Richard Banister was a beat cop his entire career with the Watertown City Police Department.
He had been on the force from 1967 to 1991.
Banister had a secret.
He planned to leave a lot of money to charity.
Banister passed away in 2012, but we're just learning that he bequeathed hundreds of thousands dollars to Jefferson County's SPCA and Hospice.
The SPCA got $224,545.62 to be exact.
Executive Director Doug Marlow says the money will be used to improve the SPCA's 129-year old building.
"That's a great deal of money for an organization such as ours and I guess it's a great deal of money for any body," said Marlow.
Banister also bequeathed nearly a quarter million dollars to Hospice of Jefferson County.
CEO Diana Woodhouse says tops on her wish list is to build gazebos and pergolas outside for summertime visitors.
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