A Chula Vista assistant police chief’s legacy is making itself felt in La Mesa.
La Mesa Police Capt. Katy Lynch will be recognized with the Assistant Chief Phil Collum Activist Award at the 18th annual San Diego County Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast on Friday, May 22, at the Town and Country Resort. The event honors the life and legacy of civil rights icon Harvey Milk and highlights individuals who further equality and justice.
The award, named for the late Chula Vista Assistant Police Chief Phil Collum, honors those who strengthen understanding, respect, and collaboration between law enforcement and the LGBTQ+ community. For Lynch, receiving an award bearing their name is “incredibly humbling. While I don’t consider myself to be worthy of an award bearing those names, I am incredibly honored.”
Lynch joined the La Mesa Police Department in 2005 with one goal: to be a good police officer. In 2016, the Chief asked her to serve as the department’s LGBTQ+ Liaison formally. “Building one-on-one relationships in that capacity gave me hope that, if a member of the LGBTQ+ community ever needed the police, they would call me,” she said…