Buffalo · Broadway · Cardiac Arrest

A Three-Year-Old's Phone Call Brings Police and Medics to a Mother Who Won't Wake Up

A rescue call on Broadway began with a small boy telling a relative his mother would not stir, and officers raced in on a suspected cardiac arrest.

Shortly after 12:34 AM, Buffalo police dispatch relayed a rescue call to the upper apartment at 2025 Broadway. A woman outside, dispatch said, had received a call from her 3-year-old son reporting that a 54-year-old was not waking up. “received a call from her 3-year-old son, said 54-year-old is not waking up”

An officer made himself primary and pushed in while dispatch worked to get the female caller, reported to be ten minutes or less away, to the scene. Engine 28 arrived and worked the patient, and the run was later downgraded from a suspected cardiac arrest — the woman was taken to the hospital, with responders indicating she was not in arrest after all. The scanner traffic established the child's call, the response and the transport but did not establish her condition before the thread closed.

Buffalo · West Chippewa · Gun Call

A Ten-Person Brawl on West Chippewa Ends With a Gun Recovered and One in Custody

What came in as a crowd fighting downtown escalated into a gun call, and officers pulled a firearm from a man's waistband.

Just after midnight, a disturbance at 49 West Chippewa was upgraded to a gun call. Dispatch said a caller reported some ten people fighting, with a black male in a red hoodie carrying a gun; officers were warned the weapon was “a black gun in the waistband”, and additional cars were asked to back up the scene.

Officers moved in quickly on a man matching the description. Within two minutes the scene was resolving: “one gun recovered, checking ID”, an officer reported, and a lieutenant was requested to the block. The scanner traffic established the fight, the gun call, the recovery and the custody but did not detail any charges before the thread closed.

Erie County · I-190 · Stabbing

A Stabbing Is Confirmed Aboard a Vehicle on the I-190 Near Exit 440

A report of someone struck inside a vehicle on the Niagara Thruway was confirmed on the air as a stabbing, and a fire response was requested.

Yesterday afternoon at about 4:07 PM, Thruway dispatch handled a report from the I-190 near exit 440 of a person hit in the middle of a vehicle, with a request for fire to be dispatched. Dispatch pressed to confirm the nature of the injury.

The answer came back plainly — “Stabbed” — and dispatch affirmed it, logging the event as 3AC at 4:07 PM. The scanner traffic established the stabbing report and the fire request but did not establish the victim's condition or how the injury occurred before the thread closed.

Buffalo · Seneca Street · Firearms Threat

A Homicidal Threat and Firearms in the House Draw an Extended Overnight Response on Seneca

Officers were sent to a Seneca Street address for a person making threats to harm, with guns in the home and drinking involved.

Yesterday evening at about 8:36 PM, Buffalo police dispatch sent an Adam-district car to 2282 Seneca for a person threatening to harm, reported to have firearms in the house and to have been drinking. Dispatch advised there was someone else present with them.

The address stayed in play well into the evening: later traffic framed it as a mental-health crisis, with a shelter denial, a request for IV fluids and an overdose risk noted as responders worked to get the person help. The scanner traffic established the firearms, the threats and the extended response but did not establish how the situation resolved before the thread closed.

Amherst · University Heights · Pedestrian Struck

A College-Age Woman Is Struck by a Car in a University-Area Parking Lot

Amherst fire crews were sent to the Hofstetter lot off Augsburger Road for a young woman hit by a vehicle at a campus-edge crosswalk.

Yesterday evening at about 8:23 PM, Amherst fire dispatch sent crews for a motor-vehicle accident on Augsburger Road at Hofstetter Lot B, near the northwest corner of the Flint entrance, for a college-aged female who had been struck by a car. Responders were directed to the crosswalk in front of Flint and Augsburger.

Multiple companies rolled in behind the first units as the crew worked the patient at the campus-edge crosswalk. The scanner traffic established the pedestrian strike and the location but did not establish the woman's injuries before the thread closed.

Depew · Falcon Street · Suspicious Incident

A Blood-Curdling Scream, a Blackout and a Fleeing SUV Send Officers to a Falcon Street House

Two passersby reported a woman's scream from inside a Depew home, then saw the lights cut out and a vehicle speed away.

Late yesterday evening at about 10:35 PM, Depew police were sent to 878 Falcon for a suspicious incident. A caller told dispatch that he and a friend had been walking by when they heard “a blood-curdling scream from a female” coming from the house.

As they watched, dispatch relayed, the lights went off and someone sped away in an SUV very quickly; the caller wanted officers to check on the welfare of the woman. A unit reached Falcon a few minutes later. The scanner traffic established the scream, the blackout and the fleeing vehicle but did not establish what officers found before the thread closed.

Wyoming County · Sodom Road · Shots Reported

Five or Six Gunshots Reported Overnight in the Fields Near Sodom Road

A Wyoming County resident called in gunfire, a loud vehicle and more shots as deputies were asked to check the rural area.

Around 1:39 AM, a Wyoming County deputy relayed a report of either five or six gunshots heard early this morning in the direction of Leicester, toward the Youngers Road area. After stepping outside to listen more closely, the caller reported a loud vehicle heading up Youngers Road, followed by a couple more shots near the Sodom Road area.

Asked whether the complainant wanted an interview, the deputy said they did not — “just wanted the area checked to see what was going on”. Deputies were dispatched to check the area. The scanner traffic established the reported gunfire and the request but did not establish a source before the thread closed.

Allegany · Route 417 · Disturbance

A Hotel Employee Barricades Herself as a Man Chases a Caller Through an Allegany Motel

Deputies were sent to a Best Western on Route 417 after a man entered screaming and chased a caller through the building.

Just after 1:00 AM, Cattaraugus deputies were sent to the Best Western on Route 417 in the Town of Allegany for an assault and disturbance. Dispatch said a man was chasing the caller through the hotel, had entered screaming, and that an employee had barricaded herself as the confrontation unfolded.

Deputies rolled to the hotel on the overnight call. The scanner traffic established the chase, the screaming and the barricaded employee but did not establish an arrest or any injuries before the thread closed.

Buffalo · Fire Dispatch

All Clear, With Emphasis: "No Shooting"

Yesterday afternoon, as crews cleared a false alarm set off by a hair dryer, a Buffalo Fire transmission cut through with the kind of reassurance nobody had asked for: “We're all good here, no shooting”. In a city where the scanner rarely offers that particular all-clear, the line landed like a small civic blessing.

Depew · Fire Dispatch

Firehouse Tetris: Making Room for a Thirteenth Vehicle, Fire Boat and All

Yesterday evening, Depew firefighters worked out a logistics puzzle worthy of a parking garage at closing time. The plan, as it went out over the air: “we can pack a 13th vehicle into the fire station next to Ladder 5, and then after we're done tonight, we'll move squad 2 and put the fire boat back behind squad 2”. Somewhere in that choreography, a fire boat gets politely shuffled to the back of the line.

Buffalo · Centennial Pool

The Night Watchman at the Pool Is, Per Dispatch, "A Little Under the Weather"

Early this morning, Buffalo officers checking a one-shot report at the Centennial Pool reached the man who called it in — the security guard doing pool duty overnight. The verdict traveled back by radio with delicacy: “the security guard is definitely a little under the weather here”. He was sure he'd heard a shot over toward Forest Street; officers checked anyway and found nothing.

Amherst · Microwave Fire

One Fan, To the Rear Cottage, No More and No Less

Yesterday evening, as Amherst firefighters ventilated heavy smoke from a microwave fire, command issued an order of almost zen precision to the crew: “Truck 6, one fan to the rear cottage; bring one fan to the rear cottage with your crew”. Two mentions, one fan, one cottage — ventilation by the strictest arithmetic.

Hamburg · Fire Dispatch

A Roll Call of Roots, Shoulders and Riders, All Present and Accounted For

Yesterday evening, Hamburg fire dispatch delivered a status check that read like a half-remembered nursery rhyme: “Roots and shoulders of the rider, balance is in; everybody else in”. Whatever the crew was doing, the balance apparently checked out and everybody else was in.

Amherst · Glenhaven Drive · School Dispute

Amherst Student Struck by Mother Amid Parents' Clash at School, Teacher Reports

At 6:26 PM yesterday, Amherst police dispatch flagged officers to 157 Glenhaven Drive for a welfare check after a teacher forwarded an email from a student named Diane Ziegler. The teacher reported the student's parents had been fighting and that the girl was struck by her mother while trying to break it up.

Amherst · Carriage Circle · Medical Call

Infant's Airway Scare at Amherst Apartment Followed Minutes Later by Gas Odor Check

Yesterday at 9:13 PM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent crews to 126 Carriage Circle, at the Carriage Hill West apartments off Old Lyme Drive, for a one-month-old boy with a partial airway obstruction, called in by a resident identified on dispatch as William Eskall. A unit on scene, designated Akron 9, radioed within minutes that a boiler had already been shut off and its meter read zero parts per million, with National Fuel and the complex's management and code enforcement all notified before the truck ventilated the space and went back in service at 9:14 PM. An ambulance, dispatched as Capsule 9-2-1-9-3, arrived at the Carriage Circle address shortly after.

Clarence · Thompson Road · Pedestrian Struck

Young Man Struck by Car Near Clarence Senior Center on Thompson Road

Yesterday at 6:55 PM, Amherst Fire dispatch toned out a motor vehicle accident at 4600 Thompson Road, near the Town of Clarence Senior Center, for a 24-year-old man struck by a car. A unit dispatched as Tarasal 9 radioed it was responding and pulling up at the address within two minutes, and a short time later a flight crew reported the patient appeared to be closer to a landing zone near 4615.

Buffalo · South Division Street · Welfare Check

Buffalo Officers Search for Teen After Suicide-Themed Texts Go Silent

Just before 11 PM yesterday, Buffalo police dispatch sent two District A units to 458 South Division Street to check the welfare of a 15- or 16-year-old boy identified by dispatch as Anthony. The call came after a friend or relative said Anthony had texted around 9:30 PM that he was saying goodbye, then stopped responding to any further messages.

Buffalo · South Ogden Street · Suspicious Incident

Buffalo Police Search for Man Accused of Approaching Teen in South Ogden Backyard

Just before 8 PM yesterday, Buffalo police District A units responded near 338 South Ogden Street after a caller said a man had been in her backyard and propositioned her 15-year-old daughter. Dispatch described the suspect as a Black male last seen walking on South Ogden Street, carrying a cup from a 7-Eleven.

Buffalo · Jefferson Avenue · Shooting Reported

Buffalo Firefighters Stage for Police After Report of Chest-Shot Man on Jefferson Avenue

Yesterday at 4:26 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent Engine 32 and Ladder 5 to Jefferson Avenue[*], between William Street and West Peckham Street, apartment 3, for a report of a shooting — “male possibly shot in the chest”, with no other information available. Police were requested to stage before crews went in. Three minutes later, dispatch called for additional equipment for EMS at the scene. Engine 32 arrived and held outside to stay for police, and Ladder 5 confirmed the apartment check was for unit number 3.

Cheektowaga · Domestic Threat

Cheektowaga Woman Says Mother Threatened to Kill Her, Knife Now Missing

At 8:47 PM yesterday, Cheektowaga police dispatch sent a car to a home near Harlem Road, in the 65 Fast zone, after a woman reported her mother “keeps threatening her, threatening to kill her and kick her out of the house”. The caller said her mother had a knife at one point during the dispute but no longer had it in her possession.

Evans · Route 5 · Motorcycle Crash

Motorcyclist Found Unconscious, Bleeding After Early-Morning Crash Off Route 5

Just after 6:12 AM, Springville Fire Control sent Seneca Fire and Seneca EMS to a motorcycle crash on the Milestrip Extension near Route 5 in the Town of Evans, dispatching for an adult male described as “unconscious but breathing, bleeding from the head”. Evans Engine 84 was added to the response as the call was repeated to confirm all companies had it.

Jamestown · Fairmont · Despondent Subject

Jamestown Police Talk Down Despondent Man Threatening Self-Harm on Fairmont Porch

Yesterday at 9:56 PM, Jamestown police were sent to the lower apartment at 256 Fairmont for a despondent subject who had moved out to the front porch. Dispatch initially reported no weapons involved and asked responding officers to pack additional units to the address. The man, described as wearing a blue baseball hat, a Bulls-logo shirt and multicolored pajama pants, wanted to harm himself and warned he would “harm anyone else that tries to assist them”.