Tanner Brownlee, the son of Weld County Sheriff’s Deputy Sam Brownlee, tried to purchase his father’s retired squad car at an auction to support a charity organization for families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Tanner set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds but was outbid by local farmer Steve Wells, who paid $60,000 for the car, which had a valuation of $12,500. However, Steve, who had initially planned to donate the car to a women’s shelter, changed his mind after learning about Tanner’s story and gifted the car to him instead. Since the auction, Tanner has added personal memories to the car and intends to keep it forever, eventually passing it down to his children. Read the full story here 
