Leelanau County animal control calls brought one family's relief and another household's frustration during a busy stretch of dispatch reports around Grand Traverse Bay.

From September 28 through October 3, callers also described a suspected scam, unsettling encounters and two separate concerns along West Bay Shore Drive.

This Grand Traverse Bay police blotter reflects what callers reported to dispatch, not a finding that every suspected crime or danger was confirmed.

In Cleveland Township on October 2, a caller described an ongoing problem with a dog killing chickens.

For anyone keeping a backyard flock, that is more than an inconvenience; it is a recurring worry about animals and property close to home.

The next morning brought a very different animal control call when a dog slipped away during a walk in Leelanau County.

The dog, Bennie, was described as friendly, responsive when called and wearing a harness bearing his name.

Bennie's story ended with a happy reunion after he was spotted and returned to his caller.

Elsewhere, a September 28 call from Northport involved a deer that reportedly ran into a tire and remained beside the road.

The brief report offered no further details about the deer or any damage, a reminder that dispatch entries often capture only the first moments of an incident.

Among the Leelanau County scam reports in this period was an October 2 call about someone claiming to represent the FBI.

The entry did not describe what the person wanted or whether the caller lost anything, so those questions remain unanswered.

Still, an official-sounding claim can feel intimidating, especially when it arrives unexpectedly and presses a resident to respond.

Another everyday exchange prompted a September 30 citizen-assist call after a store caller refused to sell vodka to a man.

The available description stops there, without explaining what led to the refusal or whether anything further happened.

Saturday's reports carried a sharper edge, beginning with a morning call near North West Bay Shore Drive.

A caller said he heard gunshots to the south, saw a black pickup leave and later learned his wife saw a man sitting on a dock across from them.

The entry does not establish a connection between those observations, or confirm the source of the sounds.

In Glen Arbor Township, a separate caller reported finding a merchandise tag in a fitting room the previous day.

After reviewing footage, the caller reported evidence of theft and said two stolen items had been recovered.

Another county caller wanted to speak with law enforcement about a man who allegedly stared at them while walking past and raised a club he carried.

That report conveys how quickly a familiar route can feel threatening, while leaving the man's intentions unknown.

That evening in Suttons Bay Township, a resident grew concerned when her dog barked toward a neighboring house she said was empty.

She wondered whether something was wrong, but also noted an earlier fire there as a possible reason for the dog's reaction.

Later, a caller on South West Bay Shore Drive reported that cameras and alarms activated while two men entered a hot tub.

According to the call description, the men ran off after the caller shouted at them through a camera.

From a recovered dog to a late-night intrusion report, the week's calls show the range of concerns residents bring to dispatch.

They also show why a blotter needs careful reading: a call records a concern at a particular moment, not always its final outcome.