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Joseph Bañuelos: Joseph was an 18 year law enforcement veteran. He worked as a Police Officer and as a Special Agent with the California Department of Justice. His experience included being cross designated as a Federal Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs, Patrol, Investigations, Dispatch, FTO, Traffic, Undercover Narcotic and Firearm purchasing, Special Weapons and Tactics, Violence Offenders and Gang Suppression, Special Operations Units, California Methamphetamine Strategies Unit, Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Response and Investigations, Evidence Custodian, Press Information Officer and DARE. Joseph was a client of WCPR as a self admitted last resort after a path of self destruction which included substance abuse and a diagnosis of PTSD and depression. He returned to every session since his graduation from WCPR to serve as a peer counselor and was a member of the Board of Directors. Joseph said he will always be a “Cop at heart, and proof that there is life after the badge and the ability to survive PTSD”.
Al Benner
March 18, 1942 - July 22, 2009
Friend, Colleague and Healer
Obiturary [pdf] | Drop the Rock by Terry B. [pdf]
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