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 22 to September 28 call reports.

12:16pm 9/22/2025 Found Property Leelanau Cty., Large suitcase next to dumpster, employees peeked into it and stated it looked full. 

7:29pm 9/22/2025 Animal Control Suttons Bay Twp., Caller is reporting that the dog that has been at large in Suttons Bay is standing right next to her.

8:10am 9/23/2025 Animal Control Leelanau Cty., Dog that has been at large was behind the library. 

5:04pm 9/23/2025 Info Greilickville, Tip from FBI National Threat Operations Center. 

8:35pm 9/23/2025 Animal Control Leland Twp., Caller found a pitbull mix, white with a spot. Notified that dog was put in the kennel.

9:22pm 9/24/2025 Fire Lines Arcing Centerville Twp., Pole is smoldering near garage. Pole is near garage, no flames. Cherryland crew headed that way. 

7:11pm 9/25/2025 Info Solon Twp., Caller going through eviction process, homeowner leaving threatening messages. 

9:29pm 9/25/2025 Fire Grass Leelnaanu Twp., Brush fire, owner is attending to it with water but caller insists on sending someone to check on it because he doesn’t want the neighborhood to burn down. Fire is safe.

2:30pm 9/26/2025 Traffic Violation Kasson Twp., Very upset customer in her car having difficulty backing up the vehicle has come back into the business. Caller wasn’t sure if she was good to drive. 

3:22pm 9/26/2025 Animal Control Kasson Twp., Caller is concerned for horse. The hair is very matted and has a lot of plant debris and the horse is overrun with flies. Horse is in a rundown barn all by itself. 

3:11am 9/27/2025 Alarm S Center Hwy., Door has been broken and there is a footprint on the door. We will be clearing the building. Building appears to be secure.

2:08pm 9/27/2025 Citizen Assist Solon Twp., Subject broke into her house in May and sat on her bed. Nothing happened but she was told by an attorney that she should report it.

6:57pm 9/28/2025 Suspicious Vehicle N Manitou Trl., Caller is reporting a grey vehicle with people supposedly working for Spectrum. They are driving into driveways of vacant homes and caller thinks it’s suspicious. 

8:34pm 9/28/2025 Civil Cedar, Caller s reporting “they” are trying to take over the property and “they” are trying to run him over.