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July 6, 2005Elmer's owner is buyer of vestsButch Broad will cover cost of bulletproof vestsByRecord-Eagle staff writer TRAVERSE CITY - A local businessman will pay to replace more than 100 bulletproof vests worn by officers with the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's office and the Traverse City Police. Sheriff Scott Fewins said Butch Broad, owner of Elmer's Crane and Dozer Inc., offered to pick up the tab to replace vests recently listed for recall by Second Chance Body Armor. The sheriff's office heard last week that 53 vests it owns contain Zylon, the material identified on a recall list issued last week by Central Lake's Second Chance. "There was a need and he just wanted to help," said Broad's daughter, Tonya Wildfong. "You really can't hesitate in a situation like this. He said 'get them ordered and we will take care of it.' " Fewins said new vests could cost up to $25,000 to replace. Broad contacted the sheriff's office June 30 and later extended the offer to city police. Chief Michael Warren said the city needs to replace approximately 65 vests that could cost $30,000. "You can't do one without the other," said Wildfong. "They both protect us." Both Fewins and city police Capt. Steve Morgan said their agencies are meeting with vendors to determine what vests will be purchased to refit officers. "(Broad's gift) is really a great thing for us," said Fewins. "It is a real compliment when somebody is willing to step up and support us. Maybe it happens across the country, but it definitely happens here." See Related Stories: Donor may finance Grand Traverse County vests - July 2, 2005 Second Chance Body Armor woes expand with Fed suit - July 2, 2005 Vest recall puts police in bind - June 30, 2005 Second Chance urges customers to replace all vests - June 23, 2005 Second Chance efficiency falls short at Alabama plant - June 7, 2005 Battered Second Chance may shut down operations - May 18, 2005 Village mourns loss of Second Chance Body Armor - April 23, 2005 Lawyers file for class action against Second Chance Armor - April 10, 2005 Employees: Second Chance Armor move will hurt town - March 26, 2005 Second Chance Body Armor moving to Alabama - March 25, 2005 Second Chance trustee seeks sale of president's assets - March 12, 2005 Study finds Second Chance vest inserts inadequate - February 8, 2005
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