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Amherst · Willow Ridge · Stabbing

Amherst Stabbing on Willow Ridge Sends Two Suspects Fleeing in a Dodge Pickup

A man told Amherst police he'd been stabbed by two males who took off eastbound on Willow Ridge; he was left alert with a head injury.

Late yesterday evening, at 10:17 PM, Amherst police put out a stabbing report after a man said he had been attacked by two males who fled the scene. Dispatch relayed that the pair left “eastbound on Willow Ridge”, and put out descriptions of a tall Black male in a black tracksuit and a shorter white male in a white hoodie.

The victim was reported alert and oriented despite an injury to the back of his head, and Twin City was cleared to go straight in. A few minutes later officers refined the lookout to a gray or white Dodge pickup as the dispatch board changed hands. The suspects had not been located before the call moved off the air.

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Williamsville · Sawyer Drive · Pediatric Emergency

RESOLVED

Two Six-Year-Old Girls Hit at Once With Heart-Rhythm and Breathing Trouble at a Sawyer Drive Apartment

An overnight fire-EMS call sent priority crews to a Sawyer Garden apartment for two young sisters in distress.

At 2:13 AM, fire dispatch pushed a priority run to 2132 Sawyer Drive, apartment 303 at the Sawyer Garden Apartments, for a striking call: two six-year-old girls, described on the air as “two six-year-olds, female, a-fib with difficulty breathing”. The dispatcher put the run on the highest priority as crews were sent hot.

Ten minutes later the dispatcher repeated the call for a second responding company, again relaying the address, the apartment and the difficulty breathing for both children. No further word on the girls' condition crossed the air before the call cleared.

Niagara County · Bishop Road · MVA With Fire

RESOLVED

Multi-Vehicle Crash on Bishop Road Comes In With a Car Already in Flames

A caller could see flames as Niagara County fire dispatch toned out a multiple-vehicle wreck on Bishop Road early yesterday evening.

Yesterday at 7:40 PM, Niagara County fire dispatch put out a vehicle accident at 2613 Bishop Road, between Gow Road and Kerwin Road, as a multiple-vehicle MVA. The dispatcher relayed that the “caller can see flames”.

Dispatch repeated the run for responding units, restating the address and the vehicle-on-fire detail as crews were sent in. No word on injuries crossed the air before the call moved off the channel.

Orleans County · Orleans Correctional · Overdose

RESOLVED

Narcan Revives an Unresponsive Inmate After Overdose Call at Orleans Correctional

A paged overdose response reached a 33-year-old man at Orleans Correctional, unresponsive but breathing, after narcan was administered.

Yesterday at 4:28 PM, fire-EMS paging sent a response to Orleans Correctional, dispatched to the east side of the facility between the road and the railroad crossing. The call was for a 33-year-old man reported unresponsive but breathing.

The dispatch noted that narcan had been administered before the medic unit cleared, indicating the man was treated for a suspected opioid overdose. No further word on his condition crossed the air.


Overheard: The WiresCops, cabbies, custodians, dispatchers — off-script

Overheard · School Alarm

Kids Pounding on a School Door Trip the Alarm, Then Get Picked Up by Mom and Dad

A shuttle channel relayed the anticlimactic ending to a school-alarm scare: no break-in, just some horseplay at the door.

Yesterday at 4:36 PM, a voice on the BuffaloLimo channel gave the deflating post-mortem on a school alarm activation: “They were playing around and talking on the door. Didn't make entry into the school, but it triggered the alarm”. No one had gotten inside — the ruckus at the door was enough to set it off on its own.

The resolution was as low-stakes as they come. As the same voice reported moments later, the parents came and picked them up.


Regional BlotterThe rest of the record, by region

Northtowns

Amherst · Fire Alarm

Detector Activation at Jonglin Drive Business Prompts Forced-Entry Discussion

Yesterday at 9:26 PM, Amherst Fire Dispatch reported a detector activation in the upper storage area at DWC Mechanical, 100 Jonglin Drive, near North French Road[*] and Creekside Drive[*]; the alarm company said it had no voice contact with the building. Dispatchers discussed calling the key holder back to see whether she would unlock the door, warning that crews would “force entry” if she would not.

The initially assigned truck was canceled in favor of another unit as the call continued, with no further detail on the air about whether entry was ultimately forced.

Amherst · Medical Call

Trouble-Breathing Call Reports Partial Airway Obstruction on Main Street

Yesterday at 3:52 PM, Amherst Fire Dispatch sent Snyder 7 to 4069 Main Street for a report of trouble breathing described on the air as a possible partial airway obstruction.

Niagara County

Niagara Falls · Medical Call

12-Year-Old Girl Suffers Deforming Leg Injury in Fall on Oliver Street

Yesterday at 6:52 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch reported a 12-year-old girl had fallen in the vicinity of 629 Oliver Street, suffering what dispatchers described as “deforming to the leg”.

Other Calls of Note

Northtowns
[11:14 PM]Amherst · Fire Alarm An alarm company reported a possible second-floor and basement smoke condition at 93 North Union Road[*] (People Inc.), near Main Street and North Forest Road[*], but responding engines found no smoke or fire and cleared the call within about ten minutes.
[7:13 PM]Amherst · Traffic Accident A one-car accident on Route 290 westbound after the Route 90 ramp left the driver of a Nissan complaining of a head injury, and Amherst Fire Dispatch sent a unit with an estimated response time of about 22 minutes.
Buffalo Metro
[10:31 PM]Buffalo · Lift Assist Yesterday just after 10:31 PM, a Buffalo Limo dispatcher sent a driver to assist with a lift at 7 Jackie Lane for a rider identified as Tammy; no further details on the nature of the assist were given over the air.
Niagara County
[6:45 PM]Niagara County · Fire Dispatch Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent Tech 2 out of South Lockport to a reported commercial fire at 5319 Enterprise Drive, with no further detail on the fire's status given on the air.
[9:12 PM]Niagara County · Medical Call Yesterday at 9:12 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent a priority 2 EMS response to 27 Blue Genie Drive for a 29-year-old woman with diabetes reporting a spike in her blood sugar.
[7:13 PM]North Tonawanda · Traffic Accident Yesterday at 7:13 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent AT Engine 4 to the area of 311 Michigan Street on Tonawanda Island for a reported car-versus-pole accident.
[6:37 PM]Fort Erie · Fire Alarm Yesterday at 6:37 PM, Fort Erie Fire Dispatch sent Pump 3 to an alarm sounding at 696 Fairview Road, near Christchurch, Hollywood Street and Phillips Street; occupants said they felt fine and had opened the doors and windows.
[5:43 PM]North Tonawanda · Medical Call Yesterday at 5:43 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent North Tonawanda's Truck 1 to 356 Old Falls Boulevard for a 46-year-old woman reported seizing, short of breath and in pain, with the patient waiting outside for crews; the call went out at an ALS priority.
[4:27 PM]Youngstown · Medical Call Yesterday at 4:27 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent a standard EMS response to 495 Church Street in Youngstown for a 17-year-old male reporting pain stemming from a recent hip surgery.
[4:09 AM]Niagara County · Medical Call Early this morning at 4:09 AM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent an ambulance to 3004 Panama Street, between Longport Road and Rhode Island Avenue, for an 87-year-old woman reported “unable to ambulate, feeling weak”.
[3:17 AM]Niagara County · Fire Alarm Overnight at 3:17 AM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch reported a general fire alarm activation and briefly established incident command before the call cleared minutes later; the precise location was not clearly identified on the air.
[1:26 AM]Niagara County · Medical Call Overnight at 1:26 AM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch relayed a priority call for an 82-year-old woman with difficulty breathing after her oxygen machine stopped working; no address was given on the air.
[12:10 AM]Niagara County · Motor Vehicle Accident Overnight at 12:10 AM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch reported a motor vehicle accident on the southbound I-190 ramp near Niagara Falls Boulevard, where a 23-year-old woman was evaluated for pain; a BLS-priority ambulance was given a 10-minute response window.
[11:19 PM]Niagara County · Medical Call Yesterday at 11:19 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent a BLS-priority ambulance to 9198 Bridge Road, Apartment 6, between Jonathan Creek Road and Robson Road, for an 88-year-old woman reporting sores on her legs and pain.
[10:03 PM]Niagara County · Medical Call Yesterday at 10:03 PM, Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent a crew to 8429 Richmond Avenue for a 97-year-old woman found with a decreased level of consciousness, described on the air as still breathing.
[6:34 AM]Niagara County · Medical Call An 83-year-old man fell and was found bleeding from the head at 5790 Erna Drive, between O'Connor Drive[*] [heard: Christina O'Connor Drive] and Suzanne Drive; Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent an ALS-priority response.
[5:27 AM]Niagara County · Medical Call An 85-year-old woman reported a severe headache lasting over an hour at Wehrle Drive and Circle Drive; Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent an ALS-priority response.
[5:09 AM]Niagara County · Medical Call Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent an ALS-priority response to Elderwood at Bluefield Assisted Living, apartment 337, for an elderly woman with chest pain and difficulty breathing.
GLOW Counties
[9:19 PM]Wyoming County · Medical Call Wyoming County Fire Dispatch requested a unit meet crews at 253 South Main Street, between Birchwood and Camp, for a medical call yesterday evening; the nature of the call was not stated on the air.
[4:49 PM]Covington · Medical Call Wyoming County Fire Dispatch responded to a 72-year-old man with knee pain at 1055 Peoria Road in the Town of Covington, between Wallace Road[*] [heard: Wallace] and Old State Road[*] [heard: Old State], yesterday afternoon.
[4:39 PM]Medina · Traffic Accident Medina units responded to a two-car crash with airbag deployment and unknown injuries on West Hunter Street yesterday afternoon; the call cleared shortly after dispatch.
Chautauqua & Cattaraugus
[5:18 AM]Woodstock · Medical Call Genesee County Fire Dispatch sent an ambulance to 219 North 3rd Street in Woodstock for a 70-year-old woman with chest pain; the call was acknowledged and cleared within the minute.

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Editor’s Note

An overnight given over almost entirely to the Niagara County fire-EMS board — a long procession of elderly residents with chest pain, breathing trouble, falls and weakness — was punctuated by a handful of sharper calls. Amherst police worked a stabbing on Willow Ridge that sent two suspects fleeing in a Dodge pickup, a Sawyer Drive apartment produced a rare simultaneous cardiac and breathing emergency for two six-year-old girls, and a Niagara County crash on Bishop Road came in with a vehicle already on fire. A jailhouse overdose at Orleans Correctional was reversed with narcan. No fires of consequence and no pursuits — just the steady human churn of the medical channels around a few genuine emergencies.

Daily Gem

They were playing around and talking on the door. Didn't make entry into the school, but it triggered the alarm.”

— BuffaloLimo, 4:36 PM

By the Numbers

Segments
982
Active systems
14
Busiest hour
10:00 PM–11:00 PM (Amherst and Niagara County activity)
Regional Breaking
0
Updates
0
By Agency (top 5)
BucketSegs
Fire / EMS720
Police120
Hotel / shuttle / taxi70
Rail / maritime30
Other42
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
Niagara County520
Williamsville & Amherst210
Outer counties150
Buffalo50
Other Erie County30

By-agency and by-area counts are proportional estimates from channel-family activity; conventional trunks are mapped by their home region.

[*] = a name the scanner audio left uncertain and could not be confirmed against an official source; treat as unverified. Routine street-name fixes against official municipal lists are applied silently.
The WNY Listening Post · Monday, September 14, 2026 · A.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 128
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