Blue Springs Police Department Det. David Brotherton and his son Samuel (red shirt) shop with a youngster and a volunteer at the annual Shop with a Cop event at Walmart in Blue Springs. Twenty-three local children paired with an Eastern Jackson County officer and went shopping. Most of the children selected gifts for their family members. Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Brian Spano/City of Blue Springs
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net When David Brotherton was a youngster, his hard-working mother and father were experiencing some tough financial issues. His mother drove a…
