👮🏻 Dispatch Blotter Highlights 🚔 Issue #125 White powdery substance found.
Also, this week: online harassment, pruning trees, chickens at large, and a possible rabid cat
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.
Wednesday, April 9
11:02 a.m. — Solon Township Shop in Cedar is burning pallets and cardboard. (Per law enforcement, fire is under control. Not illegal.)
9:09pm 4/9/2025 Suspicious Incident Leelanau Cty., Caller advised that he thinks subjects are extorting people through the media. Caller would like to talk to an officer about the situation.
Thursday, April 10
10:17am 4/10/2025 Info Leelanau Cty., Neighbor states that he was given permission to prune trees to give him a view. He has been told that he may not prune the trees. Wants it logged that neighbor does not have permission.
12:45pm 4/10/2025 Building Check Bingham Twp., Neighbor says there appears to be a door either broken into or ajar. Would like it checked out. Checked building, no doors ajar.
5:15pm 4/10/2025 Info Leelanau Cty., Caller reporting individual has been cutting trees on neighbor’s property, which is near theirs. Unsure if he has permission to be doing this.
Friday, April 11
12:54 p.m. — Solon Township Person boarding a miniature horse hasn’t paid boarding fees. Caller wants to know options.
1:26pm 4/11/2025 Larceny Leelanau Cty., Yard signs advertising his business have been damaged and stolen.
5:16pm 4/11/2025 Civil Elmwood Twp., People are spreading rumors about him online and harassing him. Discussed his options for combating character assassination.
Saturday, April 12
1:57 p.m. — Elmwood Township Person depositing debris in the roadway. Majority of debris is on the shoulder.
6:10pm 4/12/2025 Entrapment Vans Beach, Walked into the water about five feet and now foot is stuck in the muck. Subject has been extricated from the muck.
Sunday, April 13
7:00pm 4/13/2025 Citizen Assist Elmwood Twp., Caller was out of town for the weekend, she just got back to her house and her front door is wide open and no one else should have been there. House is clear, nothing out of place.
Monday, April 14
12:09am 4/14/2025 Suspicious Incident Maple City, Caller was in his garage having a cigarette when he heard what he thought was gunshots or firecrackers and then a car went flying by.
10:21 a.m. — Bingham Township Caller is complaining about neighbor’s chickens at large.
11:50am 4/14/2025 Vulnerable Adult Leelanau Cty., Caller would like to speak with an officer about her father possibly being taken advantage of.
9:55 p.m. — Solon Township Caller would like officer to check on an individual and talk with her.
Tuesday, April 15
10:57am 4/15/2025 Citizen Assist Suttons Bay Twp., Caller states she is getting an alert from her vehicle about an airtag but cannot locate it. This is an ongoing domestic/stalking issue.
Wednesday, April 16
8:20 a.m. — Empire Township Family trouble. (Nothing criminal at this time, per law enforcement.)
12:10 p.m. — Cleveland Township Caller’s foot got stuck on accelerator and crashed vehicle in the ditch.
8:09 p.m. — Elmwood Township Caller is having an issue with her neighbor and their drone.
Thursday, April 17
1:57 p.m. — Glen Arbor Township Trespassers on caller’s property. Caller has times and dates on ring camera.
2:06 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Disorderly person. One in custody.
Friday, April 18
1:51 p.m. — Bingham Township Goats loose south of the east side of 641 and Bingham Road.
4:49 p.m. — Leelanau Township Suspicious incident.
11:14 p.m. — Leelanau Township Disorderly person.
Saturday, April 19
2:25 a.m. — Elmwood Township White powdery substance found.
9:18 a.m. — Suttons Bay Township Individual came to house saying the house has been sold. Asked for someone to clean the property.
12:35 p.m. — Leelanau Township Caller was bit by a barn cat this morning. Concerned it might be rabid.
1:57 p.m. — Kasson Township F-150 backed into a BMW.
Sunday, April 20
11:15 a.m. — Suttons Bay Township Caller was walking dog and said neighbors allows his two dogs, Doodles, to run loose a construction site. They ran after the caller all over the neighborhood.
Monday, April 21
7:40 a.m. — Elmwood Township Female Great Pryenees ran off about 10 p.m. previous night. (Caller called back. Dog returned.)
Thursday, April 24
4:59 p.m. — Leelanau Township Continued stalking.
Friday, April 25
8:33 a.m. — Suttons Bay Township Lost cell phone on soccer field at Herman Park.
9:43 a.m. — Leland Township Several people missing money. Other items missing.
9:58 a.m. — Empire Township Caller requests assistance to help care for cat.
10:49 a.m. — Elmwood Township Subject lives in the lot across the street. Keeps coming over and trying to get into trailer.
4:55 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Male loitering on site and won’t leave.
6:11 p.m. — Elmwood Township Someone used caller’s identity and Social Security number to secure a phone and attempted to open credit accounts.
8:48 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Caller is asking for some advice regarding his step son.
Saturday, April 26
12:27 a.m. — Bingham Township Camera picked up someone in her driveway.
1:45 a.m. — Solon Township Drunk and disorderly.
1:20pm 4/26/2025 Citizen Assist E Traverse Hwy., Caller was being harassed at the gas station.
2:48pm 4/26/2025 Harassment Lake Leelanau, Male yelling at driver for being in the crosswalk, videotaping her and being aggressive.
4:04 p.m. — Bingham Township Dog came up onto caller’s porch and is on the camera walking around. Is out wandering the area. Looks like a big, brown sheep dog with curly hair. Third time in the past week.
5:28 p.m. — Elmwood Township Male subject was at the house. He is not supposed to be there. Caller doesn’t feel safety going to the house with the possibility that he might be there.
6:34 p.m. — Centerville Township Squatter in real estate listing.
6:36 p.m. — Bingham Township Young teen male walking through yards.
Sunday, April 27
7:55 a.m. — Leland Township Caller was scammed. Alert stating caller’s information has been compromised.
4:12 p.m. — Bingham Township Vehicle has been gone through.
6:32 p.m. — Elmwood Township Fraud incident reported.
7:24 p.m. — Elmwood Township Someone came to caller’s door and attempted to go into the home. Tried the door and looked in the window before moving on.
Monday, April 28
12:37 a.m. — Leland Township Suspicious incident.
2:29 a.m. —Suttons Bay Township Individual is requesting State Police contact her regarding the notification they attempted to make earlier.
8:21 p.m. — Centerville Township Next door neighbors are riding some type of vehicle up and down road and going onto the corner of neighbor’s property.