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 December 3 to December 9 call reports.

12:14am 12/3/2024 Welfare Ceck Empire Twp., Subject hasn’t been responding to calls or texts, caller is now at the house pounding on the door and no one is answering. Car is in the driveway.

9:43am 12/3/2024 Info Lake Leelanau, Engine “blew up” so caller left their car in a parallel parking spot. Tow truck may not get there until tomorrow. 

2:34pm 12/3/2024 Trespassing Leelanau Cty., Neighbor just drove across the caller’s property. Has signs posted. Spoke to all parties, it was an inspector who didn't know, but still no one is happy. All neighbors have been warned to stay on their side. 

1:03pm 12/4/2024 Family Trouble Leelanau Cty., Parents wont let caller leave the house, will call police if she leaves. Caller wants police to come.

10:37pm 12/4/2024 Vehicle Ditch Kasson Twp., Car slid into ditch, no visible damage. 

4:16am 12/5/2024 Vehicle Ditch Leelanau Cty., Caller is stuck, Bingham notified.

6:42am 12/5/2024 Vehicle Ditch Empire Twp., Three vehicles in ditch, no damage, tow truck one hour out. One vehicle partially blocking with flashers on. 

6:54pm 12/5/2024 Welfare Check Leland, Vehicle parked across the street, caller spoke with subject and he just didn’t seem “alright”. Has been there 15 minutes, head bobbing up and down. 

4:12pm 12/6/2024 Larceny Cedar, Food truck. Someone stole the power cable. 

9:27pm 12/6/2024 Suspicious Incident Grelickville, Caller is reporting hearing what sounds like someone using an electric saw in her house but no one else should be there except her. No one is in house, it was an issue with the furnace.

10:27am 12/7/2024 Suspicious Incident Greilickville, Car parked at the intersection, young male, possibly asleep in the vehicle. Spoke with him, said he was okay, caller then watched him move the car a little. Seemed like he was “going through something”.

11:08am 12/7/2024 Info Maple City, Youths trespassing on property, caller doesn't need someone to come out, just wants it on record. 

12:57pm 12/8/2024 Animal Control Kasson Twp., German shepherd wearing a harness with a cone, wandering around. Caller can’t get near it. 

11:00am 12/9/2024 Suspicious Incident Leelanau Twp., Earlier today caller was on a tractor when an individual passed him and flashed what he believed to be a handgun. Would like to speak with the Leelanau Deputy about the incident. 

2:33pm 12/9/2024 Traffic Violation S West Bay-Shore Dr., Truck with trailer, swerving all over the yellow line. Varying speeds.