Cattaraugus County · Salamanca area · Custody Concern

A Man Drives Off With a Child Near Salamanca, and No One Can Say Where

Cattaraugus deputies fielded a possible custody dispute in which a male left with a child in a gray Chevrolet truck, destination unknown.

At about 12:12 PM, Cattaraugus County deputies took a report of a possible custody concern in the Salamanca area, in which a male left with a child in a gray or silverish Chevrolet truck.

The truck's location was unknown as the call went out, and deputies worked to establish where it had gone. Details beyond the vehicle description were not stated on the air.

Buffalo · Rath Building · Possible Stabbing

A Possible Stabbing Outside the Rath Building Draws Police Downtown

AMR South flagged a possible stabbing near 158 Pearl Street, with police notified and fire crews staged.

At about 11:26 AM, AMR South reported a possible stabbing at 158 Pearl Street, at the Rath Building in downtown Buffalo. Police were notified and fire crews were staged as the call was assessed.

The severity of any injury was not detailed on the air before the thread cleared the medical channel.

Olean · South 7th Street · Home Invasion

A Named Suspect Is Said to Climb Through a Bathroom Window on South 7th

Olean police responded to a home invasion in which a man believed to be Devin Smith reportedly entered through a bathroom window.

At about 10:46 AM, Olean police responded to a home invasion at 117 South 7th Street, where a man identified on dispatch as Devin Smith was believed to have entered through a bathroom window.

Officers responded to the address as the call developed. What they found on arrival was not stated further on the air.

Cattaraugus County · Franklinville · Domestic

A Franklinville Domestic Escalates to a Daughter Cut by Glass

Cattaraugus deputies sent multiple units to a domestic complaint in which a daughter was possibly stabbed in the hand with glass.

At about 10:27 AM, Cattaraugus County deputies worked a domestic complaint in the Franklinville area that escalated as it developed, with a daughter possibly stabbed in the hand with glass. Multiple units responded.

The nature of the injury and the resolution were not detailed further on the air before the call cleared the channel.

Amherst · UB North Campus · Hit-and-Run

A Blue Ram Rebel Is Hunted After a Chaotic Hit-and-Run on the UB Campus

UB police searched surveillance video for a blue Ram Rebel tied to a hit-and-run described on the air as very chaotic.

At about 12:20 PM, UB Campus police worked a hit-and-run captured on a campus parking-lot camera, with officers directing colleagues to the fourth row of a lot near a residence hall to pull the video.

The vehicle of interest was described as a blue Ram Rebel, whose actions in the footage were tied to a hit-and-run. As one officer put it, “The story sounds very chaotic. Good luck”.

Cheektowaga · William & Gerard · Pedestrian Struck

A Pedestrian Is Struck by a Fleeing Minivan Near William and Gerard

Cheektowaga police fielded a pedestrian struck by a light brown minivan whose driver fled, alongside a McDonald's disturbance nearby.

At about 7:40 AM, Cheektowaga police worked a pedestrian struck by a light brown minivan at William and Gerard, with the driver fleeing the scene. The call ran alongside a separate disturbance at a nearby McDonald's, where a woman was reported refusing to leave the lobby.

By moments later, an officer noted the pedestrian appeared to have shaken it off — reporting the person up and walking around. The fleeing driver remained outstanding as the thread developed.

Kennedy area · Chautauqua Fire

The Bees Got There First: A Rescue Crew Warns Its Own to Hold the Road

Sent to Sprague Hill Road for a pair of bee-sting victims, an Ambulance 471 crew keyed up with a warning that had nothing to do with the patients and everything to do with the terrain: “Stay at the road. There's bees everywhere here”. Mutual-aid units rolled in with instructions to approach with caution — the rescue and the hazard, for once, were the same thing.

Depew · DepewPublic

Two Sanitation Men, a Full Lot, and a Plan to Get Arrested Together

The Depew public-works channel carried the morning's finest workplace banter: two crew members trading route logistics — a dump run, a swing through Lockport, a whole lot to clear — before one of them landed the deadpan of the day. “Well, out of here, then we'll both go to jail, and then we'll both shoot out there”, he offered, apparently as a scheduling philosophy. His partner's reply: “Well, that sounds like a plan”. The garbage, presumably, got collected anyway.

Lackawanna · Lackawanna PD

A Porch, Two Girls Approaching, and an Officer Calling the Play-by-Play

Lackawanna radio traffic briefly took on the cadence of live commentary as an officer narrated a developing scene in real time: “He's sitting on his porch. Girls are approaching the house any second now. Wehrle just got onto the porch steps”. The step-by-step approach — the porch, the steps, the seconds ticking down — turned a routine watch into a moment of pure suspense over the air.

Cheektowaga · Cheektowaga PD

Struck, Then Strolling: A Pedestrian Shrugs Off a Hit-and-Run

Minutes after a minivan clipped a pedestrian at William and Gerard and sped off, the update over Cheektowaga radio was almost anticlimactic: “The pedestrian just ran off. He was up and walking around”. The driver fled; the pedestrian, apparently, was more resilient than the collision suggested.

Buffalo · AMR South

Happy 9th: A Dispatcher Sneaks a Birthday Into the Medical Traffic

Amid a steady run of active medical dispatches, an AMR South voice found a half-second for a small human aside — a cheerful “Happy 9th” slipped between the calls. Even on the busiest channels, somebody was keeping track of the good days.

Cheektowaga · Union & Williams

Reckless Buick Report Near Union & Williams Tangles With Street Fight

Cheektowaga police were dispatched to the area of Union Road and Williams Street around 2:23 PM after callers reported a reckless driver behind the wheel of a Buick, and arriving units found the complaint had grown to include a street fight breaking out nearby. Officers worked to separate the parties involved and sort out the original driving complaint from the disturbance it appeared to touch off, with radio traffic on the incident continuing until at least 2:28 PM. No arrests or injuries were confirmed over the air.

West Seneca · Wegmans

Social Media Threat Sends West Seneca Police to Wegmans, Subject Never Found

West Seneca police responded to a Wegmans location around 11:54 AM after a threat aimed at the store surfaced on social media, prompting officers to sweep the store and the surrounding lot. Units checked the premises through at least 11:56 AM but did not locate anyone matching the reported threat, and the store was allowed to continue normal operations. No injuries or arrests were reported over the air.

Jamestown · 7-Eleven

Motorist Slaps, Assaults Man Outside Jamestown 7-Eleven, Flees

Jamestown police were called to a 7-Eleven around 2:15 PM after a man reported being slapped and assaulted by another motorist who then fled the scene. Officers took a statement from the victim and broadcast a description of the fleeing vehicle, with radio traffic on the incident continuing until roughly 2:26 PM. The driver had not been located as of the last transmission monitored.

Cattaraugus County · Route 417

Suspect Accused of Smashing Windows, Faucets at Route 417 House

Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies were sent to a house on Route 417 around 8:13 AM on a report that a man had smashed out windows and damaged faucets inside the residence. Deputies worked to sort out the complaint and identify the person responsible, with the call continuing into the following minute of radio traffic. No arrest was confirmed over the air.

Hinsdale · Welfare Check

Welfare Check Opened for Hinsdale Woman Missing From Work Two Weeks

Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies opened a welfare check around 10:30 AM after a Hinsdale woman was reported to have missed roughly two weeks of work with no contact. Deputies worked to track down her last known whereabouts, with the call continuing into the following minute of radio traffic. Her status had not been resolved as of the last transmission monitored.