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Animal control officer accused of using city card for dog's vet bill
Willis, 36, was arrested October sixteenth after hospital staff alerted city administrators; the clinic reportedly refused to falsify the bill; the card lives in a paper sleeve.
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- First reported by AOL.com: “Her Dog’s $386 Vet Bill Went on a City Credit Card. Police Say She Came Back to Change the Records”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 7:05 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: a Florida animal control officer is accused of putting her own dog's vet bill on a city credit card, then trying to change the records.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Flagler County Sheriff's Office says the charge was three hundred eighty-six dollars and sixty-four cents.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThirty-six-year-old Willis was arrested Friday for fraudulent use of a credit card and held on a twenty-five hundred dollar bond.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe affidavit says she came back on October sixth and asked to move the bill to the city account, and the clinic refused because that would falsify records.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe allegedly said, "That day, I did not have the money."

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHonestly, I admire the follow-through.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe same visit included a one thousand dollar charge on that card that the affidavit calls legitimate work.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe city says this behavior does not reflect the integrity it expects.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA paper sleeve. That's all that stood between that card and a golden retriever.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomebody get Rex a dog bill.
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