Amherst · Sweet Home Road

Dispatcher Adds an Advisory to a Routine Sweet Home Call: An ERPO Was Once Served on the Complainant

Amherst dispatch, mid‑afternoon, on a car‑parked‑on‑the‑street call near St. Leo the Great on Sweet Home Road: dispatch cut in with a heads‑up for responding officers that “we do have history with the complainant, just be advised a couple years ago an ERPO was served on him after he threatened to kill his family”.

A follow‑up clarified the order “is no longer in effect at this time”, a small but pointed piece of context the trunk broadcast to any car headed to the address.

Amherst · 1950 Sweet Home Road

‘Shouting and Ranting About a Hospital’: Amherst Cars Sent to a Manager’s Complaint at 1950 Sweet Home

Amherst PD toned units to 1950 Sweet Home Road late morning after the manager of a business on the block called in a male harassing customers in the dining room. Dispatch described him as a white male with black curly hair, blue shirt, black pants, and “currently shouting and ranting about a hospital”.

Williamsville · Park Club Lane

‘Hold‑Up Caller’ Duress Alarm Pulls Amherst Cars to Univera Healthcare on Park Club Lane

Amherst PD toned a three‑car response to Park Club Lane in the late afternoon after a duress alarm dropped at Univera Healthcare, coming in on the trunk as a “hold-up caller”. The system cleared quickly with a ‘6‑0’ disposition; the traffic reads as an accidental hold‑up‑button activation rather than a live incident.

Amherst · Wehrle Drive at South Union

Snyder EMS to a 22‑Year‑Old Who Passed Out Near Wehrle and South Union, Now Conscious but Not Alert

Amherst Fire dispatched Steyer EMR at Churchcroft Lane and South Union Road mid‑afternoon for a young adult male who had passed out.

The address was subsequently refined to Snyder EMS at 770 Wehrle Drive, with the ambulance staged from the Sheridan–Hopkins area. Dispatch’s status update to the crew described the patient as “the 22-year-old male that passed out, now conscious, but not alert”.

Clarence · 5330 Strickler Road

A 79‑Year‑Old Fell in the Garage on Strickler Road, Bleeding From His Head

Amherst Fire Dispatch paged Clarence EMS to 5330 Strickler Road just after 1 p.m., between Greiner Road and a cross‑street the trunk first offered as “Miss Lane” before correcting itself.

The call went out as “the 79 year old male who fell in the garage bleeding from his head”, with the cross‑street given on the second pass as Seamus Lane.

Amherst · 350 Main / Gateway-Longview

Gateway‑Longview Trips a Fire Alarm at 350 Main; It’s the Panel Again, Not a Fire

Amherst Fire toned a commercial fire alarm at 350 Main Street, the Gateway‑Longview campus, Building B, between Stoneham and Spindrift.

Main‑Transit 9‑5 arrived at what the crew called the Knox building.

The panel was showing “a negative ground issue”; the system was reset and Main‑Transit went back in service by 11:26 with no fire.

Amherst PD · 51 Creek Road

A Goose With a Broken Wing Is on the Front Lawn at 51 Creek Road

Amherst PD, mid‑morning, on the trunk: an injured‑animal call to 51 Creek Road, dispatched with the memorable specificity that it is “going to be on the front lawn for a goose with a broken wing”. Ten seconds later, a ‘10‑4’ from the responding car. No further traffic — the goose’s fate is between the goose and the officer.

BPD Delta · 140 Livingston

‘A Mouse Pinned Under a Scooter in the Street’: BPD Investigates a Rodent Emergency on Livingston

Bravo‑Delta dispatch, just after 1 p.m., to 140 Livingston: the call is coming in as “a mouse pinned under a scooter in the street”. Fire was notified as a hedge — dispatch admitted “Fire's notified, not sure if they got hit by something or what the deal is”. The trunk did not follow up. Radio silence on whether the mouse walked away.

BPD Bravo · 155 Nicklin

A 911 Caller Says the Cops Are Chasing Him on the Bike Trail; Kenmore Says They Have No Idea

Delta cars were sent to 155 Nicklin on a suspicious‑incident call after multiple callers said a person was being chased by police, got onto the bike trail, and tossed the bike into the woods. When 911 called Kenmore to verify, Kenmore said “they have no info for an incident in that area”. The dispatcher’s summary: “So I'm not sure what exactly is going on there”.

BuffaloLimo · Bailey base

‘18 Bottles of Empty Wine Laying Next to Her, Incoherent’

A BuffaloLimo driver, mid‑afternoon, keys the mic on the taxi trunk to describe a scene: “there's 18 bottles of empty wine laying next to her, incoherent, unable to...”. Transmission cuts. Base signs off with the driver a moment later: “Thanks guys, you can stay in town now”.

West Seneca Fire · 195 Windmill

The Odor of Natural Gas on Windmill Turns Out to Be the Burner Someone Left On

West Seneca Fire toned a gas‑odor response to 195 Windmill around 9:51 a.m. — the caller’s explanation, straight from the trunk: “homeowner left a burner to the gas stove on”.

West Seneca PD echoed the same detail two minutes later, the crew met the homeowner out front, ventilated the residence, and cleared with no hazard.

Lackawanna FD · the barrel

Lackawanna Companies Roll on a Fire Report; It’s a Guy Burning Wood in a Barrel

Lackawanna’s Engine 1 got on‑scene first and gave dispatch the news that let everyone else stand down: “We're reporting a 55 gallon drum. Someone's burning some wood outside”. Dispatch subsequently released Ladder 6, L8, L5, and Engine 3 in short order.

Hamburg PD · doctor’s office referral

Hamburg Dispatch Takes a Welfare‑Check Request Because a Patient Is ‘Sending a Lot of Bizarre Messages’

Hamburg PD, mid‑afternoon, mid‑shift, no‑frills relay: “If you need a welfare check, contact Department 2. If you need a call from the doctor's office, request a welfare check, sending them a lot of bizarre messages”.

BPD Delta · at the light

‘There’s a Man Slumping in His Mail Truck at the Light’

Delta radio, just after 1 p.m.: “There's a man slumping his mail truck at the light”. ADI notified for medical, dispatch cleared, and the trunk moved on.

W Seneca Schools · Bus 3

‘It’s Thrown Up All Over the Bus’

West Seneca schools transportation, first thing in the morning: a driver keys the radio with “it's thrown up all over the bus”. Dispatch’s reply is the small mercy of the whole exchange: “I let the school know so someone should be meeting you at the bus to help you clean that up”.

Buffalo · 490 Broadway / Pratt

Three‑Suspect Foot Chase Off 490 Broadway Ends With Three in Custody and Three Guns Recovered

Just before 12:51 p.m., Charlie‑district units called out three runners westbound near 490 Broadway, at first tracking southbound before the chase became a foot chase in and around Pratt Street.

Within a minute, units had the first suspect in custody with the report that “he threw a gun”, and moments later a second gun was on the ground: “we got a gun over here on the runner”. A third gun was recovered from the outstanding runner, described as wearing a cream‑colored hoodie.

By 12:53 the trunk was carrying the sentence every dispatcher hopes for: “We have all in custody”. A K9 was called around 1 p.m. to search a lot at Broadway and Pratt after word that “there's a lot hucked over the fence”, and by 1:11 p.m. confirmation came from 399 Broadway that the last firearm had been recovered.

The transport back to headquarters for detectives was logged just before 1:28 p.m.

Buffalo · 63 Surratt

Fifteen Juveniles at 63 Surratt; Neighbor Reports Males on the Porch Brandishing a Gun at Passing Vehicles

Adam‑district cars were toned to 63 Surratt Street at 1:43 p.m. on a gun call, with dispatch telling responding units “there's 15 juveniles at the location, neighbor is telling her there's a male with camel pants that has a gun”, the caller a neighbor.

Dispatch added the ambient context that “Two juveniles were arrested there yesterday”, and moments later the more urgent detail that juveniles were “brandishing a gun on the front porch, pointing it at passing vehicles”.

Officers reported two detained at Surratt and South Park by 1:50 p.m.

Buffalo · 263 St. Lawrence

Buyer Robbed at Gunpoint on St. Lawrence During a Phone‑Sale Meet

Just past 2 p.m., Bravo‑Delta got a robbery call at 263 St. Lawrence; a male said he had been robbed at gunpoint by three black males who took his phone, keys, and cash.

The main suspect was described on the trunk as wearing a black hoodie, with a beard and a necktie, carrying a handgun. Dispatch relayed the underlying circumstance a moment later: “the caller was trying to purchase a phone from him, the male took $300, phone and keys”.

Buffalo · ECMC / Moore Street

Charlie‑District Stabbing Victim Identified at ECMC; a Second Team Runs a Knife Collar in the Lower

A Charlie‑district officer stopped at ECMC just after 7 a.m. asked dispatch for pedigree info on a stabbing victim.

A few minutes later the trunk carried the identification: a victim identified on dispatch by name and date of birth, with last‑known address given as 147 Moore Street.

Simultaneously, a Bravo‑district team was working what turned out to be the same call thread. That crew reported that “I just upgraded to a knife collar”. Moments later, “the individual jumped out of a window and has a laceration to the left knee”. By 7:21 dispatch put out the all‑clear: “any cars that want to rock and roll, you can slow down. One detained”.

Buffalo · Pershing / Colvin & Sanders

Two Masked Suspects Sought Between Pershing and Dodge; Delta Unit Grabs a Match at Colvin and Sanders

At 2:31 p.m., dispatch relayed a be‑on‑the‑lookout: two males last seen at Pershing and Dodge, “one wearing a blue mask, one wearing a black mask”.

A Delta unit called in a possible match at Colvin and Sanders within moments, describing a subject in a big hoodie, dark pants, and red shoes boarding a bus.

Two minutes later, a Charlie car put it together in three words: “I got him radio, I got him”.

Buffalo · Richmond / Horton

Two Missing Autistic Children on Two Blocks Inside Six Minutes; Both Recovered by Their Moms Before 10

At 9:46 a.m., Delta district was toned to 581 Richmond Avenue after a neighbor found a five‑year‑old autistic girl — identified on dispatch as Sienna DeRosa — in her backyard, wearing a Mickey Mouse raincoat and no shoes.

By 9:50, mom had arrived and recovered the child: dispatch pushed the message out that “Mom came and recovered the child, so any Delta cars sitting over there lighting sirens can slow down”.

Barely thirty seconds later, dispatch had a second missing‑child call — an eight‑year‑old autistic child at 24 Horton Place in red shorts, non‑verbal, missing about five minutes.

That one closed just as quickly. By 9:55, dispatch: “For 24 Horton, last call states that the mom has the child”.