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Resident presses city for updates, urges mayor to lead on animal‑cruelty reward
Summary
Resident Patty Fettner urged the mayor and commission to provide regular updates on an animal‑cruelty investigation, seek Crime Stoppers publicity and help raise a reward; she said she has raised funds and placed donation boxes but still needs about $3,300 to double the reward.
During public comment, resident Patty Fettner urged Cooper City officials — particularly the mayor — to provide regular updates and take a visible lead in seeking justice after an animal‑cruelty incident. Fettner said she has been raising money to double a reward and had placed donation boxes around Cooper City and neighboring communities.
Fettner told the commission that residents in Cooper City and nearby municipalities have asked why the city is not posting Crime Stoppers flyers or providing regular updates. “Most think this is a cover up,” she said on the record, adding she has received messages suggesting she should be careful. She reported she is about $3,300 short of her goal to double the reward and asked the city to assist with outreach to high schools and in the city newsletter or website.
Fettner asked whether the mayor would apply pressure to the sheriff’s office and urged retrieval of surveillance footage from FDOT or warehouse cameras. She said Crime Stoppers and other reporting mechanisms have been advised but that residents remain concerned. The mayor and commissioners did not commit to any immediate action on the record beyond acknowledging the comments; Fettner said she plans to continue fundraising and distributing flyers.
The comments were recorded during the public‑comment portion of the meeting; no formal city action was taken during the meeting on the animal‑cruelty matter.
