SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Students at Perkins Elementary School headed to Fisherman’s Landing early Friday morning to head out to sea with local law enforcement.
The event is called “Fish with a Cop.” It started in 2019 and then paused during the pandemic. This is the second time the special occasion has been able to take place.
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The initiative is meant to help inner city students develop friendly relationships with those in uniform, who serve and protect San Diego. Each of the students are paired up with a particular officer.
Harbor Police Chief, Magda Fernandez, commented on the event, stating:
“We are so fortunate to be able to provide this opportunity for kids. We work, obviously, with our fishing community, we work with our fellow partners in law enforcement — we have probation (officers) here, we have school (officers) here, we have Habor Police officers here — and so it’s a great partnership to be able to take kids out fishing for their first time.”