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 September 28 to October 3 call reports.

8:43pm 9/28/2026 Dispatch Deer, Northport, Deer ran into his tire and is now on the side of the road. 

1:33pm 9/30/2026 Citizen Assist Leelanau Cty., Caller refused sale of vodka to male who came into store.

9:24am 10/2/2026 Animal Control Cleveland Twp., Ongoing problem with dog killing chickens. 

10:08am 10/2/2026 Scam Leelanau Cty., Caller reporting scam from someone who says they are from the FBI.

8:33am 10/3/2026 Animal Control Leelanau Cty., Walking dogs, one got away and ran off. Harness with name “Bennie”. Very friendly, good recall. Dog sighted, caller has been happily reunited with Bennie. 

9:08am 10/3/2026 Suspicious Incident N West-Bay Shore Dr., Heard gunshots south of him. Saw a black pickup leave, now his wife sees a man sitting on the dock across from him. 

10:11am 10/3/2026 Larceny Glen Arbor Twp., Yesterday saw a merchandise tag on the floor of the fitting room. Reviewed footage, clear indication of theft. Recovered two stolen items. 

12:48pm 10/3/2026 Neighbor Leelanau Cty., Caller reporting man walks by, stares down caller, and raises the club he carries. Would like to speak to law enforcement. 

9:08pm 10/3/2026 Info Suttons Bay Twp., House to the west of caller has been empty and her dog is currently barking so she thinks something might be wrong. Caller also advised there was a fire there a few years ago so maybe that is why her dog is barking. Does not want police sent to her house as it disturbs the neighbors.

10:21pm 10/3/2026 Suspicious Incident S West-Bay Shore Dr., Cameras and alarms went off, saw on their camera that 2 men are going into the hot tub. Yelled at them through the Ring camera and the men ran off.