Orchard Park · Taylor Road · Shooting

Shooting on Taylor Road Shatters an Orchard Park Afternoon

A man was found shot but breathing, a gun was recovered, and he was rushed to the hospital.

At 2:33 PM, an Orchard Park Fire crew radioed a shooting on Taylor Road — a call type that rarely lands in this town. The male victim was reported with a pulse and breathing, and a gun was recovered at the scene.

The patient was already en route to the hospital as the report cleared the fire channel. No suspect information or further condition update surfaced before the window closed.

Buffalo · 281 Ludington · SWAT Warrant

Flashbang Warrant on Ludington Ends With a Leap From an Upper Window

A SWAT search-warrant execution sent flashbangs into the house; a subject jumped from an upper window and was arrested.

At 11:02 AM, Buffalo police executed a search warrant at 281 Ludington with SWAT support, deploying flashbangs as they made entry. A subject jumped from an upper window during the operation and was taken into custody; no shots were fired.

It was one of at least three SWAT warrant executions on the Buffalo wires this morning — a Kingsley Street entry before 7:30 AM and a Parkdale Avenue execution just after 12:30 PM both drew the same flashbang response, none of them producing gunfire.

Buffalo · South Park & Smith · Dirt Bike Crash

Two Boys, 9 and 14, Hurt in Dirt Bike Collision Under the South Park Bridge

The pair collided on a single dirt bike; the younger complained of internal injuries.

At 1:18 PM, a Buffalo police unit called in two children who had collided on a dirt bike underneath the South Park Bridge off Smith Street. "It's a 9-year-old, 14-year-old," the officer told city radio; “One's complaining of internal injuries” while the other had minor injuries.

EMS was requested to the scene, with responders directed to come in from Smith Street off Euclid to reach the crash site under the bridge. An assisting Adam car and additional units were pushed over as the call developed.

Cheektowaga · 49 Colden Court · Domestic

Fight Over an Infant Draws Multiple 911 Callers to Colden Court

A male and female were reported fighting over a baby, with several callers phoning it in at once.

At 1:07 PM, Cheektowaga police were sent to 49 Colden Court for a domestic in progress — a man and woman reported fighting over an infant, with multiple callers phoning the disturbance in at once.

The volume of simultaneous calls prompted a priority response. No further resolution reached the police channel before the window ended.

Niagara Falls · South Grand Island Bridge · Search

Bridge Search Launched for Possible Weekend Jumper Near Niagara Falls

A crisis-center report said a man might repeat a friend's weekend jump; Troop A and Thruway units swept the span.

At 11:08 AM, Thruway dispatch pushed a patrol to the south bridge after a patron came in through a crisis center reporting that a friend had jumped off the bridge over the weekend and that the same man had said he intended to do the same at lunchtime. Dispatchers were unsure of his exact location and worked to gather more.

State Police Troop A was looped in for the Niagara Falls span, and units checked northbound and southbound camera views for anyone on the bridge. "Got northbound and southbound up on the south corner and I'm not seeing anything," one unit reported before shifting the search toward the north bridge; no subject was located within the window.

Grand Island · South Grand Island Bridge · Domestic

Domestic Report on the Grand Island Bridge Turns Out to Be Rolling

A black pickup with a passenger outside and a white van drew a call before cameras showed the vehicles moving on.

At 1:50 PM, Thruway dispatch sent a unit to a possible domestic southbound on the north bridge, described as a black pickup truck with a person standing outside the vehicle and a white van in the right lane.

Moments later the assignment was called off — "you can disregard, CCTV showing the vehicles continuing on," a dispatcher advised, asking the unit to flag any further calls. None came in.

Lancaster · 6627 Transit Road · Missing Teen

Lancaster Teen Missing Since Monday Prompts Second Complaint, CPS Involvement

A parent filed a second report on a 16-year-old son gone since Monday.

At 1:58 PM, Lancaster police took a complaint at 6627 Transit Road, room 115, reporting a 16-year-old son missing since Monday. It was the second complaint filed on the case, with Child Protective Services already involved.

The repeated report suggests the family had been unable to make progress since the initial call earlier in the week. No location update on the teen cleared the channel before the window ended.

Cattaraugus County · Beaver Meadows

Boat, Meet Road: A Half-Lane Closure in Beaver Meadows

The Cattaraugus County sheriff's wire carried a nautical emergency without any water. At 1:21 PM a unit out of Little Valley radioed in with a landlocked plea: “this boat's stuck in the middle of the road, half the 240's closed. I've got co-workers en route to try to help out”. Co-workers were dispatched to help wrangle the wayward vessel back off Route 240.

Cattaraugus County · Delavan

Pretty in Pink: Trespass Complaint Names a Man Called ‘Pork’

At 1:05 PM the office at Delavan Village Apartments phoned in a trespass complaint with an unmistakable subject. Dispatch relayed the particulars: a homeless male “known by the name of Pork, currently on foot, headed down Route 16, wearing orange pants, no shirt, and pink slippers”, headed down Route 16. The pink slippers, at least, made him easy to spot.

Buffalo · Waterfront

This Just In: The Water Is Fine, the Breeze Is Westerly

Between the shootings and the flashbangs, Buffalo Fire found a moment at 2:37 PM to file the day's most peaceful transmission: a full marine weather check for the waterfront, logging a water temperature of 74 degrees and a 6 mph westerly wind. A gentle interlude on an otherwise jangled afternoon.

Cheektowaga · Kelly Park

Hop To It: A Mystery Bouncer at the Kelly Park Courts

Just after 7:17 AM, Cheektowaga patrol was steered toward the Kelly Park tennis courts on a report of a person possibly hopping around the area. By the time the check cleared, the answer came back tidy and terse — "Kelly Park's negative." Whoever was bouncing had bounced.

Tonawanda · Sheridan area

Locked Out By a One-Year-Old, Then Sprung Before AAA Arrived

At 11:57 AM, Tonawanda police fielded every parent's small nightmare in the Sheridan area: a one-year-old locked inside a car with the keys, the vehicle not running, AAA already summoned. By 12:08 PM the tiny hostage-taker had apparently relented — the child was out, and the AAA call was cancelled.

Buffalo · Ontario and Riverside

Multiple Units Sent to Ontario and Riverside for Domestic Assault Report

At 7:32 AM, Buffalo police dispatch sent multiple units to Ontario and Riverside for a report of a violent domestic, with information relayed via NFTA Transit describing a black male choking a white female wearing a black sports bra and gray sweatpants. At least four units — Delta 280, 220, 212 and Unit 21 — were assigned to or cleared from the call within the first minute of dispatch. No arrest, injury update, or resolution was broadcast on the air during the window.

Buffalo · Parkdale Avenue

SWAT Deploys Flashbang Executing Search Warrant on Parkdale Avenue

At 12:38 PM, Buffalo police radioed that SWAT was executing a search warrant at 439 Parkdale Avenue and had deployed a flashbang device, with no shots fired. Dispatch logged the call at 12:39 PM, and officers on scene asked for an additional unit a few minutes later, noting they were “stretched thin”.

Buffalo · Prospect Avenue

Knife-Wielding Man Breaks Into Prospect Avenue Home, Police Say

Just after 12:44 PM, Buffalo police dispatchers relayed a knife call at 878 Prospect Avenue, radioing that “a male broke into her house, has a knife on him”. Officers were pulled off other assignments to respond, with at least three cars — 290, 90 and 22 — assigned to the address within minutes. Dispatch broadcast a description of a Black male with dreadlocks wearing a red Bills cap, black pants and a black shirt. By 12:48 PM, officers arriving on scene reported the man was still trying to force his way back through the door as they closed in.

Buffalo · Potomac Avenue

Domestic Call on Potomac Avenue Turns Into Bat-and-Stick Brawl

At 2:24 PM, Buffalo police dispatch reported that a domestic call at 104 Potomac Avenue had turned into a group fight, telling responding units it “initially came in as a domestic, now it's a fight”, with several people said to be swinging baseball bats and sticks. Multiple cars — including 40, 43, 22 and 1 — were sent to break off from other assignments and head to the scene. No injuries or arrests were reported on the air during the window.

Buffalo · Ellicott Street

Knife Reported in Four-Man Dispute on Ellicott Street

At 2:29 PM, Buffalo police dispatch sent officers to a knife call at 201 Ellicott Street, where a caller reported four men arguing, one described as wearing a white-and-pink top and armed with a knife. Bravo units arriving on scene minutes later radioed that “nothing's showing”, and the call was cleared without an arrest reported over the air.

Jamestown · East 2nd Street

Burglary Suspects Cornered at Condemned East 2nd Street House, One Arrested

At 1:34 PM, Jamestown police were sent to a condemned house near Thayer and East 2nd after a caller reported two young subjects in gray hoodies trying to force a side door. The caller called back minutes later to correct herself — the address was actually 815 East 2nd Street, near Stowe — and stayed on the line describing the pair climbing from the front porch onto the roof and then going in through a front window, dressed in checkered vests and black pants, with a maroon bicycle left outside. Officers set a perimeter at the house, and by 1:43 PM had one subject in custody; the second remained unaccounted for as the window closed.

Chautauqua Lake · Water Rescue

Capsized Sailboat Triggers Water Rescue Near Chautauqua Institution

At 1:34 PM, Chautauqua County Sheriff's dispatch sent marine units Naval 507 and 506 toward the area around Chautauqua Institution after a caller reported a sailboat “upside down with a female on the top of it”. Dispatch placed the vessel near the bell tower and advised a pontoon boat was already alongside assisting. No word on the woman's condition, or whether she had been pulled from the water, was broadcast before the window closed.