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 April 30 to May 6 call reports.

7:24am 4/30/2024 Leave Scene Leelanau Cty., Someone hit mailbox, road sign and pasture fence. Happened around 11pm. No status needed. Silver vehicle damage to front right passenger headlight. Damage to sign. 

11:22am 4/30/2024 Animal Control Maple City, 2 dogs dug out caller’s irrigation. 

6:17pm 4/30/2024 Larceny Leelanau Cty., Stole her tip money– a month's worth happened 2 hours ago. Clear with a report. 

4:50am 5/1/2024 Animal Control Empire Twp., 2 bulls in the road. 

9:13am 5/1/2024 Citizen Assist Elmwood Twp., Someone took her key fob.

10:26am 5/1/2024 Alarm Leland, Simplisafe residential burglary alarm. Per Simplisafe cancel, homeowner proper code from landscaper on.

4:13pm 5/1/2024 MVCI Cedar, 2 vehicle accident, both in the ditch. Caller not able to go to the accident but believes a female may be injured, conscious but kind of out of it, female can’t get her door open and hit her head. 

9:02am 5/2/2024 Welfare Check Leelanau Cty., Called out by GTB08, checking on a report of a toddler walking around unattended. Child is home with grandmother and is fine. 

11:45am 5/2/2024 Welfare Check Lake Leelanau, Caller received a direct call for a welfare check, had made statements about harming himself. Met with mim, is out with his father running errands until approximately 1500 hours. Will stop back then. Denies making any harmful statements. Will update caller. 

6:19pm 5/2/2024 Animal Control Leland Twp., Missing copper hound mix orange collar. 

12:45am 5/3/2024 Suspicious Incident S West-Bay Shore Dr., Caller reports someone standing in the middle of the road on SWBS, jumping in the road just south of the hilltop, seemed like they were doing it on purpose. Looked like a male, taller, skinny, light skin weaning dark clothing with a beanie, caller had to slow and swerve not to hit them. Did not stop. In the area, drove through a couple of times, will check Hilltop Road and boat launch, will be clear.

6:01am 5/6/2024 Domestic Lake Leelanau, Caller advised her ex is intoxicated and is threatening her. 

10:39am5/6/2024 Family Trouble Lake Leelanau, Couple screaming, can hear female through the woods and she went into a house. No assault, parties will separate for the afternoon. 

2:57pm 5/6/2024 Welfare Lake Leelanau, Sister keeps calling her saying she feared for her life. 

4:44pm 5/6/2024 Animal Control Bingham Twp., Neighbor’s dogs are always barking, not sure if they are being cared for, currently one of them appears to be stuck in some “netting”.