story, once police learned the “victim” was a Cedar Point haunted house worker still wearing costume makeup after a shift.
An Alarming Sight at Love's
Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, an off-duty law enforcement officer contacted Milan police about a person “covered in blood” getting into a vehicle at the 24-hour Love's Travel Stop on U.S. Route 250. The officer asked for help from on-duty police.
The scanner report soon reached the Cedar Point fan community on Reddit, and for good reason. Within less than two minutes, the off-duty officer canceled the request after learning the subject was a “determined to be Cedar Point haunted house employee after work.” The report closed with “No issues.”
“Oops, my mistake. You have a good evening!”
“Oops, my mistake. You have a good evening!”
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The employee turned out to be a scare actor from the Six Flags-owned theme park, still wearing fake blood from their costume.
Not the First Time
Reddit commenters said mix-ups like this aren't unusual during the Halloween season at the Sandusky, Ohio, theme park. User u/bengenj recalled a similar run-in:
“Had a buddy pulled over by Mason Police and they were confused because he was a werewolf and hadn't completely removed his extra stuff.”
About HalloWeekends
The incident comes during HalloWeekends, Cedar Point's annual Halloween event, which offers family-friendly daytime fun alongside scarier nighttime entertainment. Scare zones, indoor haunted mazes, and special shows fill the evenings.
Daytime offerings such as trick-or-treat trails, hay mazes, kids' costume contests, and the Snoopy's Tricks and Treats Adventure show are included with regular admission. Guests who want to enter the indoor mazes and other nighttime experiences need add-ons like the Haunted Attractions Pass and The Conjuring: Beyond Fear Add-On.
HalloWeekends continues on select days through November 1.
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