Cheektowaga · Cuyahoga Creek · Missing Person

Memory-Care Patient Walks Off; Four Cheektowaga Units Comb the Cuyahoga Creek Area on Foot

A 60-year-old woman was reported to have slipped out of a memory-care unit and headed on foot toward Williams.

At about 2:35 PM, Cheektowaga police put out a search for a 60-year-old woman reported to have escaped from a memory-care unit, with dispatch directing units toward the Cuyahoga Creek area and noting she was possibly on foot heading toward Williams, according to the radio traffic.

The call drew a multi-unit response, with officers spreading across the area on foot, according to the traffic. Dispatch did not state on the air whether the woman had been located by the window's end.

Hamburg · Winterbrook Estates · Missing Person

Woman Flees Winterbrook Estates After Texting Photos of Fields and Bridges

Hamburg police searched for a suicidal woman who left her apartment and turned off her location after her boyfriend called for help.

At about 8:14 AM, Hamburg police responded to Winterbrook Estates, 3684 Bigtree Road, after a caller reported his girlfriend was texting that she wanted to kill herself, sending pictures of an open field and bridges before turning her location off, according to the radio traffic.

The woman had left the apartment 30 to 45 minutes earlier, dispatch said, and the caller “became highly agitated” and offered little more information while officers tried to work with him. Police checked her workplace, a 7-Eleven, and were told she was not there, according to the traffic.

Dispatch noted the department had a similar prior contact at the address, where the roles were reversed and the man had been the subject, according to the traffic. No location for the woman was stated on the air.

West Seneca · Main Street · Overdose

Welfare Check Turns Overdose Call; Two Narcan Doses for a Main Street Woman

A West Seneca welfare check escalated when a woman was found unresponsive after reportedly ingesting nearly a dozen pills.

At about 12:27 PM, West Seneca dispatch re-routed a unit to 854 Main Street for a welfare check that had turned into a first-aid call, telling the officer the initial report was that a man's mother was threatening suicide, according to the radio traffic.

Dispatch said the woman had taken 11 to 12 clonazepam and was breathing at the time of the call, a possible overdose. Minutes later she was reported not conscious and not alert but still breathing, and one Narcan dose was administered, according to the traffic.

As the patient's breathing went shallow, dispatch relayed that a second Narcan dose was administered at about 12:33 PM, according to the traffic.

Buffalo · Northland Avenue · Missing Juvenile

Police Seek Missing Bennett High Student at a Northland Avenue Address

Officers were sent to check a lower apartment for a missing juvenile believed to be staying with a suspended classmate.

At about 8:45 AM, Buffalo police were sent to check 212 Northland in the lower apartment for a missing juvenile believed to be staying at the location with another juvenile, according to the radio traffic.

Dispatch, relaying information from school staff, identified the missing student as Peyton Wittner and said she appeared to be with another student who was currently suspended; both attend Bennett High School, according to the traffic. Dispatch did not state on the air whether the juvenile was located.

Cheektowaga · Stanley Falls School · Juvenile in Crisis

Manic Student Jumps From a First-Story Window at Stanley Falls School

A 13-year-old was reported out of control before leaping from a window; staff surrounded him unhurt on the front lawn.

At about 8:07 AM, Cheektowaga police were sent to the Stanley Falls School, 31 Rossler, on a complaint that a 13-year-old male student was “manic and out of control,” according to the radio traffic.

A short time later a follow-up call reported the child had jumped out of a first-story window. He was not injured and was on the front lawn with staff surrounding him, according to the traffic.

Cattaraugus County · Maples Road · Gas Leak

Gushing Gas Line Forces an Evacuation on Maples Road in Cattaraugus County

A caller reported a loud gushing noise near a residence and evacuated the area before crews traced it to a pressure blow-off at a gas facility.

At about 8:26 AM, Cattaraugus fire dispatch put out a hazardous-condition call for 8501 Maples Road, reporting a gas line burst with a loud gushing noise near a residence and a caller who was evacuating the area, according to the radio traffic.

Over heavy static, a chief on scene clarified that the source was a pressure blow-off rather than a broken flow line, and dispatch confirmed it back as “Pressure blow-off, not a blown line”, according to the traffic.

The chief said he would contact the gas company and have them respond, according to the traffic.

Cheektowaga · Glenwood Avenue · Child Welfare

A Dog That Bit a Neighbor Now Guards a 4-Year-Old Left Home Alone

Cheektowaga police responded to a Glenwood address where a small child was reported alone with an aggressive dog.

At about 2:23 PM, Cheektowaga police were sent to 33 Glenwood for a 4-year-old child reported left home alone with an aggressive dog, according to the radio traffic.

Dispatch noted the animal appeared to be the same dog that had bitten a resident next door at 32 Glenwood, according to the traffic. Dispatch did not state on the air how the call was resolved.

Cheektowaga · Benbro Drive · Show and Tell

Roll the Tape: Ask for Glenn, He's Got Dumpster-Diving Footage

At 7:19 AM, a Cheektowaga dispatcher sent a unit over to a Benbro Drive office with unusually specific instructions: use the front door, ask for Glenn, and prepare for a screening. “He wants to show you some video of some guy dumpster diving”, the dispatcher explained. No word on whether the footage earned a review.

Amherst · Transit Road · Mulch Mishap

63 Feet of Truck, Bested by a Pile of Mulch

At 9:54 AM, Amherst police logged a distinctly low-speed collision at 8150 Transit Road: a driver hauling a 63-foot truck reported he'd hit a pile of mulch, and — per his company's rules — the mulch demanded a report. Paperwork duly generated.

Depew · Dick Road · Track Trouble

Man in a Yellow Shirt Picks a Fight With a Passing Train

At 1:53 PM, Depew police fielded a report from 55 Dick Road of a man throwing items at a train that had just pulled up. The subject, dispatch relayed, would be easy to spot: white pants and a yellow shirt. The train, presumably, kept its own counsel.

Cheektowaga · Custody Standoff

Denied the Kids, Mr. Bailey Marches on the Station

At 11:40 AM, a Cheektowaga dispatcher gave a supervisor advance warning of an incoming visitor. Per the traffic, “Mom said no to seeing the kids for today. Mr. Bailey is extremely upset. He's coming to the station to speak with a supervisor” — and he was on his way to the station to have words. The desk, forewarned, awaited.

Chautauqua County · Reach Assist

Send Someone Taller — and Bring a Detector

At 11:02 AM, Car 321 keyed up on a Chautauqua County fire call with a request that was equal parts practical and plaintive: “I need somebody over here taller than me and bring a detector with you”. Sometimes the incident commander just needs a few more inches of reach.

Amherst · UB North Campus · Kimball Tower

UB Student Freed After Getting Stuck Between Floors in Kimball Tower Elevator

At 9:39 AM, University at Buffalo Campus Police responded to an elevator entrapment at Kimball Tower, where a caller reported being stuck in elevator number 2 on the ninth floor; officers said they would contact the elevator technician.

The trapped rider called back saying he was now on the eighth floor, and officers spent several minutes trying to confirm his status and location before hearing secondhand that he had gotten out.

Officers confirmed shortly after that both main elevators in the building were operating normally.

Town of Tonawanda · Sheridan Drive

Guest Accuses Woman of Stealing Cash, Clothes at Sheridan Drive Super 8

At 8:03 AM, Tonawanda police were sent to the Super 8 Motel at 1288 Sheridan Drive for a report of a woman in the lobby refusing to give a complainant his money back, with the caller then reporting she was taking clothing out of his bag.

Minutes later, dispatch relayed a callback in which the man described himself as a paying customer who had booked two full weeks at the motel and said the front desk was now refusing to refund him.

Clarence · Main Street

Smoke Reported Again at Site of Overnight Clarence Fire

At 8:12 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent Clarence units back to 10847 Main Street — the scene of a fire the previous night — on a report of white smoke coming from the attic, between Salt Road and Sherwood Road[*] [heard: Sher Road].

The report repeated twice more over the next several minutes before Clarence 9 responded; dispatch relayed that the caller said it was “just white smoke coming from the attic”, and a chief put a single unit on the call.

Buffalo · Warren Street

Woman Reports Ex-Partner Threatened Her With Knife on Warren Street

At 10:47 AM, a 911 call was relayed to Buffalo police radio from a woman at 99 Warren Street, in the rear of the property, who told dispatch her ex-partner was threatening her and had a knife on him.

Dispatch continued trying to get more information from the caller as the call went out to patrol units; no arrest or resolution was broadcast on the channel during the window.

Buffalo · Silo City

Woman Found Bleeding Heavily at Silo City Apartments

At 8:00 AM, Buffalo police officers on scene radioed that they had found a woman on the ground with a large amount of blood, telling dispatch she had “female problems, but we're not really sure” but that the cause wasn't immediately clear.

Minutes later, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent Engine 1 for EMS to 80 Silo City, Apartment 212, between Ohio Street and the dead end, for a report of a female with excessive bleeding — a call that, based on the timing and description, appears to be the same incident officers were already working.

Buffalo · Symphony Circle

Kleinhans Music Hall Alarm Turns Out to Be Steam Tunnel Leak

At 7:55 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent a level-2 response to a commercial fire alarm at 3 Symphony Circle, Kleinhans Music Hall, indicating an activation in the basement porter tunnel and sending Engine 2, Engine 37, Ladder 4 and Battalion 4-4.

Crews arrived within minutes and began investigating the tunnel, and by 8:03 AM Battalion 4-4 reported the building's engineer had identified a steam leak rather than fire.

Engine 2 stayed to confirm the finding while dispatch released the other responding companies back into service.

Buffalo · Starin and Parkside

Damaged Acura Flees Officers at High Speed Down Parkside Avenue

At 11:55 AM, Buffalo police radioed that a damaged Acura had turned south onto Starin Avenue, with officers saying they were not giving chase.

The car then swung west onto Parkside Avenue at a high rate of speed, with officers relaying that “cars are pulling over and pointing it out” as it passed; units lost sight of it along Parkside Avenue, noting the Acura had damage to its right front fender and no front license plate.

Buffalo · Northland Avenue

Police Check Northland Avenue Address for Missing Bennett High School Student

At 8:44 AM, Buffalo police were sent to check 212 Northland Avenue for a missing juvenile identified on dispatch as Peyton Wittner, whom Bennett High School staff believed was staying at the address with another student currently suspended from the school.

Cheektowaga · Randy Way

Family Unable to Move Bariatric Man for CPR During Randy Way Cardiac Arrest

At 10:53 AM, Cheektowaga Fire dispatch relayed a South Line EMS call for a 63-year-old man in cardiac arrest — unresponsive and not breathing — at 99 Randy Way, sending South Line units SL-91 and SL-8.

Responding crews were told the man's family could not perform CPR because he was bariatric and seated in a chair, unable to be moved to the floor; a mutual-aid medic unit was added as crews converged on the home.

By 10:58 AM, South Line crews reported they were “working the code” on scene.

Wyoming County · Fisher Road

93-Year-Old Man Found Dead at Fisher Road Home

At 7:57 AM, Wyoming County Sheriff's dispatch called out an unattended death at a home on Fisher Road, reporting a 93-year-old man found dead and beyond help on arrival.

The deputy assigned to the call, unit 24-1, cleared the scene a few minutes later with no further details broadcast on the channel.

Cattaraugus County · Indiana Avenue

Unconscious Man With Stroke History Draws ALS Response in Olean

At 7:36 AM, Cattaraugus County Fire dispatch sent an ALS response to Indiana Avenue in the Town of Olean for a 67-year-old man who was shaking and unresponsive but breathing, with a history of stroke; unit 395 handled the dispatch before clearing to unit 737.

Town of Olean fire chiefs followed up a few minutes later on unit 335 as the call continued.