Buffalo · St. Lawrence Academy · School Threat

A Man Walks Room to Room Inside St. Lawrence Academy Looking for Students as Staff Shadow Him

Buffalo police rushed cars to the East Side school after a clerk reported a man moving through the building; security and the principal followed him as officers converged.

At about 12:10 PM, Buffalo dispatch pushed cars toward St. Lawrence Academy on St. Lawrence Avenue after a clerk called to report that “one of the males is going room to room looking for different students”. Dispatch relayed that security and the principal were following the man around the building, with weapons unknown.

A second call from the clerk repeated that the male was walking the building looking for different students. Minutes later a unit, Delta 280, radioed on location with an arrival time of 12:11 PM, and the response was directed to slow down as officers reached the school. The scanner carried no report of a weapon or an injury before the thread quieted.

Cheektowaga · Seal Street · Search Warrant

Cheektowaga SWAT Rolls Up on a Signed Search Warrant at a Seal Street House With Three in the Car Out Front

Buffalo officers coordinated with State Police as a warrant was signed, watching a target in a parked car's driver's seat before the tactical team arrived.

At about 2:15 PM, officers ran a communications check with State Police and confirmed “a warrant is signed” for an operation at 91 Seal Street in Cheektowaga, with Cheektowaga SWAT heading their way.

A unit gave a running update as the team staged: a man named on the air as Chambers had exited the passenger seat and re-entered the house, while the target stayed in the driver's seat, appearing to hold the keys though the car was not running. By about 2:18 PM, officers reported Cheektowaga SWAT pulling up with three occupants in the car. The scanner did not carry the warrant's result before the thread moved on.

Amherst · Eggert Road · Armed Subject

A GPS Ping on a Stolen Jeep Leads Amherst Officers to an Eggert Road Burglary and an Arrest at Gunpoint

Officers tracked a stolen vehicle to 1662 Eggert Road, found a shattered storm door and an unsecured front entry, then took a subject at gunpoint after holding a perimeter.

Shortly after 1:26 PM, Amherst officers tracking a stolen vehicle's GPS converged on 1662 Eggert Road, where a unit reported the vehicle parked and looking unoccupied. As officers approached the house, one radioed “we have an unsecured front door — it looks like the storm door window has been shattered” and asked for another unit.

Units set up to hold the perimeter and called for more cars, with additional officers directed in from Bailey and Madison. By about 1:31 PM an officer reported a male at the front door, then the air went to “one at gunpoint in Eggert”; moments later dispatch confirmed one subject detained on Eggert. Once the scene was contained, the supervisor let the remaining responding units slow their response.

Hamburg · Red Roof · Cash Recovery

A Hamburg Hotel Call Ends With $100,000 Recovered and a Man in Custody

Hamburg police worked a call at a Red Roof room that resolved with a six-figure sum returned and one male taken into custody.

At about 9:38 AM, Hamburg police closed out a call tied to a Red Roof room, with dispatch logging that $100,000 had been returned and one male was in custody.

On the air, officers coordinated an EMS cancellation and tidied up adjoining business before clearing. The scanner did not carry the underlying nature of the dispute, and no charges were specified over the radio before the thread moved on.

Buffalo · South Park Avenue · Search Warrant

DEA Task Force and State Police Serve an Intelligence-Driven Search Warrant on South Park Avenue

A Buffalo intel car requested an A-District unit to assist a federal-and-state warrant at 1591 South Park, with officers staging until one became available.

At about 10:04 AM, a Buffalo intelligence car radioed that it was with the DEA Task Force and State Police on a search warrant at 1591 South Park and asked for an A-District car to assist.

One officer, Adam 253, offered to head over and hold until someone became available, and a second unit was assigned to the assist. Dispatch later noted the report was pending as the operation wound down. The scanner did not carry an arrest or seizure figure before the thread moved on.

Jamestown · Charles Street · Armed Threat

A Jamestown Caller Says a Man Threatened Her With a Gun Minutes Before Police Arrived

A resident on Charles Street reported a man flashed a weapon and walked off, giving police a description of two males last seen heading toward McKinley.

At about 1:04 PM, a caller at 33 Charles Street in Jamestown's upper apartment told police that a male had approached and threatened her with a gun roughly five minutes earlier before heading down Charles and out toward McKinley.

Dispatch relayed the description as two Hispanic males walking together, the one with the weapon wearing a Nike sweatsuit, the other in red shorts with colored hair. No further description was given, and the scanner did not carry word that the men had been located before the thread moved on.

Williamsville · ECMC · Overheard

The 38-Hour Wait: A Dispatcher's Darkly Funny Verdict on an ECMC Backup

Twin City was already hot to ECMC, Clarence wasn't serviced, and the dispatcher's estimate wandered into the absurd.

At 8:38 AM, Amherst Fire raised Clarence 9 with a status report that started plainly enough: Twin City had been hot to ECMC for about five minutes, and Clarence wasn't serviced for the time being. Then came the punchline-grade estimate — “you'll wait 38 hours” — a figure no emergency room in the Northeast has ever posted, delivered with the flat calm of a dispatcher reading the lunch menu.

Amherst · Main Street · Overheard

Right Down the Street: An Officer Volunteers Himself Into an Unwelcome Guest

A screaming, name-calling visitor at the Dollar Tree drew the nearest car — who happened to be a block away and said so.

At about 10:05 AM, dispatch sent out an unwelcome-guest call at the Dollar Tree on Main Street — a man inside, screaming, calling the staff names and being, as dispatch put it, very aggressive. One officer didn't wait to be assigned: “what's your 20? I'm right down the street from that”, he radioed, and promptly took the run himself. The screaming subject was gone by the time units arrived, all calm, no charges — the only drama left being how quickly a nearby car can talk itself into a call.

Hamburg · McKinley Mall · Overheard

‘I Can Try and Get a Hold of Them’: The Mall Security Hotline That Wasn’t

Chasing a repeat shoplifter through McKinley Mall, dispatch asked whether anyone could alert mall security — and got a gloriously non-committal answer.

At about 2:04 PM, Hamburg officers were working a shoplifter who'd slipped out of the Barnes & Noble at McKinley Mall and back into the concourse. Dispatch asked the sensible question — could anyone alert the mall's own security? The answer, “I can try and get a hold of them”, had all the confidence of a man dialing a number he wasn't sure still worked. Three minutes later, to everyone's mild relief, security was in fact notified.

Dunkirk · Overheard

Call Me on My Cell: Engine 4 Takes the Conversation Offline

On a busy fireground channel, one crew decided some things are better said off the air.

At 12:02 PM on the Dunkirk fire channel, Engine 4 raised Rescue 1 with a request that has launched a thousand curious listeners: “can you give me a call on my cell phone when you get a chance?”. Whatever needed saying, it apparently didn't belong on the open frequency — the radio equivalent of someone leaning in and dropping their voice.

Hamburg · Overheard

Stuck on the Wrong Side of the Console: A Fender-Bender’s Unlikely Obstacle

No injuries, officers said — then a correction: a passenger couldn’t climb over the center console to reach the only working door.

At about 2:28 PM, a Hamburg officer first reported no injuries at a crash but a female passenger stuck in the car, prompting talk of extrication. Then came the clarifying, oddly specific amendment: “she's having some neck complaints of pain, and she's unable to climb over the center console to get out the driver's side door”. In the end the door came open on its own, EMS was called cold for an evaluation, and the great center-console standoff resolved itself without the Jaws of Life.

Amherst · Sandhurst Plain

10-Year-Old Girl in Cardiac Arrest at Sandhurst Plain Apartment

At 12:29 PM, Amherst Fire Dispatch rushed units to 1229 Sandhurst Plain for a 10-year-old girl in cardiac arrest, with bystanders already performing CPR as the call went out: “10-year-old female in cardiac arrest, CPR”.

Amherst · I-990 Sweet Home Ramp

Three-Vehicle Crash With Dump Truck Blocks I-990 Sweet Home Ramp

At 7:25 AM, Amherst Fire units arrived at the Sweet Home Road off-ramp of I-990 to find three vehicles tangled up, including a dump truck, snarling the morning commute: “You got three vehicles involved, one dump truck”.

Tonawanda · River Road

DuPont Employee Fails Breathalyzer, Drives Off Before Officers Arrive

At 11:14 AM, Tonawanda Police were called to DuPont at 3115 River Road after an employee failed a breathalyzer test and left before officers arrived; dispatch said the man lives at 77 Greenbrook in Cheektowaga and was driving a gray 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The complainant later clarified they “didn't need to see an officer, just wanted you guys to check for the vehicle”.

Clarence · Bank Street

Worker Falls 20 Feet From Bucket Truck on Bank Street

At 8:03 AM, Clarence fire and EMS units were called to 5190 Bank Street, between Main Street and Greiner Road, after a 42-year-old man fell roughly 20 feet from a bucket truck.

Multiple area companies converged on the scene, including Newstead 9-3, Twin City 227, Snyder 9-2 and Clarence 9, a mutual-aid turnout reflecting the seriousness of the fall.

Clarence · Burt Hill Road

Unconscious Clarence Man Comes To, Still Struggling to Respond

A call dispatched on Amherst Fire’s channel as what was described on the air as a "fourth party" report brought Clarence 9 to the scene at 11:28 AM, where crews found a man who had regained consciousness but was “not responding appropriately” and still having trouble breathing, with a head injury.

Clarence 8 was also sent in, with the address given as 10570 Burt Hill Road.

Buffalo · 14th Street

Cardiac Arrest Call Pulls Buffalo Fire, AMR Back to 14th Street

At 1:16 PM, Buffalo Fire Dispatch sent Engine 37 and F20 as EMS units to 462 14th Street, between Massachusetts and Hampshire, for a reported cardiac arrest.

Once on scene, Engine 37 radioed dispatch to have an AMR ambulance that had just cleared the area turn around and come straight back; the request went out immediately.

Buffalo · Tonawanda Street

Neighbor Reports 10-Year-Old Beaten by Father Over Missed School Bus

At 9:06 AM, Buffalo Police were sent to 395 Tonawanda Street, Apartment 101, on a radio call for a "Violent Domestic," after a neighbor reported that a 10-year-old boy was “getting beat by his father” outside the building for missing the school bus.

Buffalo · West Chippewa Street

Teen Reports Sexual Assault by Classmate Weeks After the Fact

Just after 2:20 PM, Buffalo Police were sent to 86 West Chippewa Street to meet with a school principal after a 16-year-old girl reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a 16-year-old male classmate a couple of weeks earlier, outside of school.

Buffalo · Pooley

Woman Missing Three Days After Suicidal Statements, Girlfriend Tells Police

At 11:50 AM, Buffalo Police took a report at 86 Pooley from a woman who said her girlfriend had been missing for three days, and that at the time she went missing, she “was having a suicidal ideation”.

Cheektowaga · Walden Avenue

Pregnant Woman Tells Police Partner Choked Her in Walden Avenue Dispute

At 8:32 AM, Cheektowaga Police Car 5 was sent to 1302 Walden Avenue, near Denver Street, on a report of a woman hitting a man who was trying to gather his belongings and leave; the two were already separated when the car arrived.

Minutes later the woman called back herself, telling dispatchers the man had hit and choked her and that she is three months pregnant; a second car was sent to cover the scene as backup.

Depew · Chateau Court

Depew Police Issue Warrant After Order-of-Protection Violation at Chateau Court

At 11:52 AM, Depew Police responded to a report of a violation of an order of protection at Chateau Court; after investigating, officers issued a warrant for the subject's arrest.

Genesee County · Marsh Road

Woman's Implanted Defibrillator Fires Twice, Draws Mutual Aid Call

At 1:19 PM, an ambulance crew already on scene at 10986 Marsh Road radioed for additional assistance after a 29-year-old woman's implanted defibrillator fired twice, requesting help to get her evacuated.