September 15, 2015 9:07 am
Life 
Patrol officer Katie Endresen chats with attendees during the Girl Cops are Awesome event. "I would have absolutely loved to have something like this when I was younger," she said.
Children who attended the Girl Cops are Awesome event had the opportunity to explore inside police cars, as well as talk with female officers and tour the precinct.
Chelsey Goertler of Camas spent Wednesday afternoon in a whirlwind of media interviews at the Girl Cops Are Awesome event at Vancouver Police Department's east precinct. She and daughter, Kinley, 4, gained international attention after a Facebook post Goertler wrote about her daughter's disappointment in finding a SWAT Halloween costume only geared towards boys. "I never thought it would get this big," she said.
Four-year-old Torbjorn Swanson from Washougal and his friend, 5-year-old Robert Romito from Vancouver, inspect a crime investigation van during the Girl Cops Are Awesome event.
It’s cool to be girl. It’s even cooler to be a girl cop.
That was the message the Vancouver Police Department was trying to spread at its first, “Girl Cops are Awesome,” event on Sept. 9. Held at the east precinct, it featured opportunities for youth that ranged from exploring a patrol car and a SWAT vehicle, to talking to recruiters about law enforcement careers and chatting with female officers.
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