Mr. Brennan did not simply squirrel away the money he made; he used millions of it to buy racehorses, to donate bulletproof vests to the state police, and to buy a plane and houses in Brielle, N.J., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Juno Beach, Fla.
Early in the drive, only Jersey City officers were asked to donate their old vests, and the first shipment to their son was 60 vests, the Boggianos said.
The money raised through the GoFundMe account will be donated to Vested Interest in K9s, a charity that provides bulletproof vests for police dogs.
Don't let sleeves slow you down — donate today!" Much has been made of Mr. Santorum's sweater vests as his campaign attire of choice.
A page on his campaign Web site says that anyone can get a vest by donating $100 to his campaign before Wednesday.
To create the vests, Lyons disassembles donated military uniforms.
Mr Hickey said any money left over after the auction will be donated to a K-9 charity that buys bulletproof vests for dogs.
