Busy summer weekend but little serious crime

Leelanau County Sheriff's Office had a busy weekend but it was without any serious injury crashes or major crimes reported.

Deputies made 47 traffic stops and policed 6 car/deer crashes, in addition to controlling traffic for the Fishtown Preservation 5K race, and having a presence at the Wine on the Water wine festival in Suttons Bay and the Anchor Day parade and street dance in Empire.

Man on bond arrested again

A 52 year-old man on bond for domestic violence is in jail again.  Timothy P. Chapman, of Maple City, was originally arrested on June 27 at his parent's Cleveland Township home for assaulting family members.  His bond included no contact with family members, daily breath tests and no use of alcohol.

On Friday, family members reported Chapman had called the family home in violation of bond conditions and a personal protection order which had been obtained.  He was also reported to be drunk and beligerent at a Glen Arbor business Sunday. 

Leelanau deputies arrived in Glen Arbor in response to the disorderly person call and found Chapman intoxicated and in possession of alcohol.  He was arrested for the bond violation and PPO violation after admitting to calling his family to inquire about his child.  He remains jailed without bond pending a District Court appearance. 

Lake Leelanau man's crash may have been related to bee sting

A 66 year-old Leland Township man ran his vehicle off the road and struck a tree Saturday.  The crash occurred at 2:37 pm on S Lake Leelanau Drive near Bingham Road in Bingham Township.

Dale L. Couturier told deputies that he felt dizzy as he turned north onto S. Lake Leelanau Drive from Bingham Road.  He was going to pull over but went off the right side of the road and struck some trees first.  Couturier said he was stung by a bee prior to becoming dizzy.

The driver said he was not injured and refused medical treatment.  Alcohol was not a factor and no citation was issued.

Leland Township man arrested for Driving Suspended

A 20 year-old man was arrested for Driving While License Suspended after being stopped for speeding Saturday.  He was stopped on N. Manitou Trail near Sugarbush at 6:50 pm.  A license check showed that his privileges were suspended and restricted after an Operating While Intoxicated conviction.

He was arrested rather than cited since it was a second offense DWLS.  The man was released after posting $100 interim bond.