Buffalo · 1893 Woodclere

Attempted Bank Robbery on Woodclere; Armed Suspect Fled Toward Kenmore on Foot

Between 2:01 AM and 2:09 PM BPD B and D districts worked an attempted bank robbery at 1893 Woodclere, with a Black male suspect described as fleeing on foot toward Kenmore Avenue while carrying a handgun. A three-unit response set a perimeter; the traffic tapered without an on-air arrest confirmation in this window.

Buffalo · 1148 Bailey

Domestic Violence on Bailey Ends With Father Fleeing in Gray Car — With One of the Children

At 1:43 PM BPD ran a priority domestic-violence call at 1148 Bailey Avenue[*], with a male reported to have hit two children and then fled the scene with one of them in a gray vehicle. Dispatch marked the call sev-4 and the corridor stayed active for several minutes; no vehicle location or apprehension came across the air by the end of this window.

Niagara County · 4419 Saunders Settlement

Rollover With Lines Down and Parties Trapped Opens Niagara County's Morning

Niagara County Fire Control paged units to 4419 Saunders Settlement Road at 7:25 AM for a one-vehicle rollover with utility lines down, fire reported, and occupants trapped in the wreck. The digest scores the call sev-4, the top of the day's Niagara column; the run cleared inside a single dispatch window and did not return to the air.

Buffalo · 2485 Niagara

Carjacking on Niagara Street: Driver Assaulted, Keys Taken, Vehicle Gone

At 2:06 PM BPD B and D districts worked a carjacking at 2485 Niagara Street, Apt. 7, in which a male victim was assaulted before the suspect took his keys and vehicle. The call landed six minutes after the Woodclere bank-robbery attempt three miles east, contributing to the mid-afternoon surge in the BPD workload.

Amherst · Hopkins Road

Silver BMW Clocked at 100-Plus Down the {street:s3} Median

At 1:02 PM Amherst PD fielded a reckless-driving report of a silver BMW traveling in excess of 100 mph southbound in the center median of Hopkins Road[*], southbound from a plaza. Two units responded; the vehicle did not return to the traffic in this window and no stop was called on the air.

Cheektowaga · 156 South Street

Basketball Hoop, on Traffic Duty Where It Shouldn't Be

Cheektowaga PD, 1:40 PM, between Lucerne and Audette: a basketball hoop had installed itself in the driving lane at 156 South Street and was flagged as an obstruction hazard. The record does not tell us whether the responding officer relocated it, dribbled it, or waited for a supervisor.

Depew · across from King's

Blue Honda CRV, Elderly Driver, Pinned to a Pole Across From King's

Depew PD, 1:38 PM: an elderly female stuck near a pole in a blue Honda CRV on Marengo, across from King's. The dispatch phrasing — “stuck near a pole” — leaves everything to the imagination, from a soft tap on the base to a bumper enthusiastically wrapped around it. No transport was called for.

Buffalo · Tops Pharmacy, South Park

Seized at the Pharmacy Counter: A South Park Tops Medical

Buffalo Fire, 10:23 AM: a person having seizures at the Tops pharmacy on South Park Avenue[*], Engine 15 EMS responding. As settings for a medical call go, the pharmacy counter is at least well-staged.

Cattaraugus County · Route 417

140 MPH on Route 417: A Volkswagen and a Mustang Sort It Out

Cattaraugus Sheriff, just before 9 AM, near the intersection of Kilbuck and Burningham roads: a white Volkswagen and a dark gray Mustang, both eastbound on Route 417, both reportedly doing 140 miles per hour. Whether they were racing each other or independently pursuing the same personal goal, the traffic did not clarify.

Buffalo · 122 Humber

Suicide Attempt on Humber Draws Fire and Police to a Violent Psych Patient

BPD C and E districts and Buffalo Fire responded to 122 Humber, upper apartment, at 2:31 PM for a male cutting himself with a knife; KDI was notified and fire dispatch paged use-caution for a violent psych patient. An earlier 2:00 PM welfare check at the same address had cleared without contact after the female inside called and hung up.

Buffalo · 517 Niagara / Family Dollar

Self-Inflicted Neck Stab Draws Full Response to a West Side Family Dollar

Buffalo Fire and BPD B and D districts worked a 10:10 AM call at 517 Niagara Street, between Hudson and Pennsylvania, at the Family Dollar: a 33-year-old male psych patient with a self-inflicted stab wound to the neck. Engine 2 and Ladder 4 responded; the call cleared within three minutes.

Buffalo · Kensington and Woodlawn

Two Armed-Female Calls in Four Minutes on the East Side

BPD C and E districts fielded back-to-back armed-female calls in the mid-afternoon: at 2:24 PM a subject located with a firearm at 966 Kensington Avenue[*] that moved to 976 Kensington Avenue[*], and at 2:27 PM a caller reporting a female pulling a handgun during a child-pickup at 842 Woodlawn. Both landed the sev-3 tag in the digest and both dropped from the traffic without an on-air arrest.

Buffalo · courthouse steps

Suicide Threat on the Courthouse Steps: Butter Knife or Glass

BPD B and D districts fielded a 9:50 AM suicide threat outside the courthouse in which a man identified on dispatch as Kirk McCabe reportedly threatened to slit his own throat with a piece of glass or a butter knife. Units were on scene almost immediately; the traffic quickly moved on and the call cleared.

Cheektowaga · Appletree Business Park

Man Threatens to Shoot His Mother From an Appletree Business Park Suite; Phone Being Pinged

Cheektowaga PD ran a 10:03 AM harassment call at suite 22 of the Appletree Business Park in which the male subject reportedly threatened to shoot his mother and use the back door. A gray Nissan Sentra was flagged as the suspect vehicle; dispatch had the phone being pinged for a location as the call continued past 10:14 AM.

Depew · 5887 Broadway

White Lincoln Bolts Southbound After Depew Broadway Altercation

Depew PD units chased a white Lincoln southbound from a 10:35 AM physical altercation at 5887 Broadway; the pursuit ran off Depew's channel by 10:40 AM. Three minutes later a related transmission placed a suspect — accused of pushing two children on scene — at a Transit and Williams gas station.

Chautauqua County · Fairmont Avenue, Celeron

Pickup Truck Fully Involved on Fairmont, Diesel Down the Westbound Lane

Chautauqua Fire worked a fully involved pickup-truck fire on Fairmont Avenue near the Quick Fill in Celeron from 12:31 PM, with the truck's fuel tank in the bed and diesel fuel spilled across the westbound lane. Engine 321 took the fire; a hazmat team was requested to handle the spill and eastbound lanes were closed during clean-up.