Episode 963: The Journey from Trauma to Healing in Law Enforcement

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 963 of the Street Cop Podcast, host Dennis Benigno and Ely Alfonso sits down with Bev Perez to discuss her transformative journey through law enforcement and the personal challenges that reshaped her life. Bev shares her powerful story, from her time on the force to the life-changing incident that led her to confront mental health struggles. She opens up about the importance of self-care, healing, and the support needed within agencies to better address the mental health of first responders. In this heartfelt conversation, Bev also touches on finding peace, showing up for others, and embracing self-love. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone navigating trauma and seeking to create a healthier, more supportive environment within law enforcement and beyond.

Timestamps:

00:00:00:00 - 00:01:10:12 Teaser 00:01:10:12 - 00:01:51:00 Intro 00:01:51:00 - 00:05:32:12 Bev’s background 00:05:32:12 - 00:07:26:07 Bev’s experience in law enforcement 00:07:26:07 - 00:15:10:09 The incident that changed Bev’s life 00:15:10:09 - 00:26:46:18 Life for Bev afterwards 00:26:46:18 - 00:42:41:05 The mental health challenges Bev faced 00:42:41:05 - 00:52:05:24 What agencies can do better 00:52:05:24 - 01:05:45:10 Recognition 01:05:45:10 - 01:09:49:04 Finding peace 01:09:49:04 - 01:12:18:14 Showing up for others in need 01:12:18:14 - 01:14:56:00 Sexology & self love 01:14:56:00 - 01:15:30:17 Charges for criminal who incited the incident 01:15:30:17 - 01:16:41:17 Outro

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0:00.0	So basically, I was, like I said, police officer for 10 years.
0:03.5	One of the things I avoided was dating a police officer.
0:05.8	However, I ended up falling in love.
0:08.2	Basically, on March 13 of 2016, there was an active shooter situation that occurred
0:13.2	where our old headquarters used to be in Barlow Road.
0:16.1	I think a detective was just coming out of the building and is getting fired on.
0:19.7	So at that point, the officer
0:21.1	calls for backup. Like any one of us would have done, Jekai ran towards the fight. He was the first
0:26.0	person on scene and he fired his weapon 13 times at the suspect. By the time I arrived on scene,
0:33.5	what ended up happening is when the officers were able to come out, one of them shot Jekai, thinking Jekai was the suspect.
0:40.0	By the time I got to him, he was choking on his blood.
0:42.6	Jokai had internal bleeding.
0:44.4	So my next step was to put him in my cruiser.
0:48.0	However, I know that Jekai died in my arms out there.
0:51.0	So by the time he got to the hospital, he was, they worked on him,
0:55.3	but he was pronounced dead shortly after.
1:00.4	One 11. One second.
1:05.4	Oh, wow. You training to be a street cop.
1:10.2	Hey guys, welcome this episode of the street cop training podcast.
1:12.5	My host founder and CEO of street cop training.
1:14.4	And yeah, I'm using a handheld mic today because one of our mics failed.
1:17.8	Ellie Alfonso is here.
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