Buffalo · East Utica · Shooting

A Man Is Shot in the Foot on East Utica as a Gunman Fires From a Dirt Bike, Then Rides Off

Buffalo police confirmed a shooting at 435 East Utica; the victim and his girlfriend were walking home from town when a man on a dirt bike opened fire, officers said.

At about 1:37 PM, Buffalo police began working a shooting call at 435 East Utica — “a male shot in the foot” ADI, the ambulance, was notified, and cars quickly confirmed it on the air: “Confirmed shooting. We have a confirmed shooting”

As more information came in, officers relayed that “the victim and his girlfriend were walking back from town, so they were walking southbound” when “an unknown male on a dirt bike began firing at them, and that's when he got struck” The victim, identified on dispatch as Jakari Harris, was being taken to ECMC with a wound to his right foot. A lieutenant responded, the complainant was described as uncooperative, and the department's gun-violence unit was requested to the scene.

Buffalo · Windspear Avenue · Electrocution

A UB Service-Center Worker Is Electrocuted on South Campus; Engine 23 Responds

Buffalo Fire sent a company to the University at Buffalo service center on Windspear Avenue for a 30-year-old man reported electrocuted.

At 2:05 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched Engine 23 to 250 Windspear Avenue, between Comstock and Bailey — the service center at the University at Buffalo — for “a 30 year old male, electrocuted”

University police were asked to meet the company at Windspear and Windridge, and Engine 23 radioed on location a few minutes later. The call came in on an afternoon when Buffalo Fire was already fielding hanging and downed wires elsewhere in the city — a lawn umbrella tangled in a power line on Bailey, and poles and wires down off Hertel.

Amherst · Getzville · Cardiac Call

An Unresponsive 90-Year-Old Amherst Woman Wakes During Chest Compressions

Crews were still on the phone with a caller — warned the patient could stop breathing — when the woman began to come around at a Georgian Lane condo.

At about 10:55 AM, Amherst Fire put out an EMS call to 24 Georgian Lane, Condo A, between North Forest Road[*] and Old Lyme Drive[*], for “a 90 year old female, unresponsive, she is reported to be breathing”

As a line company responded, dispatch stayed on the phone with the caller and warned that “the female could possibly stop breathing right now” doing further questioning. Twin City EMS reached the scene, and the traffic took a hopeful turn when the woman began waking during chest compressions.

Amherst · Millersport Highway · Domestic Threat

A Woman Reports Her Husband Threatened to Kill Her, With a Language Barrier Slowing the Response

A complainant at Bryan & Stratton on Millersport Highway told Amherst police about a domestic the day before; a separate call later sought a social worker, not an arrest.

At about 11:25 AM, Amherst police met a complainant at Bryan & Stratton, 3650 Millersport, who reported “the male threatened to kill our female complainant” There was, dispatch noted, “quite a bit of a language barrier with the female”

A little over an hour later, officers clarified the other half of the call: the woman said she had “no concerns with violence. She was just looking for a social worker to help get him back on his medication” and reported no threats or weapons against a male who had gone off his medication. The two threads together — a threat-to-kill report and a plea for mental-health help — framed a household in distress rather than a single clean call.

Jamestown · Baker Street · Welfare Search

A Jamestown Man Who Walked Off Voicing Suicidal Intent Is Found Safe Within Minutes

Officers were sent to Baker Street after a 21-year-old left home saying he meant to harm himself; a short time later, a family member reported he had returned.

At about 10:03 AM, Jamestown police were sent to the area of 131 Baker Street, where a 21-year-old man identified on dispatch as Lance Van Giesen had “left the residence about eight minutes ago, made comments that he was going to kill himself” He was last seen walking north on Baker in a white hoodie, maroon shorts and white Jordans, with no mention of weapons or medications.

A few minutes later, a woman at the residence reported the man had come home, and told officers she would “transport to hospital for mental health evaluation” The quick resolution closed a call that had carried the sharp edge of a vulnerable person out alone.

Lancaster · Central Avenue · School Bus

A Substitute School Bus Driver Misses Stops and Talks to Himself — With Students on Board

A mother's call sent Lancaster police chasing down Bus 500; the driver was located at the high school.

Around 7:18 AM, Lancaster police went looking for Lancaster School Bus 500 after a mother reported the substitute driver was acting erratically — driving recklessly, talking to himself and missing stops — with students aboard, last placed near Central and Lavarack.

The call produced one of the morning's small comedies of radio: dispatch asked an officer, “did you originally say that there was a complaint that he wasn't wearing any shoes?” and a later exchange had another unit admit “You said stops, I heard socks” The driver was ultimately located at the high school, and the children were accounted for.

Amherst · Bailey Avenue · Loose Livestock

Honey, I Think the Husband Is Walking a Buffalo Again

At 12:38 PM, Amherst dispatch put out a single call that stopped the morning cold: “it's going to be the wife who says her husband might be trying to walk a buffalo in the roadway near 4877 Bailey” No further bovine updates were broadcast, which is either very good news or very bad news for Bailey Avenue traffic.

Lancaster · Stops, Not Socks

You Said Stops, I Heard Socks

Working the erratic-bus-driver call at 7:45 AM, a Lancaster officer owned the mishearing on the air: “You said stops, I heard socks” He added that he'd have another unit “check me when we're done with those” A rare moment of a dispatcher double-checking not the facts, but the audio.

Depew · St. James School · Pull-Box Mystery

Someone Pulled a Box; Now Find Which One

At 2:37 PM, Depew firefighters rolled on Master Box 217 at St. James School, 500 Terrace Ave. The chief arrived to “a one-story type 2 construction. No visible smoke or fire at this time” — and then came the familiar grade-school whodunit: someone had yanked a pull box, and crews were left hunting for the culprit alarm among the hallways.

Jamestown · Mobile Crisis · By Fax

To Reach a Mental-Health Crisis Line, First Locate a Fax Machine

Following up a welfare call at 1:37 PM, a Jamestown dispatcher relayed a wonderfully 1994 resolution: “The caller on your call called back stating all he got was a fax machine or something, so he was going to contact Mobile Crisis” It is a small, quiet indictment of the systems people call when they need help now.

Cheektowaga · BNIA Shuttle · Early-Shift Blues

A Shuttle Driver Declares War on One Particular Car

At 7:01 AM, an airport shuttle channel captured a driver with a mission and a mood, repeating his resolve into the mic: “I'm here to get this car, I'm here to get this car” Pure 7 a.m. working-voice color — the whole ramp, one car, infinite exasperation.

Tonawanda · Route 44 · Death Investigation

Woman Found Dead Near Route 44, Nurse Renders Aid Before Units Arrive

Just after 2:13 PM, Tonawanda Police dispatch radioed a badly broken-up report that a woman had been found dead along Route 44, with a bystander already “currently being treated by a nurse on location” by the time the call went out.

Tonawanda · Wilmington Avenue · Camper Fire

Camper Fire in Wilmington Avenue Driveway Draws Heavy Smoke, FAST Team Call

At 7:40 AM, Tonawanda Town Fire dispatch reported a camper on fire in a driveway at 199 Wilmington Avenue, between Lindsay and Melbourne Curve, with the caller saying the flames were close to the house in the grass.

Brighton's Engine 9 arrived minutes later reporting heavy smoke coming from the back of the yard, prompting Tonawanda Control to start a FAST team — a crew held in reserve to pull firefighters out if something goes wrong — while Brighton's Engine 6 was added to the response.

Clarence · Green Valley Drive · Elderly Fall

93-Year-Old Clarence Man Suffers Head Injury in Basement Fall

At 12:30 PM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent a Clarence Center crew to 5275 Green Valley Drive, between Mayfield Court and Ashwood Court, for a 93-year-old man who had fallen in his basement and suffered a head injury.

Clarence Center 9-1 responded minutes later with mutual aid from unit 219 out of Maple Transit.

Clarence · County Road · Vehicle Accident

Two-Vehicle Crash Puts Car in Ditch at County and Green Acres Roads

At 9:35 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch reported a two-vehicle crash at County Road and Green Acres Road with one vehicle in a ditch; Swormville's company didn't answer the initial page, and dispatch repeated the call minutes later.

Swormville 5 finally responded at 9:42 AM, backed by unit 237 on scene a few minutes after.

By 10:07 AM, crews reported three patients signed off with Twin City Ambulance, no patient contact needed from Swormville, and the scene left with the Sheriff's Office as units returned to service.

Newstead · Great Pumpkin Farm · EMS Call

Wasp Stings Send Great Pumpkin Farm Visitor to Hospital, Crews Arrive by Golf Cart

At 10:03 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent a Newstead crew to the Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main Road between Davidson Road and North Millgrove Road, for a 49-year-old woman stung twice by a wasp with a possible allergic reaction.

Newstead 9-3 responded minutes later, and dispatch noted the patient — near the farm's auctioneer station — would likely have to be reached by golf cart.

Buffalo · West Ferry Street · Threats in Progress

Man Chases, Threatens Girlfriend Then Pulls Her From West Ferry Store, Police Say

At 2:19 PM, Buffalo Police dispatch sent units to 313 West Ferry for a threats-in-progress call after a woman reported a man had threatened her and was now chasing her; she was said to be running toward Grant Street. The man was initially described as wearing a black hat and brown hoodie.

Moments later, dispatch relayed a report that the man had pulled the woman away from a store and thrown her to the ground, updating his description to a black hat, black shirt and jeans; the woman was described as wearing a maroon sweatshirt.

Buffalo · Avery Street · Burglary

Officer Calls for Backup on Avery Street Burglary, Citing Recent Gun Call at Address

At 10:17 AM, Buffalo Police dispatch sent an officer to 36 Avery for a reported burglary.

The responding officer asked for an additional unit, noting there had been a gun call at the address a few days earlier and it was unclear whether a firearm was still on scene; dispatch assigned two more units to back up the call.

Buffalo · Station House · Firearms Surrender

Man Walks Into Buffalo Station House Trying to Surrender Firearms

At 2:13 PM, a Buffalo Police dispatcher radioed units to head back to the station house after “a male trying to surrender firearms” showed up in person asking to turn them over.

Cheektowaga · Whitney Place · Infant Medical Call

Six-Month-Old Found Unresponsive After Fall From Bed on Whitney Place

At 8:28 AM, Cheektowaga Fire dispatch sent South Line EMS to 217 Whitney Place, between Topaz and Emerald, for a 6-month-old child who had fallen off a bed and was unresponsive.

AMR's ALS unit 267 was added to the response from Clinton and Union as crews arrived on scene, and by 8:32 AM dispatch reported the infant was waking up and breathing.

Hamburg · South Park & Milestrip · Narcan Administered

Hamburg Patrol Unit Administers Narcan, Starts CPR After Man Found Convulsing Near Sunoco

At 8:38 AM, Hamburg Police unit 38 responded to a walk-off complaint about a man on the corner of South Park and Milestrip, finding him “talking and alert” despite a mark on his head; he declined medical treatment and walked away minutes later.

Minutes later, in an apparent continuation of the same call, dispatch asked unit 38 for an update after the man was reported “convulsing again”, and the officer radioed that Narcan had been administered.

Unit 38 said they had relocated to the northeast corner near the Sunoco station and asked for an ambulance to respond; dispatch radioed just before 8:48 AM that crews on scene were starting CPR.

Marilla · Bullis Road · School Injury

7-Year-Old Suffers Open Arm Fracture at Marilla Primary School

At 12:19 PM, East Aurora Fire dispatch sent Marilla's EMS to 11683 Bullis Road at Marilla Primary School, on the south side between Shannon and Four Rod, for a 7-year-old boy with an open arm fracture.

The boy was located in the nurse's office; AMR medic 519 was sent from its West Seneca quarters to assist.

West Seneca · {street:s1} · Found Unresponsive

West Seneca Woman, 69, Found Down and Unresponsive, Life Status Unclear

At 11:43 AM, West Seneca Fire dispatch requested a re-response to Barnsdale[*] [heard: Barnesville] for a 69-year-old woman found down and unresponsive, with her life status unknown on the air.

AMR medic 519 arrived on location roughly two minutes later to assist with the call.

Jamestown · South Main Street · Domestic Assault

Woman Struck in Face Runs From South Main Apartment as Boyfriend Stays Inside

At 11:52 AM, Jamestown Police dispatch sent units to 275 South Main after a caller reported a physical domestic in which a woman had been run out of the apartment and was now standing in front of 295 South Main, saying her boyfriend had struck her in the face several times. The boyfriend remained inside the 275 South Main apartment.

Dispatch asked for an available unit to back up the responding officer at the scene, and additional patrols were assigned to the call moments later.

Franklinville · Elementary School · Order of Protection

Custody Dispute at Franklinville Elementary Pulls in Deputies Amid Confusion Over Protective Order

At 11:50 AM, Cattaraugus County Sheriff's dispatch sent Machias-area units to Franklinville Elementary School after a woman identified on the radio as Shailene Srominski called to say school staff would not let her pick up her child.

Dispatch said the school's SRO reported some kind of order of protection was in place, and that the woman's ex was waiting outside in a vehicle, described on the air as “a known issue”.

Units were told the woman was inside the school while a man in a white pickup truck waited out front.

Minutes later, dispatch clarified that no order of protection was currently on file for the woman except an extreme risk protection order, or ERPO, that had not yet been served — and that it remained unclear which man was actually in the truck.

Olean · West 8th Street · Suspicious Vehicle

Two Found Slumped Over in Parked Pickup Outside Olean Dollar General

At 8:29 AM, Olean Police dispatch relayed a call from the Dollar General on West 8th Street reporting a truck parked near the fence with two people slumped over inside, and raised the possibility that some kind of struggle had occurred.

An officer ran the truck's New York plate, which came back to a 2011 blue Chevy Silverado registered, according to dispatch, to a Paul Wyatt of Ellicottville.

By 8:33 AM, the officer on scene radioed that EMS was not needed.