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 November 3 to November 8 call reports.

4:27pm 11/3/2026 Trespassing S West-Bay Shore Dr., At the pier, there is a male that was here last Friday trying to get into one of the wrapped up tall ships. 

9:49am 11/4/2026 MDOP Cedar, 2 kids in golf cart on roads. On ebike or dirtbike also, been doing donuts in yards.

9:28am 11/5/2026 Fraud Cedar, Subject was trying to withdraw money with someone claiming to be his son.

11:09am 11/5/2026 Inmate Calhoun County, Transporting juvenile to Calhoun County Youth Center.

12:59pm 11/5/2026 Fire Lines Arcing Lake Leelnanau, Tree in lines, heard loud explosion and now there’s no power. 

12:45am 11/6/2026 Suspicious Incident S West-Bay Shore Dr., Caller stating neighbor’s house has people with flashlights running around the yard. Has been over an hour. This is an Air BnB.

8:56pm 11/6/2026 Suspicious Person Lake Leelanau, Calling regarding an individual on a construction crew that is acting strange today.

10:52am 11/7/2026 Animal Control Leelanau Cty., 2 horses running towards M-72.

6:31pm 11/7/2026 Civil Leelanau Cty., Someone is trying to break into his house, they are trying the front door. Spoke with everyone involved, it was a tenant trying to speak with caller about rental concerns. 

10:07pm 11/7/2026 Suspicious Incident Cedar, Caller is reporting woman driving drunk with children in the car.

1:28pm 11/8/2026 Welfare Check Kasson Twp., Has not heard from subject since Friday night. Waved down by homeowner, subject acting weird, will be back on scene evaluating.