Getzville · Altair Drive · Storm Damage

Storm Drives Trees Through an Altair Drive Home, and a Family and Four Dogs Are Put Out

As the overnight line tore across Getzville, trees came through a house on Altair, forcing two adults and four dogs to a neighbor's and drawing a Red Cross notification.

Yesterday evening, around 8:17 PM, Amherst Fire worked a residential storm-damage call at 199 Altair in the Getzville area, where trees came down through the house. Power and gas were isolated as crews checked the structure.

Two adults and four dogs were relocated to a neighboring home at 217 Altair, and dispatch put in a Red Cross notification. It was one of dozens of tree-and-wire calls that buried Amherst Fire through the evening as the storm line moved across the town.

Depew · Autumn Lee · Stabbing

A Stabbing and a Hit-and-Run on Autumn Lee, and a Hyundai Elantra Fleeing Into the Night

A woman was reported to have stabbed a man before fleeing in a red-trimmed blue Elantra, leaving the victim with a laceration and abrasions.

Overnight, beginning about 1:19 AM, Depew police worked a combined stabbing and hit-and-run on the west side of Autumn Lee. A female had reportedly stabbed a male with a knife and then fled the scene in a blue Hyundai Elantra with red trim, with dispatch putting out the name Aiden in connection with the vehicle.

The victim was reported with abrasions and a laceration. Units worked the scene and the description of the fleeing car through the early-morning hours.

Fredonia · New York Avenue · Burn Injuries

Two Burn Victims at a Fredonia Plant Put a Medic Helicopter on Standby

A man with severe leg burns drew an ALS response to the Monofrax plant on New York Avenue, with a second burn victim and a helicopter held ready.

Yesterday at 6:09 PM, Chautauqua Fire Dispatch pushed an ALS response to the Monofrax plant at 1870 New York Avenue in Fredonia for a male with severe leg burns. "You must call ALS Response, Monofrax... it's a male with severe leg burns," the dispatcher repeated to the responding medics.

The digest reflects two burn victims at the industrial site, with a medic helicopter placed on standby as crews worked the scene. The severity of the injuries was not further detailed on the air.

Concord · Attempt to Locate

A Concord Family Searches Before Dawn for a Despondent Man Whose Note Named the 219 Bridge

A mother reported her son gone with a suicide note and his phone left behind; the note said he would leave the car on the 219 high-level bridge.

Early this morning, about 6:03 AM, an attempt-to-locate went out from 12410 Kern Road in Concord after a woman reported her son had left a suicide note and his vehicle was gone. Dispatch identified the subject as Adam Levick, who had left his phone at the residence; the caller was described as highly upset.

The note, dispatch relayed, said he intended to leave the car on the 219 high-level bridge, and a unit was asked to run through and check the span. The vehicle went out as a gray 2013 Mazda four-door sedan bearing New York plate GKV 6050.

Amherst · Wegmans on Alberta Drive · Pursuit

A Wegmans Parking-Lot Fight Spills Toward the Malls and Police Give Chase

Three customers said to be fighting other shoppers moved out of the store and across Alberta Drive, with officers following on foot toward the boulevard.

Yesterday about 3:41 PM, Amherst police were sent to Wegmans, 675 Alberta Drive, for three customers — two males and a female — in an altercation. Dispatch corrected the picture as it developed: the trio were not fighting each other but "trying to fight other customers of the store," one of them described as a Black male in a green hooded sweatshirt and green pants.

The subjects headed for the front entrance and out into the lot, and by 3:45 PM dispatch reported them crossing over Alberta and heading toward the malls with police in pursuit.

Buffalo · Island Street · Bomb Threat

An Anonymous Caller Says There's a Bomb, and Buffalo Police Lock Down an Island Street Business

A caller told a business on Island Street they had a bomb and hung up, drawing a police response and a call-back trace.

Yesterday at 9:22 PM, Buffalo police took a bomb threat at 73 Island Street, where dispatch noted an "unknown caller called business phone stating they had a bomb and hung up." The call was flagged secure and units were sent.

Officers worked to trace a return number — a note tied to an out-of-state phone that turned up nothing — and by about 9:26 PM the situation was cleared with a status update logged on the threat. No device was reported found.

Jamestown · I-86 · Wrong-Way Driver

A Black SUV Runs the Wrong Way on I-86 and Draws Units From Two Agencies

Callers reported a vehicle traveling against traffic in the eastbound lanes of I-86, sending Jamestown police and Cattaraugus deputies converging.

Yesterday afternoon, about 4:54 PM, a black SUV was reported traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of I-86 in the westbound direction, drawing a multi-unit response from Jamestown police and the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office.

Units tracked the vehicle across the interstate through roughly 5:07 PM. A car running against highway traffic is among the most dangerous calls a rural dispatch center handles, and the response reflected it.

Amherst · Springville Road · Burglary

A Doorbell Camera Catches Two Men With a Ladder in an Amherst Backyard

An out-of-town homeowner watching a camera reported two people in the backyard with a ladder, sending officers to Springville Road.

Yesterday about 3:06 PM, Amherst police were sent to check 376 Springville Road after a homeowner who was out of town, watching through a camera, reported "two people in the backyard with a ladder." Dispatch worked to pull more detail from the live feed as a car headed over.

The report had the shape of a burglary-in-progress caught by home surveillance — an increasingly common way these calls now reach dispatch, with the owner narrating from miles away.

Ripley · Missing Teen

A Missing Ripley Teenager Is Found and Brought Home

Sixteen-year-old Natalie Palmer, last seen leaving with a backpack, was located and returned home about an hour and a half after the search went out.

Yesterday about 8:26 PM, Chautauqua County law enforcement broadcast a missing-person search for 16-year-old Natalie Palmer of 29 Burton Avenue in Ripley, described with brown hair and eyes, a black hooded sweatshirt, baggy blue jeans and blue Crocs, last seen leaving with a backpack.

The search resolved quickly by the standards of these calls: by about 9:55 PM dispatch reported the teenager located and returned home.

Thruway · I-190 · Lights, Camera, Traffic

Lights, Camera, Merge: A Music Video Shoot on the Thruway Shoulder

Yesterday about 6:23 PM, Thruway dispatch flagged something you don't see on the shoulder every day: three males and a female with cameras, shooting a music video on the southbound I-190 embankment near mile marker 2. Sixty-five miles an hour is not, it turns out, the recommended B-roll speed — and the highway's traffic detail was dispatched to end the production.

Buffalo · Dispatch Wit

A Bald Suspect, and a Dispatcher Who Just Couldn't Resist

Early this morning, about 6:17 AM, Buffalo police were tracking a man reported going yard to yard checking car door handles near 6th and View — a real call, numerous complainants, description updated to bald. And that last detail was too good to leave alone. "At least it's not a hairy situation," a voice offered, before clearing.

Cheektowaga · Storm Duty

A Firefighter's Storm-Night Wish: To Be Anywhere But Here

Yesterday about 6:33 PM, with the wind up and the hazard calls stacking, a Cheektowaga crew arriving on scene keyed up the sentiment every first responder was feeling that night. "On location — I wish I was on vacation too," came the report from Doyle 7-2. Storm duty: no time off for the weary.

Kenmore-Tonawanda · School Bus

No Seat, No Solution: A Bus Dispatcher's Afternoon Dilemma

Yesterday about 3:25 PM, over the Ken-Ton school bus channel, a driver ran into the oldest problem in student transportation and no good answer for it. "What am I going to do with him? There's no seat for him. He's standing." The dispatch reply was the stuff of the trade: "Do the best you can."

Hamburg · Meadow Run · TikTok Beat

The Cat in the Hat Comes to Hamburg Dispatch

Yesterday about 10:00 PM, on Meadow Run in Hamburg, the day's least urgent call of note made the wires: a report logged as a reference to the "Cat in the Hat" TikTok trend. Whatever it was, it did not require an engine — only a dispatcher patient enough to write it down.

Lancaster · Crittenden · Bring a Chainsaw

Whatever You Do, Crittenden, Bring the Chainsaw

Yesterday about 8:01 PM, as the storm buried the roads in timber, Lancaster Fire gave the Crittenden crew a to-do list that summed up the whole night: "Anyone pull up in front of the driveway — also bring a chainsaw." On a night of trees on houses and wires in yards, the chainsaw was the only tool anyone seemed to need.

Amherst · Getzville Road

Man Accused of Throwing Teen, Knocking Mother Down on Getzville Road

Just after 1:10 AM, Amherst police responded to a report of an assault on Getzville Road after a caller said a man identified on dispatch as Michael Drummond had thrown a teenager to the ground and knocked the boy's mother down during the confrontation. Officers remained on scene sorting out the circumstances as the call continued.

Town of Tonawanda · Highland Parkway

Hours of Trespassing Attempts at Tonawanda Apartment Escalate Overnight

Overnight, Tonawanda police were called back to an apartment on Highland Parkway for repeated trespassing attempts that had been building for hours, with officers dispatched again at 3:52 AM and 3:53 AM as the situation continued.

Buffalo · Jefferson & George

Pursuit-Linked Crash at Jefferson and George Sends Four to Hospitals, One in Cardiac Arrest

Just before 1:00 AM, Buffalo Fire crews were sent to a multi-vehicle crash at Jefferson Avenue and George Street that scanner traffic tied to a preceding police pursuit. Dispatch reported four people injured in the wreck, including one patient in cardiac arrest, drawing a heavy fire and EMS response to the intersection.

Buffalo · Ontario Street

Man Found Bloodied, in Cardiac Arrest on Ontario Street Sidewalk

Yesterday at 10:20 PM, Buffalo Fire and police units responded to a report of a man found on the sidewalk along Ontario Street, covered in blood and in cardiac arrest. Units remained on scene working the call as dispatch continued relaying updates through 10:28 PM.

Cheektowaga · Garden Road

Report of Armed Subject at Garden Road Home Draws Cheektowaga Police

Yesterday at 8:35 PM, Cheektowaga police were dispatched to a residence on Garden Road after a caller reported an armed subject inside the home, sending multiple units to the scene. No arrest or resolution was broadcast on the air.

Eden · Derby Road

Mutual Aid Called In as Smoke Showing at Derby Road Structure Fire

Yesterday at 11:03 PM, Hamburg Fire Dispatch sent Eden's Lakeview Engine and Eden 5 as mutual aid to a reported structure fire at 6864 Derby Road. Within minutes, the control location on scene confirmed “smoke showing”, and additional companies — including a second Lakeview engine — were sent in behind the initial mutual-aid units.

West Seneca · I-190 Pursuit

West Seneca Police Chase Ford Expedition Onto the 190 at 80 MPH

Just before 1:00 AM, Thruway dispatch relayed that West Seneca police were chasing a dark-colored Ford Expedition approaching Exit 54 eastbound as it merged onto the I-190. A trooper tracking the pursuit by CCTV described “high rates of speed, unable to get the plate, they're driving over the curb”, and the vehicle was tracked passing Exit 2 northbound before approaching Exit 4. No collision or apprehension was reported on the air in the traffic reviewed.

West Seneca · Robbery Suspect Sought

West Seneca Police Seek Bicycle-Riding Robbery Suspect

Yesterday at 5:52 PM, West Seneca police put out a description of a robbery suspect seen riding a bicycle in the area — a curly-haired man believed to be in his 40s.

Niagara County · Ruby Street

Ruby Street Structure Fire Draws Extra Manpower in Niagara County

Yesterday at 6:59 PM, Niagara County Fire dispatch sent crews to a structure fire on Ruby Street, with an additional manpower request going out within minutes as the response grew.

Genesee County · North Pearl Street

Transformer Fire on North Pearl Street Adds to Genesee County Storm Outages

Yesterday at 7:18 PM, Genesee County Fire dispatch relayed a caller's report of a “transformer on fire” across the street from his location on North Pearl Street, one of several storm-related power disruptions reported across the county that evening. The caller identified himself on the air as Ron Clark.

Cattaraugus County · Route 417

Fallen Tree Blocks Railroad Tracks Along Route 417 in Cattaraugus County

Yesterday at 9:26 PM, Cattaraugus County fire crews responded after a large tree fell across the railroad tracks along Route 417, with crews making contact with the railroad to coordinate clearing the line.

Cattaraugus County · Bray Road

Deputies Check on Bray Road Woman After Suicide Note, Damaged Door Reported

Yesterday at 5:42 PM, Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies were sent to a welfare check on Bray Road after someone reported finding a suicide note and a damaged door at the woman's home. Deputies confirmed they were headed to the residence to check on her; no outcome was reported over the air.

Lindenville · Tornado Warning

National Grid Radio Carries Tornado Touchdown Warning for Lindenville Area

Yesterday at 6:41 PM, a National Grid dispatcher broke into routine utility traffic with an urgent one-line advisory: “tornadoes touching down in the Lindenville area, so stay clear of the area”. No further details, damage reports, or follow-up confirmation came across the channel in the traffic reviewed for this window, but the warning was blunt enough to stand out against an otherwise ordinary utility frequency.