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Harbor Police Receives Grant From San Diego County Law Enforcement Foundation

Friday, 16 September 2011

The San Diego County Law Enforcement Foundation, a non-profit corporation that provides financial support to county-wide law enforcement agencies, awarded the Harbor Police Department a grant to buy emergency and rescue equipment.

The Harbor Police was awarded nearly $3,800 to purchase emergency locator beacons to assist officers in emergency and rescue operations.

Over the past seven years, the Harbor Police have been awarded more than $18,000 in grants from the San Diego County Law Enforcement Foundation. Past grants have been used to purchase automatic external defibrillators, which are devices that automatically diagnose potential cardiac risks. Other equipment purchases have included portable emergency rescue tools, diver's life rafts, sprinkler door wedges and emergency breathing support devices.

Harbor Police is the law enforcement arm of the Port of San Diego and has 128 sworn officers — all trained as firefighters and police officers. The jurisdiction of the Harbor Police includes San Diego Bay, the San Diego International Airport, as well as the tidelands of the port's five member cities: San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, and National City.