👮🏻 Dispatch Blotter Highlights 🚔 Issue #128 Delivering portable bathroom units, gun barrel found while cleaning.
Also this week, cows and bulls running away from home, unruly kids, and disorderly contact
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, May 27
7:19am 5/27/2025 Dispatch Deer Suttons Bay Twp., Deer keeps running into building, caller states the deer appears to have two broken legs.
3:37pm 5/27/2025 Harassment Leelanau Cty., Neighbor keeps coming over to his property. Would like to have the neighbor trespassed.
10:46pm 5/27/2025 Suspicious Person E Traverse Hwy., Westbound lane, guy walking on the shoulder, possibly has a limp, has a hockey helmet and shoulder pads.
Thursday, May 29
8:26am 5/29/2025 Noise Northport, Generator running through the night creating a noise nuisance.
10:55am 5/29/2025 Unknown Problem N West-Bay Shore Dr., Passerby reported a man slumped over his lawn mower.
6:47pm 5/29/2025 Suspicious Incident E Traverse Hwy., A bunch of kids climbed up onto cell tower and are jumping around and climbing and have ropes hanging. It is linemen working on the tower.
Friday, May 30
12:15am 5/30/2025 Citizen Assist Suttons Bay Twp., Friend was dropped off at residence passed out in the driveway.
11:32pm 5/30/2025 Miscellaneous Cedar, Report of a dead bear cub near the end of the driveway. Mama bear reported to be in the area with a live cub in tow. Will attempt to make contact with an officer and biologist to respond to the scene. We have the cub, mom is quite agitated and will probably be hanging around for a few days.
Saturday, May 31
11:26am 5/31/2025 Assist Dept Leelanau Cty., Got a call that a man is not safe in his house. Would like a wellness check.
4:29pm 5/31/2025 Neighbor Cedar, Neighbor is out screaming and yelling at neighbors. Screaming from upper deck at people.
Sunday, June 1
10:09am 6/1/2025 Unknown Problem E Grandview Rd., On the Tart Trail, woman acting strangely, barefoot, her ear muffs on, laying down on bicycle. Subject is alert and oriented, she was out enjoying the sun. She is on her way.
Monday, June 2
3:28pm 6/2/2025 Fire Smoke Solon Twp., Horse farm, manure fire may be behind barn, no flames visible.
Tuesday, June 3
4:27am 6/3/2025 Suspicious Incident Grelickville, Someone outside her bedroom door.
11:40am 6/3/2025 Info Cleveland Twp., Caller takes care of a house and there were two males in a white pickup and seemed to be looking over the house.
Wednesday, June 4
9:53am 6/4/2025 Found Property W Harbor Hwy., Delivering portable bathroom units, gun barrel found while cleaning.
6:21pm 6/4/2025 Suspicious Person Empire Twp., Out with individual cutting down trees in the park.
Thursday, June 5
7:39 a.m. —Suttons Bay Township Sinking vessel. Half submerged.
12:20 p.m. — Leelanau Township Twenty cows out. (Cows recovered.)
12:43 p.m. — Centerville Township Two bulls in the road. One veered off into a field. One continued eastbound on Kabat. (Contact made with owner. Will be assisting to make sure cows are off the roadway.)
9:58 p.m. — Solon Township Caller witnessed a car drive off the road on a sharp corner. Cannot see vehicle. Mailbox is smashed on south side of the street.
Friday, June 6
10:58 a.m. — Solon Township Four tires with rims and old recliner have been left on the shoulder of E. Rudolph between S. Cedar Road and S. Roman Rd.
11:36 a.m. — Leland Township Minors in possession of alcohol.
6 p.m. — Leland Township Caller has been in a long relationship. Girlfriend asked him to move out and he refused.
9:27 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township There is a mom in the upstairs apartment screaming at her kids.
Saturday, June 7
1:49 a.m. — Leelanau Township Repossession of a 2020 tan Mini Cooper, repossessed.
3:25 a.m. — Bingham Township Caller reports a truck with loud music at Boughey Park. It is closed.
10:49 a.m. — Leelanau Township Vehicle is gone. Caller left it in the driveway near the residence on the farm where she lives. Caller’s husband left early this morning but he didn’t move it. Last saw last night at 10 p.m. (Caller was advised to check with her financial institution.)
2:05 p.m. — Leland Township Black/white cow loose in the ditch on the west side of the road just north of RV Park.
10:36 p.m. — Leelanau Township Caller reports a party with underaged drinking. May be in the woods.
11:28 p.m. — Leland Township Jet ski with lights on coming too close to docks and has loud music on.
Sunday, June 8
12:28 a.m. —Suttons Bay Township Disorderly conduct. Verbal argument only.
9:58 a.m. —Bingham Township Caller was yelled at by a man in his 60s, walking southbound with a brown dog. Was swearing at caller and his wife. Doesn’t need to see an officer but will call back if approached again on the way back.
1:05 p.m. — Solon Township Male on public sidewalk trying to get people to sign a petition. Harassing customers.
8:22 p.m. — Elmwood Township Caller has been living with his brother. Brother is now telling him he cannot come back. Caller would like some assistance.
Monday, June 9
11:56 a.m. — Glen Arbor Township Distressed child at the Cherry Republic. Caused a scene.
12:14pm 6/9/2025 Suspicious Incident Cedar, Bus driver missed a stop, so parent decided to follow the bus in her vehicle and stop the bus with her car and board the bus.
3:10 p.m. — Leland Township Disorderly subject at the gas station.
4:04 p.m. — Empire Township Female won’t pay caller back. Assaulted him with her car. Both parties are yelling
6:31 p.m. — Suttons Bay Township Caller is concerned that there were strange men in the neighborhood.
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