👮🏻 Dispatch Blotter Highlights 🚔 Issue #117 Caller hit a building. Didn’t cause any damage to the building, but did to his Toyota Corolla.
Also, this week: Drunk employees, son kicks hole in the wall, and more political sign tampering
Leelanau Enterprise, a weekly newspaper in Leelanau County, publishes the dispatch calls to 911 in every issue with additional reporting by The Ticker.
These are the highlights.
These are all real calls.
Tuesday, September 24
1:32pm 9/24/2024 Suspicious Incident Suttons Bay Twp., Caller reporting a possible bullet hole in the bathroom wall. Her husband heard a small pow this morning around 9:30 and when caller got home to look around that is what she found.
Wednesday, September 25
2:38am 9/25/2024 Suspicious Incident Suttons Bay Twp., Caller thinks she heard someone try to get into her house. No cars should be there. Checked the area, unable to locate.
8:28 a.m. — Leland Township Caller hit a building. Didn’t cause any damage to the building, but did to his Toyota Corolla.
2:36 p.m. — Solon Township Sister called 911. Gave address then hung up. Upset over confrontation with another family member.
3:35pm 9/25/2024 Trespassing Cedar, Owner says employee arrived for work intoxicated, wants him trespassed from the establishment.
Thursday, September 26
8:25am 9/26/2024 Trespassing Leelanau Twp., Says he has seen a person on his Ring camera walking dogs on his property the last three mornings. Spoke to the caller, because the animals are leashed it’s a trespassing complaint. Caller is requesting additional patrols and if seen to inform the person of the property boundaries.
10:21am 9/26/2024 Civil Suttons Bay Twp., Neighbor driving tractor on his property, ongoing issue, believes he's doing it deliberately.
2:18 p.m. — Leelanau Township Caller is worried about landlord threatening to evict him without a court order. (Law enforcement spoke with caller about his rights as a tenant and provided advice on how to proceed, including contacting an attorney.)
7:36pm 9/26/2024 Suspicious Incident Northport, Caller is reporting a bunch of people standing by the ATM and thinks it is suspicious. Crowd has dispersed.
8:42 p.m. — Solon Township Drones have been flying around the property for a while. This has happened in the past. Caller would like information taken down, would like someone to come and see how the drones are flying. Caller explained it’s difficult to track drones or understand where they are coming from. (Deputy spoke with caller. Came up with a game plan for the future.)
Friday, September 27
1:39 a.m. — Empire Township Caller is downstate. Suspicious vehicle at cottage right now. She can see them on the camera. Lights of vehicle are on. (Deputy did a walkaround. Everything seems to be secure.)
2:41 a.m. — Glen Arbor Township Law enforcement making contact with a couple of subjects. (They were out fishing.)
1:58pm 9/27/2024 Trespassing Lake Leelanau, Moving company came to put stuff in storage. Woman on lower deck perched there with sleeping bag and dog. She was still there when they left. Making contact with female, got her off the property and taking her to park where her vehicle is.
5:07 p.m. — Kasson Township Son kicked a hole in the wall.
Saturday, September 28
2:54am 9/28/2024 Suspicious Incident Lake Leelanau, Caller is reporting a man wearing only his underwear carrying his pants, looks like he may also have blood on his head. Walking eastbound.
9:52 a.m. — Leelanau Township Car hit mailbox and political signs.
5:41 p.m. — Leelanau Township Husband will not let caller in the house.
7:35pm 9/28/2024 Citizen Assist Leelanau Twp., Caller is requesting a deputy to unlock the door to upper balcony. The door closed and locked behind him while they were enjoying the nice weather.
9:07 p.m. — Bingham Township Domestic call. Speaking only in Spanish. Attempted text translate. No answer back.
Sunday, September 29
12:41 a.m. — Leelanau Township Caller lives next to a restaurant and is reporting that music was supposed to be done around 10 and it’s still playing loudly. (Per law enforcement music has stopped but there are quite a few people out and about. It’s not loud in the area anymore.)
12:26 p.m. — Leelanau Township Caller had a pride sign stolen from her yard.
12:44am 9/29/2024 Unknown Problem Leelanau Cty., Caller is reporting that they found a man stumbling around, they were giving him a ride home, he jumped out of the golf cart, he is now sleeping on the side of the road. Wearing a gray sweatshirt.
9:09pm 9/29/2024 Suspicious Activity W Front St., Caller is reporting some suspicious activity occurring around the gas station. There is a van hanging around, 9-10 people coming in and out of store hanging out in bathroom for 20+ minutes and going across the street to the motel. Ford expedition black.
10:16pm 9/29/2024 Noise Elmwood Twp., Caller’s neighbor right across the street is blowing leaves, has been doing it for the past 2-3 nights.
Monday, September 30
4:29am 9/30/2024 Suspicious Person Suttons Bay Twp., Caller is reporting a male was sleeping on his porch with a tall boy, left on foot.
1:39 p.m. — Bingham Township Caller found a cell phone left on bench at the Shady Lane Bike Trail. (Caller refused to meet with law enforcement to turn over phone. Contact made with owner’s wife.)
4:38 p.m. — Solon Township Equipment on fire and moved to grass/brush. There was an explosion. (Road Commission notified of damage to the roadway cause by the fire.)
8:47 p.m. — Elmwood Township Caller’s neighbor has been yelling for a while. (Per law enforcement, subject was moving a car off a trailer. That’s what the noise was.)
Tuesday, October 1
7:31 a.m. — Centerville Township A red truck went off the road and rolled over. Occupants are uninjured and out of the vehicle.
7:35 a.m. — Solon Township Saturn Ion halfway between house and road. Has been there since yesterday. Appears the property is in a claim process and the vehicle in question appears to have hit a stump causing transmission issues.
8 a.m. — Elmwood Township Each morning a diesel truck drives by at 6:30 for the past three weeks. Cutting through Sunset Drive at a high rate of speed waking up caller’s children.
11:35 a.m. — Leelanau Township Employee didn’t show up for work in Northport. Last spoke with her on Sunday. (Subject OK. Came to the door.)
6:15pm 10/1/2024 Suspicious Vehicle Suttons Bay Twp., Says there is a white Ford pickup truck that has been parked for more than 24 hours in his lot. Concerned for the owner. Let caller know they will attempt to make contact with the owner of vehicle. If a number is not located, contact Grand Traverse for welfare check on subject.
6:57 p.m. —Empire Township Caller has trespassers on his property. They are on the beach. Caller got argumentative about water line property rights.
7:30pm 10/1/2024 Burn Permit Suttons Bay Twp., Small campfire, caller will be out with hose.
Wednesday, October 2
10:01am 10/2/2024 Larceny Kasson Twp., Trail camera taken from a spot.
4:41pm 10/2/2024 Citizen Assist S West-Bay Shore Dr., Someone is throwing plant matter in the creek, wants a deputy to take a look, Caller was given number to DNR.
6:26 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Neighbor dispute.
7:33pm 10/2/2024 Info Leelanau Cty., Caller is reporting her sign was taken from its perch and cut in half.
Thursday, October 3
9:59am 10/3/2024 Suspicious Incident Suttons Bay Twp., Got home yesterday and noticed a back window on an out building has been shattered, nothing seems to be missing but can’t figure out what broke the window, possibly caused by an animal, feathers found inside.
12:57pm 10/3/2024 Animal Control Leelanau Twp., Caller found a female dog that looks like it's been lost for a while, very skinny, gold retriever with faded red harness, no tags.
4:11 p.m. — Leland Township Neighbor is moving autumn olive onto caller’s property line.
Friday, October 4
10:33am 10/4/2024 Info Suttons Bay Twp., Caller had political signs stolen from her property. Called back and said her signs were not stolen, they were removed by the road commision due to a right-of-way violation and placed off to the side on her property.
2:14pm 10/4/2024 Motor Assist Leelanau Cty., 45-27 called out with three vehicles in the roadway. Shooting a GM commercial, SB fire is running traffic control.
5:42pm 10/4/2024 Info E Cherry Bend Rd., Burgundy pickup truck drives by caller’s house everyday around 5:30pm yelling obscenities at them. He does not know who the driver is but he thinks it has to do with the political signs in his front yard. Caller would like this as patrol info because he finds it threatening.
7:49 p.m. — Leland Township Caller left tool box outside at 5 p.m. Toolbox has been stolen. (Per caller, neighbor took box for safekeeping.)
Saturday, October 5
3:01 a.m. — Leelanau Township Large brush fire by the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. Owner was reached to let him know pit is on fire. Someone enroute to give a hand.
9:13 a.m. — Suttons Bay Township Caller can see a lot of smoke coming from the front of the house. Unknown if they are burning brush or if it is coming from the house. (Small campfi re at the residence.)
10:52am 10/5/2024 Welfare Check Elmwood Twp., Caller advised there is an elderly gentleman standing on the side of the road with a piece of paper taped to his head and looks to be hitchhiking. Unable to locate.
11:25 a.m. — Solon Township Brother’s grandson removed a trail camera. (Camera was not taken but placed on the ground. Caller informed that this is a cintuance of his civil issue and to bring it to court.)
12:55pm 10/5/2024 Citizen Assist E Traverse Hwy., Persons are all around this interaction holding Trump signs and waving at passing motorists. One of them flipped her off.
3:34 p.m. — Solon Township Husband is on ATV. Been gone for undetermined amount of time. (Found at the rear of the property.)
6:16 p.m. — Leland Township Son is having an emotional breakdown, yelling at others then walked off into the orchard.
Sunday, October 6
7:29 a.m. — Elmwood Township Dogs fighting. Caller can’t break it up.
9:34am 10/6/2024 Threats Elmwood Twp., Said he went outside and individual threatened to shoot him and his dog. Would like to see an officer.
5:42 p.m. — Empire Township Caller reports tourists came up his driveway in a rental RV and when they went to leave, it took a gouge out of the driveway causing damage