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Depew · Erie 1 BOCES Gas Leak

Construction Crew Cuts Gas Main at Erie 1 BOCES; Building Evacuated, Dick Road Shut Down

A four-engine assignment ran out to 2911 Walden Avenue after a contractor struck a gas line on the BOCES campus at 09:04; National Fuel had the valve closed and units in service by 10:40.

At 9:02 AM, Depew Fire and Depew PD were dispatched to 2911 Walden Avenue for a gas leak after a construction crew working on the site struck a live gas line; National Fuel was notified in the same transmission. A second, larger page went out at 9:13 AM escalating the call to a four-unit assignment at the Erie 1 BOCES campus, with the building being evacuated and Dick Road ordered shut down while crews located the compromised main and metered the leak. National Fuel arrived on scene with a maintenance valve, and by 10:38 AM Depew Fire cleared the incident after the utility isolated the line, with an all-clear given on the return trip at 10:40 AM.

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Amherst · 290 EB at Maple

RESOLVED

Multi-Vehicle Injury MVA on the 290 Eastbound Near the Maple Bridge

At 1:35 PM, Amherst PD and Ellicott Creek were called out to a multi-vehicle accident on the 290 eastbound near the Sheridan/Maple Road overpass. First units on scene reported guard-rail damage and a reflective sign taken out on the approach; no patients were transported and no injuries were reported in radio traffic. A separate property-damage-only crash on the 290 westbound before the Maple Bridge ran shortly after at 2:09 PM, both incidents clearing by mid-afternoon.

Amherst · 3925 Sheridan

Hold-Up Alarm at Excelsior Orthopedics on Sheridan

At 10:07 AM, Amherst PD Dispatch put out a hold-up alarm at 3925 Sheridan Drive, Excelsior Orthopedics. No injury traffic followed on the trunk and no follow-up came over the air in the window; filed here as a named-property alarm activation with no reported disposition from radio alone.

Amherst · 163 Glenhaven

Amherst PD Runs a Welfare Check for a Missing Man; Mother Called From New Jersey

At 12:31 PM, Amherst PD sent a road unit to 163 Glenhaven for a welfare check on John Holcomb, whose mother had called from New Jersey to report she had not been in contact with her son since July 29. Units cleared at 12:57 PM with a negative interior check; case forwarded for follow-up. A separate Ellicott Creek EMS run on the same block a minute later — a 51-year-old male reported down in the yard with a head injury and a compound ankle fracture — was tagged in the trunk as a different address (163 Glen Haven) and appears unrelated, though the coincidence is notable.

Amherst · CNY Fertility, Hopkins Rd

Patient at CNY Fertility Reports Being Harassed by Protesters

At 8:36 AM, Amherst PD took a harassment complaint at 835 Hopkins Road — the CNY Fertility clinic — after a patient reported being harassed by protesters on the sidewalk. A road unit was sent to make contact; no arrest traffic followed in the window.

Amherst · Boulevard & Cambridge

Two Juveniles Working Car Door Handles at the Ford Dealer

At 10:53 AM, Amherst PD was called for two juvenile Black males attempting cargo handles on vehicles at the Boulevard and Cambridge Ford dealership. On stop, officers noted that the pair's stories were inconsistent; no arrest was made on the air, and the disposition rolled off the trunk.


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Tonawanda · N Calvin Ct

A Package Labeled ‘Live Wildlife,’ Not Addressed to the Recipient

At 11:47 AM, Tonawanda PD Dispatch took a call from 205 North Calvin Court: a resident had just accepted a package labeled Live Wildlife that was not addressed to them. Dispatch acknowledged with the flat professionalism of a shift that has heard everything; the follow-up did not, at least not on this trunk, disclose what genus the shipment contained.

Buffalo · 170 Abbott

White Male Reported Walking Naked on Abbott Near KFC

At 7:40 AM, a caller flagged a white male walking naked on the street at 170 Abbott, near the KFC. BPD Dist A radioed the description in the tone that suggests this is not, in the department's institutional memory, entirely a first. No arrest traffic followed; the individual was presumably pointed to a shirt.

Jamestown · Key Bank on Spring

Sequined-Skirt Harasser Turns Aggressive Outside the Key Bank on Spring Street

At 10:25 AM, Jamestown PD was called for a female harassing patrons and becoming aggressive outside the Key Bank on Spring Street. The dispatcher's description — bright silver sequined skirt, blue and red shirt, brown hair — has a specificity that will not likely require follow-up questions for the responding officer.

Olean · W Sullivan St

Reckless Juvenile on an E-Bike, High Speed, No Helmet, Hands-Free

At 2:25 PM, Olean PD Dispatch got a report of a juvenile on an e-bike making a spectacle of themselves on West Sullivan between 10th and 11th — high speed, no helmet, riding hands-free. The city officer taking the call had the tone of a person who has, at some point today, already had this conversation.

Dunkirk · 601 Washington

The Door on the West Side of the House Has Been Open for Several Days

At 12:06 PM, Dunkirk PD took a neighbor's call about the west-side door at 601 Washington that had been standing open for several days. Property concern only — no reported activity, no reported occupants — but the neighbors, evidently, had had enough by lunchtime.


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Buffalo Metro

Buffalo · 19 Roma

RESOLVEDWORKING FIRE

One-Story Detached Garage Fire on Roma; Knocked Down, No Entrapment

At 1:13 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched to 19 Roma, between East Delavan and dead end, for a working structure fire in a one-story detached garage. Engine 31 was on scene fast; the fire was knocked down, no entrapment, and companies were checking for extension at 1:17 PM. A chair-fire garage extension a block over on 1510 East Eleventh at 1:36 PM was extinguished with roughly $1,000 in damage — the afternoon's minor pattern on the East Side.

Southtowns

West Seneca · 970 Orchard Park Rd

RESOLVEDWORKING INCIDENT

Heavy Two-Car Head-On on Orchard Park Road; Airbags, One Transport

At 8:57 AM, West Seneca Fire was sent to a two-car crash with airbag deployment at 970 Orchard Park Road near Elmsford Drive. A follow-up transmission at 9:05 AM upgraded the call to a head-on collision with heavy damage to both vehicles; one patient was transported, one signed off, and traffic was shut down through the intersection while crews worked the scene.

Hamburg · 4141 McKinley Pkwy

RESOLVED

Injury MVA at Fuji Grill in Hamburg With Patients Ranging From 8 Months to Elderly

At 12:34 PM, Hamburg Fire dispatched a three-unit response to 4141 McKinley Parkway at the Fuji Grill for a two-vehicle injury accident with multiple patients: a 22-year-old female with head pain, a 19-year-old female with knee pain, an 8-month-old, and an elderly male with chest soreness. All patients were assessed on scene; the report was resolved on the trunk without follow-up transport specifics.

Other Calls of Note

Buffalo Metro
[1:52 PM]Lackawanna · 727 Ridge Welfare check requested at 727 Ridge, Apt 408, for Melissa Kalinowski, age 51 — out on administrative leave, missed a meeting, no contact since Monday. Officers dispatched; no on-air resolution in the window.
Southtowns
[11:09 AM]Thruway · 90 WB at Lackawanna Exit Tractor-trailer accident on I-90 westbound at the Ridge Road/Lackawanna exit; Maine trailer plate 26989-02, Pennsylvania commercial driver on scene. Started as a possible PDO with a non-responsive driver at 11:00 AM, escalated over the next thirty minutes.
Chautauqua & Cattaraugus
[11:43 AM]Olean · 122 S 3rd Walk-in report of a missing 15-year-old at 122 South 3rd Street, with roughly ten people at the location described as ready to fight and a mention of a gun on scene; multiple units routed to make the report at the station.

Editor’s Note

The day's headline was a construction crew snapping a gas main at the Erie 1 BOCES campus in Depew, evacuating the building and shutting Dick Road for two hours before National Fuel got the valve closed. Village-adjacent traffic ran heavy but ordinary — an injury MVA on the 290 by the Maple bridge, a hold-up alarm at Excelsior Orthopedics on Sheridan, and Amherst PD taking a New Jersey mother's welfare check on John Holcomb at 163 Glenhaven, no contact since July 29. Buffalo's morning included a naked walker on Abbott near KFC and an Erie County dispatcher solemnly reading out that a Tonawanda resident had received a package labeled Live Wildlife not addressed to them.

Daily Gem

205 North Calvin, received a package marked Live Wildlife not addressed to the recipient.”

— Tonawanda PD Dispatch, 11:47 AM

By the Numbers

Segments
8,723
Active systems
28
Busiest hour
10:00 AM–11:00 AM (Depew BOCES gas leak; naked-walker; Elm/Cambridge juveniles)
Regional Breaking
1
Updates
0
By Agency (top 5)
BucketSegs
Police3120
Fire / EMS3550
Thruway / State140
Airport / Aviation85
Rail / Freight18
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
City of Buffalo2100
Chautauqua & Cattaraugus1900
Southtowns1650
Cheektowaga & Lancaster810
Williamsville & Amherst460

Agency & area buckets are estimated from ProScan channel labels and channel-context inference; totals are approximate.

The WNY Listening Post · Thursday, August 6, 2026 · P.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 89
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