The two formed a bond through a program that partners officers with elementary schools.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry had the inspiring story."Just packing some clothes," said Devin Watson."The essentials I need.""When you get closer to the day, reality hits you like, dang, I'm gonna be gone from home for a long time," he said."A lot of bad influences and temptation," he said."Playing sports kept me on the right track," Watson said."It was my motivation, and everyone around me kept me on the right track.
"We ran a mentorship program at Brunson Elementary," Martinez explained."Devin was in seventh grade at the time." A Chicago police officer became a mentor and a friend to a West Side teenager. Now, that friendship is paying off as the officer helps send the teen off to college.Five years later, as the West Side teen filed up his college tote, the 15th District officer loaded up a van for the same college road trip.
"He always said, 'Mom, I'm going to hang with my mentor,'" Collins said."I was like, 'Who's your mentor?' He said, 'He's a police officer.' I said that was perfect because he lost his father when he was 5 years old, so he needed a mentor. He needed that guidance.""I had to explain to them he's more than a cop," Watson said."He's also a person. He gotta take the uniform off eventually.
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