Buffalo · Florida Street · Carjacking

Woman Thrown From Her Own Car in a Florida Street Carjacking as Five Juveniles Flee in a Gray BMW

A neighbor gave chase in a black Acura, still on with 911, as Buffalo police tracked the stolen vehicle eastbound.

At about 7:09 AM, Buffalo police were sent to 396 Florida after a neighbor called in “screaming that someone was kidnapped in her car”, according to the radio traffic. The caller had gotten into a black Acura and was following the stolen vehicle while still on the line with 911.

Dispatch described the taken vehicle as a gray BMW with five male juveniles inside, last seen eastbound near Walden and Bailey, and advised the pursuing neighbor to turn back, according to the traffic.

A responding officer reached the 911 caller a few minutes later and confirmed the nature of the call: “They took the girl and threw her out of the car” The pursuing driver reported a flat tire and was last seen heading toward Grider, according to the traffic. Dispatch did not state on the air whether the BMW or its occupants were located.

Buffalo · Fillmore Avenue · Shooting

Man Shot in the Back Outside a Fillmore Avenue Market; Evidence Team Recovers Shell Casings

The wounded man was found near a One Stop convenience store as an uncooperative caller reported the shooting from a nearby phone.

At about 1:49 PM, Buffalo police pulled additional cars for a shooting near 1411 Fillmore Avenue, with dispatch reporting a “male shot in the back” and the caller uncooperative, according to the radio traffic.

Officers pinned the scene to the One Stop Market convenience store at Fillmore, refining the address to the 1415 block, with a victim “tons of bleeding” in a vehicle, according to the traffic. Buffalo Fire's Engine 33 and Ladder 6 staged for law enforcement before approaching.

An evidence team was dispatched and shell casings were located and recovered from the scene, according to the traffic. Dispatch did not broadcast suspect information or the victim's condition.

Cheektowaga · Walden Avenue · Domestic Violence

Woman Says Ex-Boyfriend Choked Her on Walden Avenue as Intoxicated Man Lingers in the Hallway

The call opened as an open 911 line of a couple arguing before the victim reported a choking and refused EMS.

At about 8:41 AM, Cheektowaga police sent a car to 1325 Walden Avenue, on the south side between Rio and Wanda, after an open line came in of a male and female arguing, according to the radio traffic.

As units mapped to the address, the female told dispatch that “the ex-boyfriend choked her today”, according to the traffic. She was refusing EMS, and dispatch relayed that the man — believed to be intoxicated — was in the hallway trying to get into the basement.

Hamburg · Old Lakeview Road · Battery Fire

Lithium Battery Goes Into Thermal Runaway Inside a Hamburg Home, Drawing the Southtowns Hazmat Team

A battery that exploded inside a house on Old Lakeview Road was hauled to the front yard, then began overheating on its own.

At about 10:12 AM, Hamburg Fire dispatched crews to 3309 Old Lakeview Road, between South Creek and Engel, to investigate “a lithium ion battery that exploded inside the house”, according to the radio traffic. Dispatch noted nothing was on fire and the battery had been moved outside into the front yard.

By about 10:20 AM, a chief on scene asked dispatch to start the Southtowns hazmat team, reporting “It looks like it's going into thermal runaway” even with no active fire, and crews remained on scene to await the team, according to the traffic.

Cheektowaga · Sisters Hospital · Sexual Assault

Sexual-Assault Report Surfaces at Sisters Hospital Hours After Cheektowaga Contact

A woman officers had dropped off earlier in the day disclosed an overnight assault, sending a car back to the ER.

At about 2:28 PM, Cheektowaga dispatch sent a car to Sisters Hospital, ER Room 22, after a woman officers had dropped off earlier in the day reported that she had been sexually assaulted, according to the radio traffic.

She told staff the assault had occurred “sometime last night” at Colleen and Fiddleridge, according to the traffic. An officer was directed to the hospital to take the report.

Buffalo · Eagle and Elm · Rollover MVA

Three-Car Rollover at Eagle and Elm Leaves a Vehicle on Its Side; Rescue and Chief Respond

Multiple 911 callers reported airbags deployed and unknown entrapment before crews found two occupants able to sign off.

At about 10:54 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatched Engine 1, Ladder 2, Rescue 1 and a chief for a “motor vehicle accident with rollover” in the area of Eagle Street and Elm Street, according to the radio traffic. Multiple phone calls reported one vehicle on its side with airbags deployed and unknown entrapment.

On arrival, crews reported the three-car crash produced two patients who signed off and one requiring transport, according to the traffic.

Town of Tonawanda · South Grand Island Bridge · Suicidal Subject

Search for a Man Threatening to Jump From the South Grand Island Bridge

Officers were asked to check the 290 and bridge area for a subject reported trying to jump, and to canvass local hospitals.

At about 1:38 PM, Tonawanda police were working a report of a suicidal man near the South Grand Island Bridge, described in the digest as a Black male in a black hoodie possibly connected to a black Nissan Altima, with the 290 and bridge area requested for a check, according to the radio traffic.

A dispatcher asked units to “Please check local hospitals for one of the individuals that are listed on this address” for one of the individuals listed at the address as the search continued, according to the traffic. Dispatch did not state on the air whether the man was located.

Buffalo · Dewitt Street · Ladder 4 to the Rescue

A Kitten, a Ladder, and Ladder 4: Buffalo Fire’s Most Adorable Alarm of the Day

At about 12:07 PM, Buffalo Fire toned out Ladder 4 for an “alarm to assist an animal in distress” at 212 Dewitt Street, between West Delavan and Perkins, according to the radio traffic. The particulars, once dispatch got them, were irresistible: “a kitten with its head stuck in a ladder” A Level 1 response for a very small prisoner.

Amherst · Coyote With No Fear

Amherst’s Most Fearless Resident Walks on Four Legs and Answers to No One

At 12:15 PM, an Amherst channel carried a wildlife warning with a certain menace to it: “There's a coyote that has no fear of anybody” The half-joking follow-up — “Take it home if you have it” — is not, we suspect, official department policy on coyote relocation.

Wyoming County · Hope Street · Turtle Patrol

A Child, a Bike, and a Snapping Turtle: Wyoming County Deputies Take the Tip

At 12:54 PM, a Wyoming County deputy dutifully logged what may be the day’s finest citizen report: “took a report from a child on a bike that there's possibly a snapping turtle on the sidewalk near 35 Hope Street” No word on whether the turtle was still holding the sidewalk when units arrived.

Buffalo · Backyard Trespasser · Friendly Dog

Man Spotted in a Backyard, Case Cracked: The Dog Is, in Fact, Friendly

Late in the morning, a Buffalo trespassing complaint about a man walking through a woman’s backyard resolved itself with the single most reassuring detail a responding officer can hear: “It says the dog is actually friendly” Threat level: waggish.

Amherst · Route 990 · Tub in the Road

Rub-a-Dub-Dub, a Bathtub in the Road: Route 990 Gets an Unexpected Fixture

At 7:14 AM, Amherst dispatch opened the day with a road-obstruction call on Route 990 southbound, between French and J.J. The obstruction, dispatch reported, was simple enough: “there is a bathtub in the roadway” How it got there was left, as ever, to the imagination.

Amherst · Sweet Home / Skinnersville

Struggle Over Officer's Gun Near Sweet Home and Skinnersville Ends With Taser Deployment

At 10:56 AM, Amherst police responding to a fight call near Sweet Home Road and Skinnersville Road[*] radioed that the confrontation had turned dangerous: subjects were grabbing at an officer's gun as the officer moved in on the group.

A Taser was deployed seconds later and the scene was declared under control (““we're under control, you can slow it down””); dispatch repeated the Taser deployment for responding units and confirmed the location as Sweet Home and Skinnersville, sending previously staged cars directly to the scene.

Buffalo · Herkimer Street

Buffalo Officers Rush to Herkimer Street After Woman Puts Knife to Her Own Throat

At 12:13 PM, Buffalo police Delta district cars were sent to 330 Herkimer Street on a report of a suicide attempt — a 30-year-old woman reported to be outside the home with a knife held to her own throat.

A minute later, dispatch relayed an update that the woman's mother had called in and then left for work despite the ongoing crisis, leaving her daughter alone outside with the knife still at her neck; a crisis outreach service identified on the air only as “ADI” had been notified.

Additional cars were pulled off other calls to head to the scene, but by 12:19 PM dispatch reported no answer on repeated callbacks to the address and told passing units simply to slow down going by, without further word on how the standoff was resolved.

Buffalo · Fountain Plaza

Engineering Confirms Smoke on 17th Floor of Downtown High-Rise at Fountain Plaza

At 11:53 AM, Buffalo Fire Dispatch sent Engine 2, Engine 21, Ladder 6 and Battalion 43 to investigate a digital-dialer alarm at 50 Fountain Plaza — the Key Center tower between Pearl and Main — where the first company on scene reported a 2½-story, type-5 building with nothing showing.

Minutes later, Engine 2 radioed that building engineering had confirmed smoke on the 17th floor and recommended handling it alone; the battalion chief agreed, releasing the truck company and logging the run down to a smoking investigation rather than escalating further.

Depew · Panora Street

Depew Welfare Check Finds Woman Down for Five Days on Panora Street

At 10:11 AM, Depew police sent a car to 136 Panora Street for a welfare check on a 67-year-old woman identified on dispatch as Sandra, after a neighbor said he hadn't seen her since Tuesday despite regular contact.

Officers found the back door open and made entry; minutes later they radioed back asking dispatch to get EMS moving, saying the woman told them she had been down for five days.

Fire was called in to help with a lift assist getting her up, and officers later followed up to confirm the concerned neighbor's own address — two doors down at 126 Panora.

Sardinia · Cardiac Arrest

CPR in Progress on 97-Year-Old Sardinia Woman Pulls In Mutual Aid From Three Towns

At 9:43 AM, East Aurora fire dispatch toned Sardinia companies to 11270 Middle Road, on the town's Northside between Van Slyke and Johnson, for a 97-year-old woman reported unresponsive.

Three minutes later the call was upgraded: CPR was in progress, with Mercy Medic 94 already rolling in from Springville and a caller on the phone with county dispatchers being talked through chest compressions while Sardinia's own engine — described as quite a ways off the road — arrived as the first unit on scene.

Dispatch pressed for more fire personnel, telling Sardinia's station “you've already been toned out twice, you want a third tone out”, and pulled in East Concord and a nearby engine crew as the closest available manpower while relaying Mercy Medic's arrival time back to units already staging at the address.

Orchard Park · Regalwood

Backyard Transformer Arcs and Spits Blue Sparks on Regalwood, NYSEG Called In

At 12:11 PM, Orchard Park fire dispatch sent a company to 14 Regalwood for a transformer arcing in the backyard; on scene minutes later, the crew reported it was spitting blue sparks, and NYSEG was notified, with a warning that nearby traffic lights could go out.

Fire officials later called for a re-alert on manpower for the apparatus already committed to the scene, with NYSEG confirming it was sending its own crew.

West Seneca · Main Street

Neighbor's Backyard Fire Sends Smoke Over Main Street Again, West Seneca Police Say

At 2:28 PM, West Seneca police sent a car to 255 Main Street to meet a complainant identified as John, who reported that his neighbor at 247 Main Street had a fire going that was filling the area with heavy smoke.

Dispatch flagged the run to responding officers as “a repeated offense”, and a separate unit was sent to handle an unrelated raccoon complaint nearby as the call wrapped up.

Attica · Correctional Facility

Neck Laceration Inside Attica Correctional Facility Draws Uncontrolled-Bleeding Call

At 11:17 AM, Wyoming County fire dispatch asked Medic 80 whether it could break free for a second call before confirming the assignment: an inmate at Attica Correctional Facility with a laceration to the neck and bleeding that was not controlled.

Medic 80 confirmed it would respond (““we'll be there””), and dispatch traffic moments later referenced routing the crew to “the Attica call,” confirming the facility.

Olean · Prospect Avenue

Domestic Call on Prospect Avenue Turns Up Machete Threat, Ends Without Injury

At 1:11 PM, Olean police were sent to a possible domestic in progress at 915 Prospect Avenue, a third-party caller reporting that a man identified on dispatch as Justin had threatened a woman identified as Justine Sugars with a machete inside the residence.

Officers reached the male party by phone, who said he was safe and that someone else had come into the residence and assaulted him, though he made no mention of a weapon; officers requested backup meet them at the scene, and within minutes patrol confirmed the scene was secure (““we are secure here””).

Franklinville · Triple R Camping Resort

Brush Fire Spreads Out of Control Through Franklinville Campground's 300 Loop

At 2:37 PM, Cattaraugus County fire dispatch sent companies to the Triple R Camping Resort in Franklinville for a brush fire reported near the campsites in the 300s, callers describing the fire as uncontrolled.

Dispatch repeated the call moments later, describing the fire the way callers had (““spreading out of control””), underscoring the urgency as crews were sent into the resort's 300-site loop.