Amherst · Niagara Falls Boulevard / Ellicott Creek · Crash

Crash at Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ellicott Creek Draws Amherst Fire; Homes Evacuated

East Amherst 7 responded to a motor-vehicle accident that prompted evacuations at the intersection.

Starting around 10:23 AM, Amherst Fire worked a motor-vehicle accident at the Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ellicott Creek intersection, with East Amherst 7 responding to the scene. Dispatch traffic described nearby homes — a two-story and a one-story ranch — being evacuated.

The radio traffic in this window did not spell out the cause of the evacuation beyond the crash itself. Crews held the intersection as the account developed.

Town of Tonawanda · Niagara Falls Boulevard at Creekside · Injury Crash

Injury Crash With Possible Entrapment Draws Rescue to Niagara Falls Boulevard at Creekside

Two cars were involved; dispatch sent units unsure whether anyone was pinned.

At about 11:15 AM, Tonawanda police dispatch sent units to an injury accident at Niagara Falls Boulevard at Creekside, describing two cars involved and noting it was unknown whether there was any entrapment. Rescue was pushed with the responding units.

The traffic did not resolve the entrapment question on the air in this window. The crash landed roughly two hours after an unrelated Amherst-side wreck farther south on the same boulevard.

Buffalo · Main Street Parole Offices · Shooting Suspect Detained

Shooting Suspect Detained Walking Into the Parole Offices, Then Taken to Court

A patrol car was dispatched to collect the man identified on the air as DeMarco Hawkins.

At about 9:20 AM, Buffalo B-D dispatch sent a patrol car to the parole offices on Main Street, where a shooting suspect — identified on the air as a person named DeMarco Hawkins, a name the dispatcher then partly corrected — was being detained. The request was to move him over to 68 Court.

A Bravo unit took the assist-at-court call and cleared it a short time later. The radio traffic did not detail the underlying shooting.

Jamestown · Woodlawn Apartments · Suicidal Man Flees

Man Flees on Foot After Attempted Hanging at Woodlawn Apartments; Officers Give Chase

The suicidal subject, identified on dispatch as Bobby Mount, ran toward Second Street through a parking lot.

Around 7:28 AM, Jamestown police responded to the Woodlawn Apartments for a suicidal man — identified on dispatch as Bobby Mount — who had attempted a hanging and then fled. Radio traffic tracked him running through a parking lot and toward Second Street as officers pursued on foot.

The traffic in this window centered on locating and reaching the man rather than any criminal element. Later in the day, a separate call at the same Woodlawn Apartments drew officers to assist with a tenant eviction dispute.

Salamanca · 453 Washington Street · Vehicle Fire on the Tracks

Side-by-Side Catches Fire and Explodes on the Railroad Tracks Behind a Salamanca Home

Cattaraugus Fire toned out a vehicle fire on the rail line off Washington Street.

At about 1:23 PM, Cattaraugus Fire toned Salamanca units for a report of a side-by-side on fire on the railroad tracks behind 453 Washington Street. Dispatch repeated the location twice as it pushed the assignment, describing a vehicle fire on the rail line.

The digest noted the side-by-side had exploded. The same busy Cattaraugus channel was minutes earlier working a BLS trauma call for a 10-year-old whose foot was stuck in an e-bike pedal on a dirt trail, prompting a request for the Allegany Western tech-rescue team.

Orleans County · 15959 Bridge Road · Barn Fire

Confirmed Barn Fire With Flames Showing Draws Multi-Department Mutual Aid in Rural Orleans County

Kendall, Murray, Carlton, Albion and Clarendon apparatus were toned to a Bridge Road barn.

At about 11:12 AM, FD-EMS Paging toned out a confirmed barn fire with flames showing at 15959 Bridge Road, on the north side between Peter Smith Road and West Kendall Road. Dispatch called for a heavy mutual-aid complement — a ladder, a pumper, a FAST team, and a Mercy ALS ambulance — noting flames showing with surrounding structures.

The paging channel described the response as pretty confirmed, with the fire well established when units were dispatched. A barn fire drawing multiple departments is a significant call for the rural GLOW footprint.

Cheektowaga · Burke and Walden · Disturbing Complaint

Woman Reports a Man Approaching Families to Buy Their Children Near Burke and Walden

The complainant left for a nearby Walmart; officers asked her to come back as they worked the area.

Just before 1:43 PM, Cheektowaga police dispatch relayed a suspicious-occurrence complaint near Burke and Walden, with the address corrected on the air to 295 Burke. The complaint, dispatch said, was that a man had approached people “asking to buy their children”.

The man was described as a white male in his 60s with grayish hair, wearing a black-and-gray short-sleeve top and basketball-style shorts, last seen inside an Ollie's. The complainant, in a blue Impala, had left for a nearby Walmart, and dispatch said she was advised to try to come back so officers could work the account.

Amherst · Rosemead

Shell-ter in Place: Amherst PD Draws a Large Turtle in the Front Yard

Two units headed that way for a reptile of unusual size.

At about 10:25 AM, Amherst police logged a report of a large turtle sitting in someone's front yard on the Rosemead side of town — the kind of call that gets two units and a lot of patience. Adding to the morning's texture, the officer noted his radio kept breaking up because he was down in a basement, at one point apologizing that an entire transmission had come through as nothing but a name and a plate.

Buffalo · 36 Wildwood

Slow and Steady: A Welfare Check on a Man Whose Street Name Really Is Turtle

His sisters couldn't reach him, so a Buffalo unit headed to Wildwood.

At 7:47 AM, a Buffalo A-district unit was sent to the lower apartment at 36 Wildwood to check on a 75-year-old man whose street name, dispatch said, is Turtle, after he and his sister couldn't get a hold of him. On a morning when Amherst was already chasing an actual turtle across town, the coincidence was hard to miss.

West Seneca · 250 Orchard Park Road

Grave Situation: Intoxicated Man With a Broken Glass Pipe Lingers at a Funeral Home

West Seneca officers were told the subject had wandered off before they arrived.

Around 1:05 PM, West Seneca police were called to a funeral home at 250 Orchard Park Road for a white male in his 20s, described as under the influence and standing near a broken glass pipe. By the time units were closing in, dispatch relayed he had left the area, direction unknown.

Cheektowaga · Pine Ridge Area

A Powder Keg of a Cleanup: Gunpowder Residue Turns Up on a Cheektowaga Roadway

Aircar was asked to check as crews handled the mess in the Pine Ridge area.

Just before noon, Cheektowaga dispatch fielded a curious one in the Pine Ridge area: gunpowder residue found on the highway, prompting cleanup operations and a unit to check it out. No booms, no drama — just an odd smear of powder on the pavement to sweep up.

Amherst · Delaware and Eggert

Cops and Robbers: A Caller Who Sounded About Five Reports a Holdup

The 'robbery' near Delaware and Eggert mapped like a prank.

At about 10:59 AM, Amherst dispatch relayed a caller saying he was being robbed on Delaware — a call mapping to the Eggert Road area — with one small catch: the caller, dispatch said, sounded like he was “four or five years old”. An officer went out anyway, and the phone was soon escorted out of the yard, no robbery to be found.

Amherst · Sweet Home Road Assault

Suspect Identified as Patrick Diaz Flees in Blue Ram Pickup After Assault Near Sweet Home Road

Amherst Police responded to an apartment near Sweet Home Road[*] and French Road[*] shortly after 12:46 PM after a caller reported his brother had jumped on him, followed by screaming before the call cut out. Officers reaching apartment 7 found the alleged attacker already gone, described as a Black male who fled in a blue Dodge Ram pickup truck; dispatch identified him on the air as Patrick Diaz, and a records check turned up a Patrick D. born 2/4/66. Dispatch also flagged a recent, separate call to the same apartment, though it was not clear on the air whether the two were connected. Officers said the scene outside the building was calm and no vehicle matching the pickup's description was found nearby, while one unit interviewed the victim in the parking lot to complete a domestic incident report.

Amherst · Marine Drive

Van Occupant Threatens Boys Playing in Marine Drive Driveway, Says He Knows Where They Live

Amherst Police were called to 115 Marine Drive just after 11:56 AM after a resident said she watched a gray van slow down and its occupant shout threats at two boys playing in her driveway. The resident, who said the boys actually live next door, told officers the driver threatened to kill the children and said “now I know where you live”. Dispatch noted the call was likely tied to a separate complaint an officer was already handling nearby, and a unit was sent to follow up.

Buffalo · Fernhill Avenue

Woman Accused of Flashing Gun on Fernhill Avenue, Man Later Recants Gun Claim

Buffalo Police were called to 124 Fernhill Avenue around 9:38 AM on a report that an off-site woman was threatening a man there and had flashed a gun at him. Dispatch said the woman was believed to be driving a white Ford Escort with North Carolina plates and was last seen heading south on Wyoming Avenue five or six minutes earlier. Minutes later, however, the man involved told officers “she did not have a gun”, leaving the initial gun report unconfirmed.

Buffalo · Elmwood Avenue

Multi-Engine Response Investigates Sprinkler Activation in Three-Story Elmwood Avenue Building

Buffalo Fire sent multiple engine and truck companies to 802 Elmwood Avenue, near Iron Trail between Auburn and Lancaster, around 1:34 PM to investigate a commercial sprinkler water-flow alarm. Crews arriving on scene initially reported nothing showing, but a fireground officer soon radioed that the building was a three-story wood structure with a sprinkler activation on the third floor and that crews were attempting to gain access. Command confirmed the activation was isolated to the upper floor as companies worked to make entry.

Buffalo · Jefferson Avenue

Mother Confronts Knife-Wielding Son in Second Jefferson Avenue Call

Buffalo Police were dispatched to 210 Jefferson Avenue around 10:45 AM for a knife call involving a mother and her 19-year-old son, described by dispatch as the same recurring issue at the address. The mother told officers her son had been threatening to call 911 and that he was last seen with a knife about 15 minutes earlier, wearing blue shorts, a headband, and a blue T-shirt.

Cheektowaga · Bicyclist Struck

Bicyclist Struck by Truck at Ludwig, Daumer Place

Cheektowaga Fire Dispatch sent companies to Ludwig Avenue and Daumer Place shortly before 7:46 AM for a motor-vehicle accident involving a bicyclist struck by a truck. The call was repeated with a second time-out roughly five minutes later, and AMR was dispatched to the scene alongside a Cheektowaga squad company as dispatchers worked to confirm which units were responding.

West Seneca · Basement Smoke

Heavy Basement Smoke, Electrical Smell Force Evacuation on Giblin Drive

West Seneca police and fire units evacuated a residence on Giblin Drive shortly after 1:26 PM after occupants reported heavy smoke and an electrical odor coming from the basement. Crews worked to locate the source of the smoke as the home was cleared out.

Orchard Park · Tree Fire

Homeowner Beats Back Tree Fire Near Power Lines With Garden Hose, Flare-Up Follows

Orchard Park Fire responded to a tree fire near power lines shortly after 12:45 PM to find the homeowner had already knocked down much of the blaze using a garden hose. NYSEG was called to the scene, and crews returned briefly a short time later when the fire flared back up.

Jamestown · Vehicle Pursuit

Stolen Fredonia Vehicle Leads to Foot Pursuit, Multiple Detentions Downtown

Jamestown Police tracked a vehicle reported stolen out of Fredonia into downtown Jamestown shortly before 8 AM, where the driver bailed out and fled on foot. Officers took multiple subjects into custody following a foot pursuit; further details on charges were not confirmed on the air.

Salamanca · Bat Assault

Bat-Wielding Fight Breaks Out Near Tim Hortons, Suspect Flees in White Silverado

Salamanca Police responded to a fight near a Tim Hortons shortly before 2:47 PM in which one party was reported wielding a baseball bat. The suspect fled the scene in a white Chevrolet Silverado before officers arrived, and a search for the vehicle was underway as of the call.