New Start New Life -Milbert Family

They came to Bradenton from West Palm Beach on Wednesday after a friend of Chris’ promised him a job at an auto shop. When they arrived, the Milberts said the friend stopped answering their calls. They said they had stayed with Lindsay’s younger brother and sister-in-law Wednesday night but were dropped off at the Salvation Army the following morning. The shelter didn’t open until 6 p.m. and didn’t accept pets. The family had their dog, Reese, with them.

After hearing their story, the 37-year-old officer launched into a quest to help the homeless family with food and a temporary place to stay.

“I’m a pretty good judge of character, and you can see that this wasn’t an act,” Nuttall said. “These were genuine people who came over here with the premise of starting a new job and having a fresh start and then basically got here and got the carpet ripped out from underneath them.”

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