Greenville man given 10 days for kicking out patrol car window

Jason J. Day, 31, was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday as the result of a July arrest.  Day was arrested by a Leelanau County Sheriff's deputy after Day was kicked out of an Empire bar in the early evening hours.  He became disorderly when contacted by the deputy and was arrested for being a disorderly person on Front Street.  After he was arrested he kicked out the window of one of the patrol car rear doors.  Day's blood alcohol level was .25% after his arrival at the jail.

Day pleaded guilty to Attempted Malicious Destruction of Police Property, Driving While Suspended 2nd Offense and to being a Disorderly Person.  He was given 1 year probation which included $1325 in fines and costs.  He was ordered to attend alcohol awareness classes with recommended follow-up, take daily PBTs for 60 days, random drug screens and was barred from being within 500 feet of the Empire establishment that kicked him out on the night of his arrest.

Kalkaska man released after posting FOC bond

A 56 year-old Kalkaska man came up with $500 to get out of jail after being lodged on unpaid child support Friday.  Henry W. Ericksen, 56, was arrested in Antrim County and transported to the Leelanau County jail on a Circuit Court Bench warrant for unpaid child support. 

Ericksen was released after posting $500 bond with the agreement to begin $200 monthly payments to the Friend of the Court.

Boyne City driver ticketed twice in two days

A 19 year-old driver from Boyne City was stopped for speeding Sunday at 9:38 pm on W. Empire Highway in Kasson Township.  A Leelanau County Sheriff's deputy made contact with the man who handed the deputy a traffic citation as identification, saying that his out of state license was taken as bond a day earlier when a Michigan State Police trooper cited him for disregarding a stop sign.

A driver's license check showed the driver's privileges were also suspended in Michigan.  He told the deputy that the trooper didn't say anything about him being suspended despite the suspension being in effect since early 2012.

The man was cited for driving with a suspended license and was given a verbal warning for driving too fast.  He and his unlicensed passenger had to park their car and wait for valid drivers to help them get their car back to Boyne City.

LCSO marine patrol assists grounded boaters

Stormy seas caused a pleasure boat to become grounded Saturday night in Grand Traverse Bay.  A 33 year-old Cicero Indiana man and 5 passengers were returning to Suttons Bay from having dinner at an Elmwood Township restaurant on Grand Traverse Bay.  The wind picked up as they were rounding Stony Point at approximately 9:30 pm.  The man said he was unable to see the buoy and the 21 foot vessel ran aground on the rocks.  No one was injured and alcohol was not a factor in the incident.  There was not any fuel leakage from the crash and no ticket was issued.

A salvage boat that was summoned to the scene became stuck on the rocks as well so the Leelanau County Marine patrol assisted by freeing the salvage boat and transporting the stranded boaters to shore safely.  Their boat remained where it ran aground until the wind died down the following day, allowing the salvage company to retrieve it safely.

Phone scammers still busy doing what they do

A county resident reported that he and a neighbor received phone solicitations recently and thought a warning to other County seniors would be helpful.   A caller with a foreign accent told the man that new Medicare cards were being issued and that he needed the man's banking information.   The resident refused to give any information and hung up on the scammer.  All residents are reminded to never give out personal information such as bank account numbers, social security numbers, etc.    Any questions can be directed to the Sheriff's Office at 231-256-8800 or tips@co.leelanau.mi.us.