Wyoming County · Warsaw · Final Call

"Sheriff, We Have the Watch From Here": Wyoming County Radio Falls Silent for Its Longest-Serving Sheriff

Dispatch stopped all traffic mid-morning for the final call of Sheriff Alan L. Capwell, who served the county for 27 years.

At 10:34 AM, the Wyoming County Sheriff's radio went quiet. Dispatch keyed up to all cars and stations to stand by for a last call, and the county's substations — Warsaw, then others — called out in turn for a sheriff who would not answer, according to the radio traffic.

The dispatcher then read the final call for Sheriff Alan L. Capwell, who, the traffic noted, “dedicated his life to protecting Wyoming County and serving its people”. For 27 years Capwell served as sheriff, and dispatch said he remains the longest-tenured sheriff in Wyoming County history.

The tribute closed the way such calls do. “Sheriff Alan L. Capwell, this is your final call. You have completed your tour of duty. May you rest in peace”, the dispatcher said, adding, “Sheriff, we have the watch from here”. A moment later, all cars were told to resume normal radio traffic.

Cheektowaga · Unionvale Court · Hidden Camera

Hidden Camera Found in a Child's Bedroom at Unionvale Court Apartments

A Cheektowaga complainant told police an unknown suspect placed a camera in her daughter's room.

At about 8:54 AM, Cheektowaga police sent a car to the Unionvale Court Apartments at 4284 Union Road, Apartment 2, according to the radio traffic. The dispatcher relayed that the complainant reported “there was a camera that was put into her daughter's bedroom by an unknown suspect”.

No suspect was named on the air, and the scanner did not broadcast further detail about the device or how it was discovered. The call was logged as a report for an officer to take.

Town of Tonawanda · Stanley Falls · Missing Juvenile

Search Underway for a Missing 12-Year-Old Last Seen Heading Toward Montrose

Town of Tonawanda police put out a broadcast for a girl last seen near Cambridge and Stanley Falls in a baby-blue shirt.

At about 12:10 PM, a Town of Tonawanda dispatcher put out a report of a missing person from the area of Cambridge at Stanley Falls — a 12-year-old girl who, the dispatcher said, “was last seen heading towards Montrose”, according to the radio traffic.

The description broadcast to units was a girl in black leggings and a baby-blue shirt. Officers were assigned and dispatch noted a follow-up phone contact was being made as the search got underway. The scanner did not broadcast a resolution during the window.

Chautauqua County · Jamestown · Bus vs. Pole

School Bus Strikes a Utility Pole in Jamestown; Fire and EMS Roll on Unknown Injuries

The crash at East Main and Prospect drew ambulance and fire response as crews sorted out medic coverage over a breaking-up radio.

Mid-morning, around 8:24 AM, Chautauqua County fire and EMS were dispatched to a school bus that had struck a utility pole at East Main and Prospect, with injuries unknown at the time, according to the radio traffic.

Much of the traffic that followed was the dispatcher and crews working through medic coverage — sorting whether Seneca Nation EMS or a medic out of Sheridan would take the call — over a radio that units reported was breaking up. “I repeat, this radio is breaking up out here”, one crew told dispatch.

Ambulance 341 went en route and later reported heading to UPMC with a medic on board, according to the traffic. The scanner did not broadcast a count of anyone hurt on the bus.

Amherst · Greiner Road · Crash

Car-Versus-Box-Truck Crash on Greiner Road Sends Four for a Look, One Possible Transport

Amherst Fire blocked Greiner westbound as Harris Hill and Getzville-area companies worked the scene.

At about 11:06 AM, Amherst Fire got the picture on a crash at 8050 Greiner Road[*]: “One car, one box truck, four patients, one possible transport”, a unit relayed, according to the radio traffic.

Harris Hill 1 and other Amherst companies responded, with command directing incoming apparatus to block Greiner westbound while crews guided them in. The traffic indicates the four patients were evaluated on scene with one likely to be transported; the scanner did not broadcast the nature of any injuries.

Town of Tonawanda · Northwood · Disturbance

The Grandson of Dirty Harry, Allegedly, Is Distorting Everything in the House

A Northwood disturbance call arrived with a complaint no dispatcher signs up to relay with a straight face.

At 12:31 PM, a Town of Tonawanda dispatcher put out a disturbance call at 402 Northwood with a line that stopped the channel cold: “Clint Eastwood's grandson is distorting everything in the house”. It was repeated, word for word, in case anyone had blinked.

A neighbor later called back to report a male had actually been physically attacked outside, so there was something real underneath the poetry, according to the traffic. But for a minute or two, the wires belonged to Dirty Harry's kin and whatever, exactly, was being distorted.

Wyoming County · Sarah Road · Wildlife Correction

Copy, Skunk: Deputy Sets the Record Straight on Sarah Road

The stumbling critter in the roadway was not, as first billed, a raccoon.

Just before 1:00 PM, Wyoming County dispatch asked a unit heading back to swing by the area of 2150 Sarah Road, where there was, per the initial call, “a stumbling, sick-acting raccoon in the roadway and near the mailbox”.

The correction came fast and firm. “FRN, it's a skunk, not a raccoon”, a deputy advised. “Copy, skunk”, dispatch replied — and the species question, at least, was resolved.

Buffalo · Adams Street · Radio Riddle

Who Am I? A Buffalo Crew Radios In to Ask Its Own Name

On a medical-alarm run, a ladder company needed dispatch to tell it which radio it was holding.

Working a medical-alarm call at 428 Adams, a Buffalo ladder crew keyed up with an existential request: “can you give me what the identifier is for this radio”. Dispatch, unfazed, supplied the answer — “That's Letter 5, uh, Delta Spare” — and the crew rogered its own identity and got back to work.

Cheektowaga · Hilton Garden Inn · Repo Mystery

"He's From Insurance": Tow-Truck Man's Hotel Cover Story Fools No One

A guest at the Hilton Garden Inn watched a stranger open his car door — and dispatch did the math on the parked tow truck.

At 7:31 AM, Cheektowaga police were sent to the Hilton Garden Inn at 4201 Genesee Street, where a complainant reported a man had opened his car door claiming “he's from insurance and needs to take it”, according to the radio traffic. The subject had arrived in a white Ram.

It did not take a detective. “we assume that it's a repo, since the subject is in a tow truck”, an officer noted a couple of minutes later — the tow truck being, generally, the tell.

Tonawanda · Niagara Falls Boulevard

Semi-Truck Flees Scene of Niagara Falls Boulevard Crash

At 12:14 PM, a Tonawanda police unit radioed dispatch that it was on a hit-and-run on Niagara Falls Boulevard near Keeney, reporting that a semi-truck involved in the crash had left the scene and backed up traffic along the boulevard.

Clarence · Main Street

Two-Car Crash on Main Street in Clarence Leaves One With Neck, Head Pain

At 7:42 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch — which also handles Clarence's companies — reported a two-car motor vehicle accident on Main Street in Clarence, in front of 10678 Main Street between Sawmill Road and West Shore Trail, with one complainant reporting neck and head pain.

Arriving crews found two cars and three patients, one held for evaluation and a possible refusal of transport; one of the vehicles had struck a structure in front of a business identified on the air as Morlewski's, though officials said there was no significant damage and no extrication was needed.

Buffalo · Broadway

Woman Stabbed in Rear of Broadway Building, Fire Crews Say

At 7:50 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent Engine 22 and Ladder 14 to 1201 Broadway, between Lathrop and Memorial, as EMS units for a woman who had been stabbed in the rear of the building.

Engine 22 reported on location with police within a few minutes, and dispatch confirmed both companies had been picked up by responding officers and were back in service by 7:54 AM.

Buffalo · Columbus & Abbott

Heavy Rescue Called to Columbus & Abbott Crash, Then Cancelled

At 9:35 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent Engine 4 and Ladder 10 as EMS units to Columbus and Abbott for a two-car crash; a minute later, dispatch upgraded the call for additional equipment — Rescue 1, Truck F-40 and Battalion 46 — after a second caller said a driver was trapped inside his vehicle and couldn't get out.

Engine 4 arrived on scene with police within a few minutes and reported “no entrapment”, recommending the crash be handled with just the truck company; dispatch cleared the rescue and battalion units without further response.

West Seneca · Route 400

Drone Deployed After Wrong-Way Driver Reported on Route 400

At 2:06 PM, West Seneca police dispatch sent officers to Route 400 southbound after a report of a vehicle traveling northbound against traffic in the southbound lanes; when asked for a vehicle description, dispatch said witnesses couldn't get a good look because it passed at such a high rate of speed.

Dispatch said “we're deploying the drone” to help locate the car while another unit tried to intercept it near Seneca Street; by 2:10 PM, the officer searching south on Union Road reported finding nothing, and the wrong-way vehicle was never located.

Ellery · Missing Person

Search Launched for Ellery-Area Man Missing Since Friday

Just before 10:49 AM, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office asked all cars and the South Chautauqua Lake substation to attempt to locate and check the welfare of a man identified on dispatch as Drew C. Wiggins, reported missing from the Maple Springs area of Ellery since last Friday.

Dispatchers described Wiggins as a white male about 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds who was without clothing when last seen, and said he may be driving a gray 2025 Toyota Tacoma pickup bearing New York registration MGN-7635.

Units were told to check his welfare and notify the sheriff's office if he was located; his whereabouts remained unknown as of the broadcast.