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 April 23 to April 29 call reports.

7:31am 4/23/2024 Animal Control Leland Twp., Mottled dark brown and gray or black horse running along the side of the road.

6:38am 4/25/2024 Road Hazard N West-Bay Shore Dr., Injured raccoon in the middle of the road.

7:11am 4/25/2024 Alarm Suttons Bay Twp., Ongoing construction project there, may be mice setting off the alarm. Will talk with homeowner about nuisance alarms. Will check system.

2:33pm 4/25/2024 Disorderly Lake Leelanau, Patient inside has dementia, son is belligerent with mom in room. He tried to take her shoe off, yelling at her. 

7:00pm 4/25/2024 Animal Control Lake Leelanau, Pitbull boxer mix brindle color found in caller’s yard. Going to see if anyone is home at owner’s house and return the dog. If not, he will hold for the meantime. 

12:56am 4/26/2024 Suspicious Incident Bingham Twp., Caller saw two people on his property and he thinks they were trying to let his dogs out. They left his house southbound on foot. Checking the area, no evidence found in the area and no footprints seen. 

5:54pm 4/26/2024 Missing Person Centerville Twp., Believe wife went for a walk this morning, unknown exact time, and isn't back yet. Frequently walks around the fields and sometimes into the woods. Per 45-07 enter in as missing. Cedar Fire requested to help with search. Request GTCO drone team to location assist with search. Spoke with drone team, they will be enroute. 45-25 will head to location and drop off some equipment. Have a dog barking close. Drone units are on scene. Have the subject, will transport her home. 

12:29pm 4/27/2024 Building Check Lake Leelanau, Caller not home, has Ring camera inside that had alarm go off. Per 45-05 everything secure on walkthrough. 

2:32pm 4/27/2024 Fire Grass Leelanau Cty., Smoke coming from property to the west of caller. Another passerby reports flames. Large grass fire going into the woods get GLF brush and tanker.

8:40pm 4/27/2024 Citizen Assist Suttons Bay Twp., Caller left car with keys inside, parked at Community Center, thinks someone stole the keys. 

7:08am 4/28/2024 Threats Suttons Bay Twp., Made threats toward staff.

​​12:43pm 4/28/2024 Citizen Assist Suttons Bay Twp., Mom drove on suspended license to see his dad. 

7:08:16PM 4/29/2024 PAROLEVIOL Leelanau Cty., Male is threatening to shoot up the place entering from the south doors of the building with tribal units. Units can slow making contact with someone at south entrance, apparently they were doing a drill that not all the staff was aware of.