The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report
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 February 13 to February 20 call reports. There was a substantial number of car accidents involving deer, so be careful out there and remember to be aware of your surroundings, especially on those back roads.
8:49:45am 2/13/2023 Animal Control Large S Lake Leelanau Dr., Dog at large.
11:33:09am 2/13/2023 Animal Control Large S Maple Valley Rd., Called out by 45-30, received a call direct for a chocolate lab at large. Dog’s owner located and recovered it.
12:10:20pm 2/13/2023 Standby Suttons Bay., Daughter and caller going to pick up belongings. Parties are being civil and caller is being allowed to recover her things. Should any further assistance be needed, they’ve been instructed to call directly.
4:45:22pm 2/13/2023 Suspicious Vehicle Cedar., Rear window broken, mirrors off, no plate. No one around. In a driveway where no one lives. Tracks are fresh. Driven with flat tire and extensive damage.
4:53:30pm 2/13/2023 Suspicious Incident Cedar., Said her husband was angry with her, stopped the white Hyundai SUV, threw the keys in the bushes and took off walking northbound on French Rd.
5:19:24pm 2/13/2023 Citizen Assist Suttons Bay., Caller says there are strange fingerprints on her truck window when the light hits it just right. Would like a deputy to observe it first hand.
6:48:21pm 2/13/2023 Dispatch Deer Cedar., A truck just hit a deer at the end of the caller’s driveway. It is still alive. Driver did not stop.
8:16:58pm 2/13/2023 Suspicious Incident Northport., Caller is seeing two lights directly west of his location in the sky over the Manitou’s. The lower one seems to be moving around a lot. Should be checked out in the area, not seeing anything suspicious.
7:32:52am 2/14/2023 Motorist Assist E Traverse Hwy & S Cedar Rd., 45-17 called out with a Republic Services garbage truck broken down, blocking the turn lane. Truck is able to move in reverse so the driver moved it off the road the best he could, trying to work on marking it off. Truck is off the road, it has its hazard lights on and is flagged off, a mechanic is enroute from Manistee.
11:47:34am 2/14/2023 Traffic Violation Greilickville., Check on a motorist on a moped running along the shoulder.
12:11:08pm 2/14/2023 Animal Control Found E Madison Ave & N St Josephs St., Golden and Saint Bernard puppy running on M22. Caller has dogs at her house. 45-30 contacted the caller and learned that the dog owners have been located and they’ve been returned.
5:03:35pm 2/14/2023 Warrant Arrest Empire., In custody, GTCO warrant.
6:43:24pm 2/14/2023 Car Deer Leland., Hit a deer, it ran off, Sienna.
6:51:15pm 2/14/2023 Car Deer Lake Leelanau., Hit a deer in his red GMC Acadia.
7:13:03pm 2/14/2023 Car Deer 204 and Tamarck., Hit a deer in his grey Audi Q5.
7:33:41pm 2/14/2023 Car Deer Cedar., Hit a deer in his burgundy 2005 Chevy Crew Cab 2500.
8:16:59pm 2/14/2023 Commitment Suttons Bay., Left caller a message 1.5 minutes long, sounded like he was outside saying strange things, Mike has depression.
10:42:20pm 2/14/2023 Fire Wires Down E Detzer Rd., Tree fell on power line, caller initially saw embers but no arcing or sparking now in the area. Found tree on wires. Consumers are already on scene and they are all set.
11:29:42pm 2/14/2023 Animal Control Lost Suttons Bay., Yellow Lab mutt. Friendly and has been missing for 5 hours. Orange collar. No tags.
12:09:14pm 2/15/2023 Inmate Traverse City., Inmate transport to a foot/ankle specialist.
5:51:18pm 2/15/2023 Suspicious Incident Benzonia., T & N for suspicious incident.
2:42:51pm 2/16/2023 Animal Control Lost Maple City., Cat, striped, tanish brown, long haired, female, M mark on forehead. Can give number out if found.
3:12:23pm 2/16/2023 Alarm Breaking and Entering Traverse City., Habitec Security. Habitec Security called back, the owners called in and stated it was a false alarm.
4:29:55pm 2/16/2023 Motor Vehicle Crash Glen Arbor., School bus hit the wall, part of the wall fell down.
5:36:30pm 2/16/2023 Motor Vehicle Crash Suttons Bay., GMC Terrain hit a green Ford Explorer that left the scene.
5:44:06pm 2/16/2023 Vehicle Ditch S Lake Leelanau Dr., No damage, getting towed out by another vehicle.
7:11:24pm 2/16/2023 Motorist Assist Maple City., Caller is stuck on Miller Hill in her work vehicle and her company has been working on getting her help. However, a male in a white Equinox showed up and advised her was sent by Affordable Roadside Assistance and Safe Road Rescue. The caller advised that her company did not send them and she feels uncomfortable sending male on his way. Send Bingham to assist with 45-21 patrol car and the other stuck vehicle. 45-21 is moving again. Got the caller’s vehicle moving towards the bottom. Got the vehicle moving.
12:51:32am 2/17/2023 Citizen Assist Traverse City., Assisting the driver with making it down his private road without getting stuck. Subject called back and advised he figured it out and does not need any help now.
2:54:23am 2/17/2023 Domestic Zhawanoong Miqun., Tribal units called enroute for a possible domestic.
6:00:00am 2/17/2023 Warrant Arrest Zhawanoong Miqun., GTB06 requires time and number for a warrant arrest.
6:00:17am 2/17/2023 Domestic Holland., Male is in custody.
7:47:51am 2/17/2023 Motor Vehicle Crash Lake Leelanau., Cherryland Power pole damaged. They’ve been contacted. Bingham arrival. Cherryland on scene, has stabilized the pole, requesting Bingham to return for car removal.
8:54:43am 2/17/2023 Welfare Check Northport., PT has not shown up for appointments, can’t get in touch with him or any of his family. Concerned for his welfare. He is fine and just forgot his appointment.
9:16:48am 2/17/2023 Road Hazard Traverse City., Multiple vehicles in roadway in the area. Made contact at the residence, youths had parked there last night, mom will wake them up to remove the vehicles from the roadway.
11:11:08am 2/17/2023 Road Hazard Traverse City., Contractor’s truck is parked in the travel lane in a dangerous position. Vehicles have been moved.
4:43:19pm 2/17/2023 Overdose S Cedar Rd., Priority 1.
6:51:53pm 2/17/2023 Suspicious Vehicle Northport., Caller was babysitting, in the cherry field across from the house there was a blue older style Chevy Blazer, backed in about 20 yards tire tracks in the orchard, but no vehicle, grey SUV parked next door.
7:33:03pm 2/17/2023 Harassment Suttons Bay., Caller is reporting an individual and his friend are harassing her.
8:47:58pm 2/17/2023 Threats Cedar., Texted the caller saying that he would burn the caller’s house down.
4:56:38pm 2/18/2023 Traffic Violation Suttons Bay., Ford Explorer, driver smoking a joint, no license plate on vehicle.
11:18:44pm 2/18/2023 Traffic Violation Traverse City., In the middle of the road doing 20mph. Stopping vehicle. This is road rage.
11:31:53pm 2/18/2023 Animal Control Lost Cedar., Dog has returned home.
11:49:03pm 2/18/2023 Threats Greilickville., Received a texty from an individual who was concerned about a group of girls “coming after” his girlfriend.
5:58:54am 2/19/2023 Suspicious Vehicle Bingham Boat Launch., 45-05 called out with a truck that has been parked at the boat launch for multiple days. Made contact with the owner of the truck, he has been ice fishing on the lake the past couple of days and he is ok.
12:44:51pm 2/19/2023 Welfare Check Suttons Bay., Would you be able to send someone to check the residence of S Bay Valley Dr and put out a Be On the Look-Out? He was supposed to pick his wife up from church and never arrived. When she called him he said he was lost. Driving a 2020 Green Subaru Forester. Disregard, he’s been located.
6:47:21pm 2/19/2023 Motor Vehicle Crash Personal Property Northport., Chevy Monte Carlo, thinks someone hit her car while she was inside.
7:01:16pm 2/19/2023 Road Hazard E Cherry Bend Rd., Dead deer in the middle of the road.
2:50:52pm 2/20/2023 Motor Vehicle Crash Traverse City., Two car motor vehicle crash.
3:53:31pm 2/20/2023 Traffic Violation Traverse City., Black SUV, West bound, traveling at a high rate of speed, passing on double yellow with oncoming traffic present. Unable to locate.
4:58:30pm 2/20/2023 Welfare Check Cedar., Being threatened again, 45-08 will go check on caller, can’t make contact with anyone at the residence, left a voicemail, there was a text exchange and he knows he can reach out if he needs assistance.