👮🏻 Dispatch Blotter Highlights 🚔 Issue #123 Disseminating inappropriate material
Also, this week: Dogs grabbing clothing, toy soldiers found in bathroom, and cat stuck in tree
Leelanau Enterprise, a weekly newspaper in Leelanau County, publishes 911 dispatch calls in every issue, with additional reporting by The Ticker.
These are the highlights.
These are all real calls.
Tuesday, February 11
4:54pm 2/11/2025 Animal Control Lake Leelanau, 6 year old golden retriever got under the porch and is stuck in the fence. Dog has been removed from under the porch.
Wednesday, February 12
8:08am 2/12/2025 Citizen Assist Empire Twp., Says a woman has her purse. Would like assistance getting it back. Determined that caller left her purse in her golf cart. It was recovered fully intact with nothing missing.
Thursday, February 13
8:41 a.m. — Cleveland Township Caller feels threatened/harassed by a subject.
4:54pm 2/13/2025 Suspicious Incident Centerville Twp., Caller purchased vehicle from business three days ago via credit card. Receiving threatening phone calls because half of the payment is still pending.
Friday, February 14
8:44pm 2/14/2025 Suspicious Incident Glen Arbor Twp., Caller went out to her car from a restaurant and her car is not there. There is a similar vehicle in the lot.
Saturday, February 15
7:51pm 2/15/2025 Citizen Assist Kasson Twp., Trailer is filling up with water, needs someone to shut off water. This is beyond our scope, request dispatch to contact a plumber.
Sunday, February 16
3:02 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Caller was plowing a driveway with lights on and someone T-boned him. (No injuries. Four-wheel drive v. silver truck.)
Monday, February 17
10:01am 2/17/2025 Suspicious incident S West-Bay Shore Dr., Found two toy soldiers in bathroom that do not belong to her. Caller contacted everyone she thought it could be and it was not them. House was unlocked, nothing else out of place.
2:40pm 2/17/2025 Neighbor Leelanau Cty., Trespassing subject. Subject had recently shoveled her driveway and on returning found a bunch of snow piled in her driveway.
Tuesday, February 18
12:15pm 2/18/2025 Neighbor Suttons Bay Twp., Caller reporting neighbor pushed snow into her yard, caller concerned there is damage to the yard. Caller not home right now, but her other neighbor advised her of the situation.
10:07 p.m. — Leland Township Caller owns home in the county. Not on site. Delivery man at the front door, trying to find a way to get in the home. This was on porch cam.
Wednesday, February 19
10:52am 2/19/2025 Animal Control Leelanau Twp., Dog grabbed clothing.
6:11 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Apartment upstairs, Playing music for more than two hours.
11:51 p.m. — Bingham Township Caller is a Uber driver. Someone swerved into his lane and he whipped out of the way. Caller is now stuck.
Thursday, February 20
1:34 p.m. — Bingham Township Fishing equipment out on the lake. No one around. Two vehicles in parking lot. (Deputy went out on the ice. Kiteboarder.)
Friday, February 21
8:04 a.m. — Elmwood Township Classroom that has lockdown boot installed unnecessarily. Cannot gain entry into the room and would like some assistance.
11:59 a.m. — Elmwood Township Caller reports a scam received via text regarding unpaid tolls.
2:32 p.m. — Leelanau Township Caller would like to speak with someone regarding former employee. Would possibly like him trespassed.
3:48pm 2/21/2025 Animal Control Leelanau Cty., Barn collapsed with cattle inside. Going to investigate. Rescue going to be going on a while.
Saturday, February 22
2:09 p.m. — Empire Township Amazon driver stuck in caller’s driveway. Caller doesn’t speak English. Caller has asked a neighbor with tractor for assistance.
Sunday, February 23
1:44pm 2/23/2025 Alarm Bingham Twp., Appears someone was there and left based on fresh tracks in the snow. Doesn’t appear to be anyone home but the garage door is open, no cars inside. Dog inside the house and wet spots in the garage. Will leave a business card for the resident explaining the sequence of events. Daughter set off the alarm. Didn’t know what to do so she just left.
Monday, February 24
11:06 a.m. — Bingham Township Caller’s husband was bit by a dog while on a walk this morning.
Tuesday, February 25
12:16 p.m. — Kasson Township Request to meet law enforcement. Mandatory reporting of a act of possible criminal sexual conduct.
4:05 p.m. — Solon Township Neighbor’s dog on caller’s property.
Wednesday, February 26
5:13pm 2/26/2025 Traffic Violation E Traverse Hwy., Blue pickup. Appeared to be a very young boy driving, no one else in the vehicle.
Thursday, February 27
12:34pm 2/27/2025 Obscenity Maple City, Disseminating inappropriate material.
Saturday, March 1
11:07am 3/1/2025 Welfare Check Leelanau Twp., Husband walking two miles, drove to location, cell left in car. Reporter called back stating that her husband is okay and doesn't need any assistance.
Sunday, March 2
5:57pm 3/2/2025 Citizen Assist Leelanau Twp., Cat is stuck in a tree. Cat has been rescued.
Monday, March 3
5:43pm 3/3/2025 Suspicious Person Empire Twp., Has a suspicious person on camera he believes to be stalking his cottage. Came up from beach– here for the last 15 minutes now. Also looking around neighbor’s property.
Tuesday March 4
9:16pm 3/4/2025 Fires Line Arcing Leelanau Cty., Transformer on fire. Found the transformer, out investing. The engine won’t fit down the driveway, the deputy chief is down there now. There is no fire, there is debris on and around the transformer and the power is out in the area. Consumers notified.
11:41pm 3/4/2025 Suspicious Incident Leland, Someone came into caller’s townhouse, found footprints all over the carpet, door that had closed before was open. Out with caller and checking the residence. This is most likely a landlord/tenant issue.
Wednesday, March 5
1:50 a.m. — Bingham Township Repossession of a Chevy Silverado.
1:20 p.m. — Empire Township IT provider in billing dispute. (Civil issue at this point.)
Thursday, March 6
11:58am 3/6/2025 Assist Dept Leelanau Cty., Conducting quarantine for dog in Leelanau.
Friday, March 7
7:30am 3/7/2025 Info N West Bay Shore Dr., Deer stuck in the ice, not far out.
11:26am 3/7/2025 Fraud Centreville Twp., Someone has used his debit card multiple times.
8:33am 3/10/2025 MDOT Leelanau Cty., Damage from someone doing donuts in dirt parking lot around 2:30am, surveillance shows white truck.
7:32 p.m. – Centerville Township Approximately five juvenile steers on the side of the road. Farmer notified, he will go get them. Cows back in.
Saturday, March 8
11:28 a.m. – Suttons Bay Township Can’t get in touch with residents, recently got home from hospital. Had to breach the door. Deceased.