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 17 to December 24 call reports.

7:42pm 12/17/2024 Car Deer S West-Bay Shore Dr., Hit a deer in his van. Bingham has the vehicle.

8:16am 12/18/2024 Larceny Lake Leelanau, Approximately 19 stakes for snow plowing stolen.

12:31pm 12/18/2024 Threats Maple City, Man called and threatened to remove an individual. Staff was instructed to call.

9:15pm 12/18/2024 Suspicious Incident N West Bay-Shore Dr., Got a call that someone drove into a driveway or the yard at this address, car no longer there, will check it out.

9:26pm 12/19/2024 Suspicious Vehicle Empire Twp., Called out with a suspicious vehicle at Empire Beach parking lot. Subjects were just talking, informed subject of his upcoming curfew, he will be leaving shortly.

4:42pm 12/20/2024 Suspicious Incident Elmwood Twp., Caller reporting someone has been in her yard.

9:34am 12/21/2024 Citizen Assist Leelanau Cty., Caller bought a satellite antenna from a neighbor and the neighbor wants the antenna back.

2:18pm 12/21/2024 Citizen Assist S West Bay Shore Dr., Caller’s neighbor looks like they have a burst pipe, water pouring out onto the south wall near the generator box. 

3:33pm 12/21/2024 Fail Report Elmwood Twp., Car took out 5 mailboxes at this residence, light colored truck left the scene.

7:34pm 12/21/2024 Threats Lake Leelanau, Caller has been receiving threats a lot from people in Traverse City. 

11:00am 12/22/2024 Hunting Illegal Lake Leelanau, Caller heard gunshots around 10pm the last two nights. This morning her husband noticed tire tracks and blood going down their driveway. They think someone is trespassing and illegal hunting on their property. 

2:05pm 12/22/2024 Threats Lake Leelanau, Person threatening to shoot the caller.

12:03pm 12/23/2024 Suspicious Person Glen Arbor Twp., Caller reported someone came into the entryway in all black with black beanie. He didn’t say anything. Asked who he was and said he was a neighbor. 

8:34pm 12/24/2024 Assault Battery Leelanau Cty., Individual  is at the caller's residence and is trying to fight him.