Cheektowaga · Town Park · Struck by Vehicle

A Woman Is Struck by Her Ex's Car Near a Basketball Court, and a Handgun Is Noted

Cheektowaga police tracked a suspect in a silver Mercedes from Town Park to Ridge Park after a woman said she was followed and her vehicle struck.

Yesterday at about 5:27 PM, Cheektowaga police worked a call near the basketball courts at Town Park in which a woman reported she had been followed and had her vehicle struck by an ex-partner. Dispatch noted a handgun in connection with the suspect, described as driving a silver Mercedes.

Officers located the suspect in the Ridge Park area a short time later, and a person was taken into custody as children involved were picked up by a sister. An arrest was made before the thread cleared.

Lancaster · Vandenberg Avenue · Juvenile Assault

A Knife Assault Near Keyser Park Sends One to Children's Hospital

Lancaster police worked an assault complaint with three juvenile suspects and a possible knife, with one victim transported.

Yesterday at about 5:42 PM, Lancaster police responded to an assault complaint around 55 Vandenberg Avenue, near Keyser Park and Brady Avenue, involving three juvenile male suspects and a possible knife. The suspects fled on foot.

One person was transported to Children's Hospital. Violence of this kind is unusual for Lancaster, and officers spread a search on foot as the call developed.

Cattaraugus County · Mill Street · Welfare Check

A Welfare Check Finds a Man With a Noose and a Chair on a Table

Cattaraugus deputies responded to a Mill Street address where a man was observed attempting self-harm.

Yesterday at about 3:55 PM, Cattaraugus County deputies were sent to a welfare check at 112 Mill Street after a man was observed with a noose and a chair set on a table, apparently attempting self-harm.

The scene drew an urgent response. What deputies found on arrival was not detailed further on the air before the call cleared the channel.

Cheektowaga · Genesee Street · Stolen-Vehicle Pursuit

Roughly Six Teens Bail From a Stolen Car on Genesee Street

An overnight vehicle theft on Genesee Street scattered a half-dozen juveniles on foot, with a pursuit of the stolen car ongoing and two suspects identified.

Early this morning, beginning around 1:48 AM, Cheektowaga police worked a vehicle theft on Genesee Street in which roughly six teenagers fled the scene. A pursuit of the stolen vehicle got underway as officers spread out.

Two suspects were identified as the chase continued. The thread ran nearly half an hour on the department's channel through the overnight lull.

Lakewood · Frederick Boulevard · Overnight Search

Deputies Search Lakewood for a Woman After a Lakeside Self-Harm Text

Jamestown police and Chautauqua deputies worked an attempt-to-locate for a woman last known visiting a daughter's home who texted that she was sitting by the lake.

Just after midnight, Jamestown police and Chautauqua County law enforcement opened an attempt-to-locate and welfare check for a woman identified on dispatch as Jessica P. Brock, last known visiting a daughter's residence near 63 Frederick Boulevard in Lakewood.

She had reportedly texted family that she was sitting by the lake, with self-harm threats. The search ran more than half an hour across the shoreline area as units coordinated.

Sardinia · Route 39 · Extrication Crash

An Overnight Route 39 Crash in Sardinia Requires Extrication

East Aurora fire and EMS pulled a patient from a crash on Route 39 and transported to ECMC with law enforcement aboard.

Early this morning, around 1:18 AM, East Aurora Fire worked a motor-vehicle accident at 12930 Route 39 in Sardinia that required extrication to free a patient from the wreck.

The patient was transported to ECMC with law enforcement on board — an unusual escort that marked the seriousness of the overnight crash on the rural highway.

Lackawanna · Ingham Avenue · BB-Gun Shooting

A Man Is Shot With a BB Gun From a Passing Car on Ingham

Lackawanna police looked for a white vehicle that fled north on Ingham after a man was struck with a BB gun.

Yesterday at about 11:45 PM, Lackawanna police responded to 105 Ingham Avenue after a man reported being shot with a BB gun by someone in a white vehicle.

The vehicle fled north on Ingham and turned right onto Ridge as officers searched the area. No serious injury was noted on the air.

Olean · North Union Street

The Crossbow Commuter of North Union Street

A cyclist rolls through downtown Olean with a crossbow, and everyone agrees he's fine.

Yesterday at about 4:15 PM, Olean police fielded reports of a bike rider heading northbound on North Union Street near State — with a crossbow. Dispatch identified him as Jerry Truman and, after a look around, filed the whole thing under no threat: area checked, nothing found. Medieval siege weapon or no, the man was just out for a ride.

Thruway · Route 430

Neither Snow Nor Rain — But Definitely the Open Back Door

A U.S. mail truck rolls west on Route 430 shedding letters as it goes.

At 5:39 AM this morning, the Thruway desk put out a report of an unsafe vehicle on Route 430 westbound: a U.S. mail truck with its back door open and mail flying out the rear. Asked whether it had stopped, the answer was crisp — negative, rolling westbound. Somewhere along 430, first-class delivery was being made whether the intended recipients wanted it or not.

West Seneca · Walking Track

Burnout Ballet on the Walking Track

A caller reports two cars doing donuts where the joggers go — and the rubber to prove it.

Late yesterday, around 11:47 PM, West Seneca police took a complaint of two cars doing burnouts on a walking track, the caller pointing to the transferred rubber left behind as evidence. Officers checked the area and cleared it — no damage found, and the phantom drift crew long gone by the time patrol arrived.

Cheektowaga · Galleria Mall

A Bird Walks Into a Dave & Buster's

The overnight motion sensor at the Galleria arcade has a feathered suspect.

At 3:29 AM this morning, an alarm tripped at the Dave & Buster's inside the Galleria Mall — a motion sensor set off, dispatch noted, by a bird. Security was notified, and the intruder, presumably, went back to the skee-ball. No arcade tokens were reported missing.

Chautauqua County · I-86

The Phantom Flare-Wavers of Mile Marker 5

Multiple callers report subjects flagging down cars with a flare on I-86 — and no one is ever there.

Yesterday at about 9:03 PM, Chautauqua County dispatch fielded reports of a few subjects trying to flag other cars down with a flare on I-86 eastbound near mile marker 5. Multiple calls came in, but when units checked the area, no vehicle and no flare-wavers turned up — a roadside apparition that lit up the phones and then vanished into the dark.

Getzville · EMS Response

Physician Pronounces Death on Scene in Getzville Call

Early this morning, AMR South medics were dispatched to a call in Getzville where a physician identified on the radio as Dr. McKernan pronounced a patient dead on scene around 5:27 AM. Dispatchers logged the call for records with no further details on the circumstances given over the air.

Amherst · Chestnut Ridge Road

Welfare Check on Suicidal Amherst Woman Turns Up Report of Unseen Firearm

Amherst police were sent to 4609 Chestnut Ridge Road, Apartment H, shortly before 1:00 AM after a caller reported that his girlfriend had called him numerous times saying she was “trying to kill herself”. Checking the address's history, a dispatcher noted a previous welfare check to the same apartment earlier this month reporting the same situation with the same complainant, and said a roommate at the address may have a firearm the caller said he'd never seen before. Units made contact at the residence and cleared the call without further detail broadcast on her condition.

Cheektowaga · Jim's Truck Plaza

Overheated Brakes Spark Fire on Acid-Hauling Tanker at Jim's Truck Plaza

Cheektowaga fire crews responded to Jim's Truck Plaza around 7:18 PM after a driver reported his tractor-trailer's brakes had overheated and caught fire, with the rig's placards indicating the tanker was hauling acid. Crews worked to knock the fire down before it could spread to the tank itself, treating the load as a hazardous-materials concern for the duration of the response. The fire was reported under control by around 7:39 PM with no release and no injuries broadcast.

Cheektowaga · Truck Stop Pursuit

Short Pursuit Ends at Truck Stop With Arrests, Child and Vehicle Taken Into Custody

Cheektowaga police chased a vehicle into a truck stop around 3:04 PM, taking two occupants into custody within minutes. A child who had been riding in the vehicle was also taken into custody by responding officers, along with the vehicle itself, and the brief pursuit was wrapped up by 3:10 PM. No further details on the underlying charges were broadcast.

Cheektowaga · Tim Hortons

Custody Exchange at Tim Hortons Turns Into Pursuit Over Withheld Child

A child-custody exchange at a Cheektowaga Tim Hortons around 6:21 PM turned into a brief pursuit after one party allegedly refused to hand over the child and drove off, prompting officers to give chase. The pursuit concluded without a reported crash by around 6:32 PM; no further details on an arrest were broadcast.

West Seneca · Life Storage Fire

Life Storage Blaze Escalates to Working Fire, Draws Mutual Aid

West Seneca police and fire units were sent to a Life Storage facility around 9:09 PM on an initial report of smoke, and radio traffic over the following half hour made clear the call had grown into an active structure fire. Additional departments were called in on mutual aid and nearby roads were shut down to accommodate apparatus and hose lines as crews worked the building. As of the last traffic monitored, around 9:47 PM, the fire remained an active scene; no injuries were reported over the air.

West Seneca · Town Park

988 Crisis Line Traces Suicidal Caller to Town Park, Triggers Overnight Search

West Seneca police mounted an extensive overnight search after the 988 crisis line traced a suicidal caller's location to a town park around 2:47 AM. Officers spent the pre-dawn hours combing the park grounds, with radio traffic on the search continuing past 3:11 AM; the outcome was not confirmed on the air by that point.

Bemus Point · Liberty Street

Bemus Point Crews Work to Save Unresponsive Man on Liberty Street

Yesterday evening, Chautauqua County fire dispatch sent Bemus Point Fire and a mutual-aid engine, KMX 72, to Liberty Street around 6:53 PM for an unresponsive man who was not breathing, with dispatchers relaying CPR instructions to the caller. Medics 70 and ambulance 441 were both sent to the scene, with 441 confirmed on location by 6:57 PM; radio traffic showed crews requesting additional ambulances to the address minutes later as the call continued, though no outcome was reported on the air.

Sinclairville · Motorcycle Search

Deputies Search Sinclairville for Motorcyclist Who Fled Crash Scene

Yesterday evening, Chautauqua County sheriff's units searched the Sinclairville area for a motorcyclist who ran off after a crash near Park Street and Hall Road, described on the radio as wearing a black jacket, jeans and a black motorcycle helmet and last seen walking quickly toward a Super S store. Deputies ran a check on a person identified on the radio as Landon S. Downey, born in 2008, whose driving record came back showing only a Class B learner's permit rather than a full operator's license. Units also checked the roadside along Charlotte Center Road for the subject as the search continued; no arrest was confirmed over the air.