Hamburg · Camp Road · Stolen-Car Crash

A Stolen Car T-Bones Another Vehicle and Crashes Into a Hamburg Starbucks; Occupants Scatter on Foot

One suspect was grabbed near Wegmans; others bolted through the town lot and behind Starbucks as officers fanned out along Camp Road toward Route 20.

Early this morning at 3:10 AM, Hamburg police reported that a stolen car had just T-boned another vehicle on Camp Road, “right in front of Starbucks. Crashed into Starbucks” The suspects scattered — “the other one ran through the town lot and behind Starbucks” as one was taken into custody near Wegmans.

An 18-year-old male driver with a mouth contusion drew an EMS request, while a Jeep Compass sat disabled in the middle of the intersection, blocking the center and left westbound lanes. Officers set up a search grid — one unit told to “start at Z Barts on Camp Road and work their way towards Route 20” — as dispatch checked the availability of Air One. The driver was in custody, with at least one more black male still being sought on foot.

Cattaraugus County · Cattaraugus · Missing Juvenile

Cattaraugus Deputies Search for an Autistic 15-Year-Old Who Walked Off Toward a Dollar General

A boy identified on dispatch as Wyatt Griffin left South Street in the Village of Cattaraugus; deputies logged a vehicle plate as the search widened.

Yesterday at about 10:15 PM, Cattaraugus County deputies were pulled to a call in the Village of Cattaraugus “for a 15-year-old who ran away” A boy identified on dispatch as Wyatt Griffin, described as autistic, “was last seen leaving South Street, heading for Dollar General”

Deputies worked a nearby address on Meyer Hill Road, believing they had spotted a connected vehicle, and logged a New York plate — Michael George Adam 1929, MGA 1929 — into the notes as the search spread. The traffic carried the particular edge of a vulnerable teenager out alone after dark.

Cheektowaga · Horner Avenue · Cardiac Arrest

A Cardiac Arrest on Horner Avenue Pulls in Mutual Aid and a Lucas Device

Cheektowaga Rescue 2 worked the code in a lower apartment yesterday afternoon, calling for the mechanical CPR machine from neighboring Forks.

Yesterday at 5:24 PM, Cheektowaga Fire dispatched a cardiac arrest at 58 Horner Avenue, in the lower apartment, with Rescue 2 on location and AMR Medic 276 inbound from Duke Road. “Sounds like you're going to have a cardiac arrest there”

Dispatch paged Forks for mutual aid to bring a Lucas device — a mechanical chest-compression unit — and crews radioed “Rescues, we're gonna code” as the code ran. Additional Forks companies were sent and a chief stayed back to cover the district, offering more manpower if needed.

Orchard Park · Fox Chapel · Hazmat

A Cement Truck Rolls on Its Side in Orchard Park, Leaking Fuel and Concrete Across Road and Lawn

Crews dammed the runoff and called in Erie County Hazmat and a heavy wrecker to right the overturned mixer yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday at 3:51 PM, Orchard Park Fire Control dispatched companies to the Jewett Home and Fox Chapel area for “a cement truck on its side leaking cement, gas, and other fluids” that was bleeding onto the roadway and lawn.

An officer on scene reported the driver was out and uninjured and the homeowner had been moved outside. As a precaution, dispatch was asked to start “Erie County Hazmat, just do the possible” while a heavy wrecker was summoned to right the truck. Crews worked to dam the fluid as hazmat was notified and placed on standby.

Chautauqua County · Chautauqua County Airport · Aircraft Emergency

A Small Plane in Distress Prompts a Full Airport Alert in Chautauqua County — Then Lands Safely

Dispatch stood up its countywide response and moved everyone to an operations channel before the aircraft put down and crews were stood down.

Yesterday at about 6:18 PM, Chautauqua Fire Dispatch was asked to “start the alert one for inbound aircraft, small aircraft with problems” at the Chautauqua County Airport. Dispatch quickly began clearing the frequency, telling incoming units to “limit your transmissions, I've got an aircraft in distress”

Engines, battalion chiefs and mutual-aid cars rolled toward the field, shifting operations to Countywide 13. By 6:26 PM the emergency had passed — the aircraft was down and all units were stood down, with crews acknowledging the cancellation and returning to quarters by 6:30 PM.

Cheektowaga · Viola Drive · Burglary

A Knife-Armed Burglar Flees Viola Drive in a Black Kia; Cheektowaga Police Track Him by Phone

A woman said her child's father broke in, grabbed a load of belongings and drove off; dispatch pinged his phone toward Amherst.

Early this morning at 6:42 AM, a Cheektowaga officer was in the area of 58 Viola Drive where, dispatch said, “complainant's child's father just broke into the house and took a bunch of things and left in a black Kia with tints”

Multiple units headed that way. Dispatch added that the man was possibly bound for an address in Amherst, driving “a newer Kia SUV, partial plate 5093”, and that the complainant said the break-in had happened just before she called. Phone tracking placed the suspect — whom the broader digest described as armed with a knife — moving away from the scene as officers converged.

Buffalo · BPD District A

Caller Grades Buffalo Police “Woke,” Then Hangs Up

Some performance reviews arrive by phone. Yesterday just before 5:46 PM, a Buffalo District A officer relayed that a complainant had called back “upset with response time and told us we are woke and hung up” — and promptly ended the call. No word on whether the critique affected the response time.

Town of Tonawanda · Tonawanda Town Fire

“Oh, It’s You”: A Dispatcher Recognizes an Old Friend at the Tim Hortons

Yesterday at 7:56 PM, a Town of Tonawanda fire dispatcher twice read off a duct-detector alarm at the Tim Hortons on Colvin Boulevard, by the Speedway at Highland — then caught themselves mid-sentence. “Oh, it's you, sorry for calling” came the reply, with a sheepish “That's clear, thank you” Squad 5 rolled anyway.

Thruway · Ch4

A Coach-Bus Rider Loses a Phone in the Restroom; the Thruway Becomes Lost and Found

Yesterday just before 9:00 PM, a Thruway dispatcher sorted out one of the gentler calls of the night. “it was a coach bus driver that had called us and one of the passengers on the bus had left their phone in the restroom” The plan: hold onto the phone and keep dialing. He'd reached the owner a half hour earlier, so hope — and the phone — remained charged.

Buffalo Niagara · Airline Ramp

Final Score, Over the Air: Bills Win 37-34 in Overtime

Not every transmission is a dispatch. Late last night at 11:47 PM, the real news broke on an airline frequency: “The Bills win in overtime 37-34” A field goal with about two minutes left sealed it — and for one keyed mic, that was the headline that mattered.

Cattaraugus County · Sheriff

Deputies Clear a Familiar Face From the Tim Hortons Drive-Thru

Yesterday at 7:05 PM, a Cattaraugus deputy radioed that he'd be “out at Tim Horton's North Union kicking Kirk Knight out of the drive-thru he's panhandling” The specificity — name, location, lane — suggests this was not a first introduction.

Amherst · North Forest Road · Domestic Dispute

Father Accused of Trying to Force Family From North Forest Apartment, Threatening Violence

Yesterday at 7:56 PM, Amherst Police dispatch sent officers to a domestic dispute at 1260 North Forest, where a dispatcher said a father was trying to force other occupants of the apartment to leave and was threatening to hit someone. A second unit was assigned to cover the call.

Minutes later, dispatch said it had routed a crisis services worker to the scene after being flagged down nearby, and a dispatcher noted the names on the call looked familiar — a complaint had come in earlier in the day for the same household after someone was supposed to come into the station and never did.

Amherst · Brook Lane Drive · Welfare Check

Amherst Welfare Check Sought for 7-Year-Old Not Heard From Since June

Yesterday at 7:20 PM, an Amherst Police dispatcher sent a unit to 21 Brook Lane Drive for a welfare check on a 7-year-old girl after a parent calling from North Carolina said there had been no contact with her since June 9th.

The responding officer acknowledged the assignment; dispatch noted the next steps would depend on what was found at the address.

Tonawanda · Paradise Lane · Medical Emergency

Crews Start CPR at Paradise Lane Home on Report Patient Was 103

Yesterday at 7:20 PM, Tonawanda Police dispatch radioed that units had begun CPR at a home on Paradise Lane, with a report on the air that put the patient's age at 103.

A caller who gave her name as Pixie stayed on the line as crews worked the scene, and dispatch moments later checked whether Twin City Ambulance should be brought in to assist.

Buffalo · Elmwood Avenue · Infant Medical Call

Infant Reported Struggling to Breathe at Elmwood Apartment as Dispatch Flags Knife in Lobby

At 6:02 PM yesterday, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent Engine 37 and Ladder 4 to 505 Elmwood, between Hodge and West Utica, after a report of an infant having trouble breathing inside an apartment.

Moments later, dispatch relayed a note to stage for police after a caller reported “a person in the lobby with a knife”.

By 6:04 PM, Engine 37 radioed that it was on location with police and had reached apartment 9J.

Cheektowaga · Transit Road · Welfare Check

Man Holes Up at Midtown Apartments After Girlfriend Sends Photo of Herself Taking Pills

Yesterday at 8:45 PM, Cheektowaga Police dispatch sent a car to Midtown Apartments at 6386 Transit Road, Apartment 323, after a report that a man said he planned to stay until his girlfriend broke up with him, and that she — identified on dispatch as Jing Ho — had sent him a photo of herself taking sleeping pills.

A follow-up call three minutes later said the woman was now FaceTiming the complainant while continuing to take the pills, and he asked for an officer to call him back.

Units then sought an access code for the building, and just after 9 PM reported they had enlisted maintenance to get onto the third floor without damaging the apartment while trying to make contact with the resident inside.

Dunkirk · Welfare Check

Dunkirk Police Check on Woman With Depression Missing Four Days

Yesterday at 4:18 PM, Dunkirk Police dispatch sent a unit to check on the well-being of a woman identified on dispatch as Jessica Dubucki, saying nobody had seen or heard from her in four days and noting she has a history of depression.

The unit acknowledged the call moments later; no outcome was reported on the air.