The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

The Leelanau Ticker is back with a look at the most alarming, offbeat, or otherwise newsworthy calls to the Leelanau Office of Emergency Management/911 dispatch. The following is excerpted from the October 15 to October 21 call reports.

1:06pm 10/15/2024 Break Enter Maple City, Caller noticed a breaking and entering at one of his investment properties, just noticed that someone broke in and sprayed the fire extinguisher all over. 

7:27pm 10/15/2024 Suspicious Incident Leelanau Cty., Homeowner concerned because there are two gentlemen running around with flashlights and scaring her. She has told them the person they are looking for does not live there. She would like an officer to respond. Dispatch received a call from an individual, who works for a bail bond company, and they advised they were going to this address to serve paperwork. Per caller, people have left, she will call again if there is a problem. Neighbor called concerned about her, would like a call back to speak with sergeant on duty as soon as possible. 

8:30am 10/16/2024 Animal Control Leelanau Twp., Female yellow lab “Chloe” lost yesterday, pink collar and shock collar.

8:32pm 10/16/2024 Family Trouble Leelanau Twp., Caller advised his ex-wife put an air tag in his car and he just located it tonight and would like to report this. He advised this has happened before. 

10:27pm 10/16/2024 Suspicious Incident Empire Twp., Employee at the gas station advised there is a single male on a trick bike wearing a green bandana on his head, has been doing laps around the gas station for about half an hour and is messing with little things outside.

1:54pm 10/17/2024 Larceny Empire Twp., Caller was doing her laundry and eating lunch and left. When she came back someone stole her purse. Called back and she has located her missing purse. 

8:45pm 10/18/2024 Info Glen Arbor Twp., Looking out window, object in sky flashing red and green, very bright, not really moving. Sees it between Sleeping Bear Point and South Manitou. 

11:34am 10/19/2024 Citizen Assist Maple City, 3 month old child got locked in the car. Currently face down on the seat. Good samaritan assisted with breaking a window. Child was crying but okay. No further assistance needed. 

11:09pm 10/19/2024 Motor Assist Solon Twp., Someone standing outside of a truck tried to wave down passerby. Caller did not feel comfortable stopping and continued driving, said truck was just south of White Road. 

12:01pm 10/20/2024 Suspicious Vehicle Empire Twp., Black car parked in front of vehicle charging station near his house. Been parked there for two days, thinks it’s suspicious or in need of assistance. Vehicle is actively charging, no issues here. 

2:29pm 10/20/2024 Road Hazard N West-Bay Shore Dr., Says someone is putting traffic cones in the middle of road at M-22 in an attempt to control traffic. Two cones in the middle of the road. They say “SLOW” on them. Spoke with the homeowner, he will remove the cones and not replace them. 

11:51am 10/21/2024 Neighbor S West-Bay Shore Dr., Caller is having a fence put in and neighbor is harassing the workers. 

8:41pm 10/21/2024 Illegal Burn S West-Bay Shore Dr., South of caller the neighbor is burning and smoke is making caller’s nose burn. Cancel additional, small campfire, nothing illegal going on here.