Lancaster · Comal Park · Welfare Check

A Lancaster Welfare Check Follows a Snapchat of a Divorcing Man With Guns in His Mouth

A mother called Lancaster police after her son relayed overnight Snapchat videos of his brother — intoxicated, posing with long guns and handguns in his mouth, and losing a divorce he's been fighting since February.

At 1:26 PM, Lancaster police were sent on a welfare check at 2012 Comal Park Boulevard. A dispatcher relayed that the complainant had received information from one son about a Snapchat sent the night before showing her other son intoxicated, with pictures and videos of various guns — long guns and handguns — in his mouth.

The man, identified on the air as Shawn Master, “is going through a divorce right now and hasn't seen his children since February” His last court date earlier in the week had not gone well. The complainant was unsure he was even at the address and noted he does not drive or own a vehicle.

Officers worked to reach a Christopher Coons, listed as living at the residence with his girlfriend, but he was not answering his phone — and neither was the subject they were looking for. A short time later units checked an address on Wethersfield in connection with the case.

Amherst · Main Street · Child Welfare

A Caller Says a Mother Was Striking Her Children in a Red Ford Escape as It Pulled Out of an Amherst Lot

Amherst police were sent for a welfare check after a caller watched a woman physically strike the children in her car outside a veterinary office, then drive off east on Main Street.

At 1:51 PM, an Amherst dispatcher sent a unit for a welfare check near Main Street[*] and South Cayuga, where a red Ford Escape had pulled into the parking lot of a veterinary office. The caller reported that the mother appeared to be physically striking the children in the vehicle.

By the time officers were rolling, the Escape was last seen heading eastbound on Main Street. The scanner traffic did not establish whether the vehicle was located.

Lancaster · Roselle Avenue · Welfare Check

A Father in Auburn Fears His 16-Year-Old Son Was Left Alone in Lancaster for Days

Lancaster police were sent to a Roselle Avenue home after a father reported his teenage son may have been left alone for two or three days while the stepsister caring for him posted from Florida.

At 12:30 PM, Lancaster police were sent for a welfare check at a residence on Roselle Avenue, looking for a 16-year-old boy who was supposed to be staying with his stepsister. His father, who lives in Auburn and does not currently have custody, believed the boy had been left alone for the past two to three days.

The father pointed to Facebook pictures of the stepsister in Florida and said he had not had contact with his son since October 6, raising the possibility the boy was out of town with her. By 12:43 PM, officers reported no answer at the door and said it did not appear anyone was home; the complainant asked for a call back.

Amherst · Cambridge Avenue · Domestic Assault

A Cambridge Avenue Domestic Leaves a Woman With a Busted Lip and a Suspect Loose on Foot

Amherst police flooded a Cambridge Avenue apartment late morning after a woman said her child's father injured her head and busted her lip, then slipped away on foot.

At 11:09 AM, Amherst police started for a domestic at 169 Cambridge, apartment 4, where a female caller said her child's father had put his hands on her, injured her head and busted her lip. She was outside looking for him and, dispatch relayed, threatening to kill him if she found him.

The suspect was described as a Black male in a black hoodie with graffiti on the front and black-and-white jeans. An officer called for cover as units converged on the address.

Minutes later an update reported the man had left on foot in an unknown direction, with the caller believing he was hiding somewhere nearby because he had nowhere else to go. Asked about weapons, she said it was unknown “but he's dangerous”. Dispatch identified him as Jaquan Curry.

Buffalo · Tymon Street · Search Warrant

Buffalo SWAT Serves a Tymon Street Warrant With Flashbangs and No Shots Fired

A morning search warrant on Tymon Street went off with flashbangs deployed and no shots fired, Buffalo police told dispatch.

At 8:41 AM, a Buffalo Police supervisor put units out at 86 Tymon with SWAT executing a search warrant, reporting no shots fired and flashbangs deployed.

The entry team cleared 86 Tymon moments later. The traffic did not detail what the warrant was for or whether anyone was taken into custody.

Lackawanna · Center Street · Missing Juvenile

A Lackawanna Mother Says Her Missing 15-Year-Old Is Hiding Inside Their Own Home

A Lackawanna welfare call turned unusual when a mother told police her 15-year-old daughter, missing two days, was believed to still be inside the family's Center Street residence.

At 12:24 PM, a Lackawanna officer met a complainant outside 151 Center. A woman identified as Erica Ramirez reported she had not seen her 15-year-old daughter, Giselle Jefferson, in two days — and believed the girl was inside the residence.

The officer went to meet the complainant on scene to sort out the report. The scanner traffic did not establish whether the girl was found inside.

Erie County · Boston · Trauma-Code MVA

A Trauma-Code Crash Near Boston Stretches Southtowns EMS Before the Call Is Even Theirs

A two-car trauma code near Boston pulled county EMS resources tight late morning, with medics pre-staged toward Colden in case the scene needed them.

At 10:45 AM, Erie County Countywide EMS told a medic unit to start heading toward Colden, advising them “Boston has a trauma code MVA right now” even though they had not yet been requested for it.

The dispatcher said the trauma code was being handled with Eden and that the medic would be told if the picture changed. The staging came in the middle of a busy stretch for the system, which minutes earlier had sent another unit hot on mutual aid to Evans Center for an elderly fall.

Buffalo · Peace Bridge Overlook · Suicide Attempt

A Search Unfolds Near the Peace Bridge Overlook After a Suicide-Attempt Report

Buffalo police were searching the bushes near the Peace Bridge overlook in the afternoon after a person reported in crisis was spotted and then lost from view.

At 2:28 PM, Buffalo police were working a suicide-attempt report in the area of Niagara Street near the Peace Bridge overlook, with a person spotted in the bushes as a search got underway.

Units were coordinating the search of the overlook grounds as the call continued. The scanner traffic did not establish how the search was resolved.

Southtowns · Hamburg · Coyote Detail

Have Coyote, Will Travel: A Hamburg Call Goes All the Way to Buffalo and Beverly

A coyote running around turned into a road trip for one Hamburg officer, who keyed up around 9:58 AM with the morning's most resigned mileage report: “So it took me to Buffalo and Beverly for a coyote running around” Nothing like a wandering canid to redraw your patrol boundaries.

Cattaraugus County · Tanker Ops

Pond-ering a Water Supply: Can the Tanker Reach the Pond That's 'On the Ground'?

Working a structure fire out in the Cattaraugus hills, a commander put the water-supply question about as plainly as it gets at 10:49 AM: “Yeah, can East Auto's tanker get up in there? It's their pond, it's on the ground” It is the kind of logistics only rural firefighting produces — somebody's pond is the fire hydrant, and the only worry is whether the truck can get to it.

Lancaster · Dispatch Bedside Manner

Mission Signed Off: She's Staying Home With Her Husband

Not every medical call needs a hospital. A Lancaster fire crew cleared a patient at 9:47 AM with a line that reads more like a kitchen-table note than a run report: “Mission signed off. She's going to stay home with her husband” Call complete, no transport, everyone right where they want to be.

Airport · Shuttle Dispatch

That Move — Ocean: A Shuttle Dispatcher's Directions Lose the Terminal

The airport ground-ops shuttle channel delivered the day's most impressionistic set of directions at 12:13 PM, aimed at a driver working the departures level: “The guy up top, by departures — that move — ocean” Somewhere a driver nodded and pulled away, and we can only hope they knew which move was the ocean one.

Airport · Shuttle Dispatch

Dressed to the Nines for the White Van Shift

The airport shuttle channel also found time for a little wardrobe critique at 12:48 PM, as one voice admired a colleague's commitment to looking sharp behind the wheel: “Man, girl, yesterday that drives those white vans, she was dressed like she was going out to dinner” Terminal glamour, one white van at a time.

Amherst · Robin Welford · Welfare Check

Pregnant Woman Found Knocking on Doors Prompts Amherst Welfare Check

Just after 10:13 AM, Amherst police dispatch sent a car to check on a report of a pregnant Black woman knocking on doors at 405 Robin Welford, repeating the address and description a few minutes later as other units worked a fraud-in-progress call at a nearby bank. No further details on the outcome were given on the air.

Buffalo · Grant Street · Knife Call

Man Brandishing Knife Near Grant and West Ferry Draws Police Response, Ends in Arrest

Just after 1:30 PM, a Buffalo Fire company driving past Grant Street and West Ferry radioed dispatch to alert police to a man brandishing a long knife, describing him as wearing “a black shirt, black hair and braids”.

Buffalo police dispatch sent available Delta district cars to the knife call at Grant and West Ferry, and as more units responded dispatchers told them to slow down approaching the intersection. A bystander reported the man, described as a black male dressed in all black with dreadlocks, running south on Grant Street and appearing highly intoxicated; the fire crew said they had no further information to add. By 1:41 PM, dispatch confirmed one person was in custody for the knife call.

Buffalo · Bridgman Street · Dryer Fire

Dryer Fire Report on Bridgman Street Draws Heavy Response Amid Language Barrier

At 10:23 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatch issued a preliminary signal for a reported dryer fire at 71 Bridgman Street between Grote and Chandler, sending Engine 36, Engine 38, Ladder 13 and Battalion 47; dispatchers flagged a language barrier complicating the initial call.

When Engine 36 arrived minutes later, crews reported a three-story ordinary multi-dwelling and said they were investigating with nothing showing.

Buffalo · Lexington Avenue · Search Warrant

SWAT Serves Search Warrant on Buffalo's Lexington Avenue, Dog Control Called In

At 11:46 AM, a Buffalo police unit radioed dispatch that officers were executing a search warrant with SWAT at 207 Lexington Avenue and asked for dog control to respond to the scene. Dispatch confirmed the request; no information on the warrant's target or any arrests was given over the air.

Buffalo · South Park Avenue · Medical Call

AMR Scrambles Over Conflicting Address for Unconscious Woman on South Park Avenue

Just after 2:25 PM, AMR South dispatch sent a crew hot — lights and sirens — to 1553 South Park Avenue for a female reported down and unconscious outside. Dispatchers then worked through conflicting information: the responding crew asked to confirm the unit assignment, and the dispatcher acknowledged the unit "is not indicated in the card" as she tried to sort out the call.

A crew member asked whether fire was also responding to the scene; dispatch said the ambulance was still about 15 minutes out. No outcome was reported on the air before the channel moved to other calls.

Buffalo · Portland & South Legion · Taser Used

Buffalo Officer Tases Man Near Cumberland and Portland, AMR Called to Scene

Shortly before 2:06 PM, Buffalo police A District units converged near Cumberland and Portland on a call for backup, with one officer directing patrol cars to Cumberland and Weir as others pinned the subject's location down.

Just after 2:07 PM, a Buffalo police A District unit, designated Adam 253, radioed that a man had been tased and was being detained, asking dispatch to send AMR to evaluate him. A later transmission placed the detention at Portland and South Legion as units worked out the exact location; no arrest or charges were reported on the air.

Buffalo · Northland Avenue · Assault Report

Woman Grabbed From Behind in Daylight on Buffalo's Northland Avenue

Just before 12:37 PM, Buffalo police C/E District dispatch relayed a report at 215 Northland Avenue that a man had followed a woman on foot and grabbed her from behind. The complainant described him as “a Black male with a beard wearing a tan hoodie, black sweats, and sunglasses” and said he was still in the area. No arrest was reported on the air.

Cheektowaga · Harlem Road · Tops Brawl

Six-Person Brawl Erupts Outside Cheektowaga Tops Over Eye Injury

Just after 8:11 AM, Cheektowaga police were rerouted to the Tops Friendly Market at 3870 Harlem Road near Kensington Avenue after a female customer reportedly threw food at employees at the self-checkout. Within a minute dispatch upgraded the call, reporting the confrontation had turned physical, and by 8:12 AM a store caller described three people fighting a manager — an update that grew again to six people fighting, three employees against three customers, all outside, with an ambulance requested for an eye injury.

By the time officers arrived, dispatch reported all three customer-side combatants had left in a black Dodge Ram pickup last seen on Kensington Avenue; the truck's plate came back registered to a Volkswagen, leaving responding units searching for the Ram without a confirmed tag. No arrests were reported on the air.

Boston · North Boston Road · Injury Crash

Two-Car Crash on North Boston Road Leaves One Unconscious, Closes String of Area Roads

At 10:40 AM, Hamburg Fire dispatch sent East Eden units out of their district to North Boston Road for a two-car crash, with an early report of one patient possibly unconscious. Dispatch quickly corrected that the report had come from a caller rather than a sheriff's deputy on scene, and added E-Medic 1 and additional East Eden units to the response. Minutes later, a unit on location confirmed one occupant unconscious inside one of the vehicles.

As crews worked the crash, Hamburg Fire Control asked for an extra unit to shut down Hart Road and Sisson Highway. By 11:04 AM, dispatch reported North Boston Road and Piston Highway, Eckert Road and Piston Highway, Hart Road and Piston Highway, and North Boston Road and East Eden Road all closed off as crews managed the scene.