Buffalo · Active Threat

A Man Flashing a Weapon and Threatening Staff Keeps Reaching Into His Pocket as Buffalo Officers Converge

Buffalo police put out an in-progress threat call for a man seen with a weapon who was going window to window demanding money and threatening staff.

At 10:02 AM, Buffalo police dispatch broadcast an in-progress threat call: a Hispanic male in a BB cap, black shirt and gray shorts who “keeps reaching in his pocket”, with weapons seen, had been at people's windows asking for money and threatening staff.

The description carried the tense, clipped rhythm of a call where officers don't yet know what is in the subject's hand — dispatch stressing the repeated reaching and the reported weapon as units moved in. The traffic broke up quickly after the initial broadcast, with cars checking in and the dispatcher working through cut-off transmissions.

Amherst · South Union Road · Threat

A Nursing-Home Director Is Threatened by a Barred Tonawanda Man Who Told Her, “Try to Stop Me, I'll Be There Shortly”

Amherst officers went to Williamsville Suburban on South Union Road to meet the director of nursing after a man told that morning he couldn't be on the property vowed to come anyway.

At 10:35 AM, Amherst police dispatch sent an officer to Williamsville Suburban, 193 South Union, to meet the director of nursing, identified on the air as Roxanne, in the lobby. The complaint: a man from Tonawanda who had been told that morning he could not be on the property because he had been threatening staff responded by saying he was coming anyway.

According to dispatch, after being barred he said “try to stop me, I'll be there shortly” — with the vehicle he would be driving unknown. An officer finishing a nearby call volunteered to head over to South Union if another car could assist, dispatch noting the open-ended nature of the threat as units positioned.

Southtowns · Buffalo & Bowen · Trauma Alert

A Motorcycle Crash at Buffalo and Bowen Climbs to a Trauma Alert, Mercy Flight Landing in Knox Farm State Park

A motorcyclist down at Buffalo and Bowen went from a serious leg injury to a patient in and out of consciousness, with Mercy Flight put in the air and directed to land at the state park.

At 2:14 PM, East Aurora fire dispatch sent paramedics to Buffalo and Bowen for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle, patrol on scene reporting a serious leg injury to one of the occupants. Within minutes the call escalated: by 2:18 PM dispatch relayed that the patient was in and out of consciousness and put Mercy Flight in the air.

Command was established on scene by 2:20 PM, and dispatch worked the air-medical logistics on a countywide channel — Mercy Flight airborne on a roughly 13-minute standby before crews decided to “land them in Knox Farm State Park”. An officer suggested the open area “where they put the borderlands” as the landing zone. The run carried every marker of a highway-speed motorcycle crash: a rider down, deteriorating consciousness, and a helicopter inbound.

Amherst · Princeton Avenue · Infant Not Breathing

A Four-Month-Old Reported Not Breathing on Princeton Avenue Draws an Echo Response and Multiple Companies

Amherst fire dispatch sent an echo-level response to a Princeton Court apartment for an infant initially reported not breathing, then found breathing shallowly as the caller stayed on the line.

At 11:02 AM, Amherst fire dispatch put out an echo response — the highest EMS severity tier — to 209 Princeton Avenue, Apartment 2, in Princeton Court for a four-month-old reported not breathing. Within moments the picture improved slightly: dispatch updated that the infant was now reported to be breathing, though shallowly, with Eggertsville and North Bailey companies responding.

Dispatch stayed on the phone with the caller, relaying that “you can hear the baby crying a little bit in the background” and that it sounded like shallow breathing or a reaction to something. Additional Amherst apparatus was committed as crews converged on the apartment — the kind of multi-company response a not-breathing infant call pulls regardless of how quickly it resolves.

Amherst · Summit Center · School Assault

A Teacher Is Headbutted by a Student at Summit Academy, Left Bleeding With a Possible Broken Arm

Amherst police and two EMS crews responded to Summit Academy on Hazelwood Drive after a 21-year-old teacher was headbutted by a student.

At 11:24 AM, an Amherst officer reported being out at Summit Academy, 30 Hazelwood Drive, for a teacher who had been headbutted by a student. The teacher was bleeding, and dispatch noted a possible broken arm, with Ellicott Creek EMS responding to the Summit Center complex off Hazelwood.

The call was one of two school incidents Amherst police worked across the midday hours — the other a threat reported at the district's High and Middle School, where the principal and school resource officer had information about some students. The traffic framed the Summit Academy run as a staff-injury call drawing both police and medical crews.

Amherst · High and Middle School · School Threat

A Threat at Amherst's Combined High and Middle School Puts the Principal and SRO on It

Amherst police were sent to the district's High and Middle School after the principal and school resource officer developed information about some students.

At 1:10 PM, Amherst police dispatch sent an officer to a school threat at 175 High and Middle, directing the car to see the principal for the school resource officer, who had information regarding some students.

The brief dispatch gave no further detail on the nature of the threat, framing it as a referral to be worked through the school's administration and SRO rather than an active emergency. It was the second school call on the Amherst channel inside two hours, following the staff-assault run earlier at Summit Academy.

Amherst · Main and Evans · Downed Lines

A Downed Tree Snags a Power Line Across Main Street and Traps an Occupied Tractor-Trailer at Evans

A tree came down at Main and Evans, pulling a wire low across Main Street and tangling a westbound tractor-trailer that was still occupied.

At 8:40 AM, Amherst fire crews on Main-Transit asked dispatch to notify Amherst police of a power line spanning Main Street at Main and Evans: a tree had come down, bringing a wire with it, and a semi-trailer was tangled directly in front of it. Dispatch confirmed the tractor-trailer was headed westbound, stuck, and still occupied.

The downed-line call anchored a morning of weather-driven hazards across the town — westbound Main Street was shut down while crews waited on utility response, and the entanglement left the truck's driver inside the cab beneath a low-hanging wire until the scene could be made safe.

Cattaraugus County · Edens Avenue Center Road · Well Rescue

Deer in the Hole: A 12-Foot Well Swallows a Deer and Summons Search-and-Rescue

A deer wedged at the bottom of a 12-foot well on Edens Avenue Center Road became an honest-to-goodness search-and-rescue assignment.

At 9:56 AM, Cattaraugus dispatch toned out District 1 for a search and rescue at 1967 Edens Avenue Center Road — not for a lost hiker, but for “a deer stuck in a 12-foot well”. The assignment was repeated twice, in case anyone doubted they'd heard it right.

Cheektowaga · Cayuga Road · Lovers' Leap

Love in the Loan Zone: Amorous Couple Bolts From a Parked Truck at the Credit Union, Leaving the Getaway Vehicle Behind

A truck parked in a federal credit union lot on Cayuga Road held a couple engaged in some decidedly non-banking activity — who fled on foot, car and all still there.

At 1:51 PM, Cheektowaga dispatch sent a car to 132 Cayuga Road, where the federal credit union reported a truck parked in their lot with “a couple having sexual activity in the vehicle”. The pair was last seen walking off toward a house — but the vehicle stayed put, and the complainant very much still wanted to see an officer about it.

Amherst · Maple Road · Roadside Duty

To Protect and Serve (and Relocate): An Officer Clears a Dead Canada Goose Off Maple Road

Before 8 AM an Amherst officer dispatched himself to the humblest call of the morning — one dead goose, one shoulder.

At 7:43 AM, an Amherst officer keyed up to report a bit of roadside housekeeping in front of 770 Maple Road: “I moved a dead Canada goose off onto the shoulder”. No report number, no suspect — just a quiet civic service rendered to an empty northbound lane.

Tonawanda · McDonald's Drive-Thru · Panhandling

Order Up a Side of Trouble: Man Works the McDonald's Drive-Thru Line for Money and Coffee

A Tonawanda caller reported a man going car to car in the drive-thru queue, hitting up everyone for cash and caffeine.

At 1:50 PM, a caller flagged Tonawanda dispatch about a man “in the drive-thru line at McDonald's harassing everybody for money and coffee”. He was last reported drifting around the front of the building and possibly heading west on Sheridan before officers could roll up on the lunch-rush shakedown.

Buffalo · Jefferson Avenue · Snack Attack

Kernel Panic: Burnt Popcorn Sets Off the Alarm, Engine 32 Mops Up the Smoke

A Buffalo fire company arrived to find the culprit was lunch, not a blaze.

At 2:33 PM, a Buffalo fire company cut the drama short with a two-word report: “that was Burnt Popcorn, we can handle”. Engine 32 was left to handle the remainder and write it up, the rest of the companies told to call in service as available — the whole alarm undone by a scorched bag.

Amherst · North Bailey Avenue · Domestic Incident

Care Coordinator Reports Domestic Abuse Involving Client Near North Bailey

At 11:38 AM, Amherst Police sent a patrol unit to meet a complainant at Bryan & Stratton College, 3650 Millersport Highway, after a care coordinator reported domestic abuse involving a client at 4877 North Bailey Avenue.

Amherst · Longmeadow Road · Neighbor Dispute

Longmeadow Road Neighbor Dispute Resurfaces Weeks After Physical Altercation

At 1:48 PM, an Amherst officer took a complaint at 23 Longmeadow Road involving the neighbors at 610 Allenhurst Road, with dispatch noting the two households have an ongoing history of disputes, including what the caller described as false reports to Child Protective Services.

Dispatch also flagged that a male and female from the Longmeadow Road address were involved in a physical altercation against the Allenhurst Road resident a couple of weeks earlier.

Amherst · Kensington Avenue · Walgreens Dispute

Argument Over a Print Job Turns Physical at Amherst Walgreens

At 9:31 AM, Amherst Police dispatch sent an officer to the Walgreens at 2043 Kensington Avenue near the traffic circle after a customer reported a possible harassment between two employees, saying one had been struck in the face — or threatened with being struck.

Officers found the complainant waiting outside minutes later; he declined first aid and said the dispute started over a print job, with dispatch noting one employee “dared the other one to hit him in the face and then he did it”.

Amherst · Evans Street · Package Theft

Porch Package Swiped Near Evans Street, Suspect Flees Toward Sheridan

At 12:02 PM, Amherst Police dispatch relayed a report of a stolen package near 242 Evans Street about ten minutes earlier; a witness in a blue Jeep Wrangler said they saw someone grab the package and drive off toward Sheridan Drive in a white SUV, and the plate the witness provided came back registered to a white 2024 Volkswagen SUV.

Tonawanda · Military Road & Arison Avenue · Bicyclist Struck

Bicyclist Struck, Still Down at Military and Arison in Tonawanda

At 1:07 PM, Tonawanda Town Fire sent Rescue Medic Lopez on a hot response to Military Road and Arison Avenue after a report that a bicyclist had been struck by a vehicle and “was still on the ground”.

TMRC-71 was en route to assist minutes later from the area of Millersport Highway and Eggert Road.

Tonawanda · Colvin Boulevard · Property Damage

Tonawanda Police Seek Woman in Blue Yukon After Property Damage, Flight South on Colvin

Just after 11 AM, Tonawanda Police dispatch put out a lookout for a woman in her 30s driving a blue GMC Yukon, partial plate ending in 1203, after she was reported to have damaged property before driving off south on Colvin Boulevard.

Clarence · Thruway Service Area · Injury Crash

Injury Crash at Clarence Thruway Service Area; Wife Hurt, Declines EMS

At 12:41 PM, New York State Thruway dispatch reported a personal-injury crash at the beginning of the Clarence service area, a black Acura MDX versus a sedan.

The caller's wife was injured but the crews on scene said she was declining EMS transport, and no tow was needed.

Buffalo · Fulton Street · Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest on Fulton Street Draws Full Buffalo Fire Response

At 11:46 AM, Buffalo Fire sent Engine 32 and EMS unit F-20 to 597 Fulton Street near Smith Street for a reported cardiac arrest.

Engine 32 was on location within minutes, and the responding medic unit radioed that crews were “working a code”.

Buffalo · Military Road & Law Street · Motorcyclist Down

Motorcyclist Down at Military and Law, Buffalo Fire Investigates

At 12:48 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched Engine 36 and Ladder 4 along with EMS units to Military Road and Law Street[*] [heard: Military at Lawn] for a motor-vehicle accident involving a motorcyclist.

A crew arrived minutes later investigating one car, then radioed back that “we need police here”, though no injuries were reported.

Buffalo · Genesee Street · Building Surrounded

State Police Ask Buffalo Officers for Backup After Surrounding Genesee Street Building

At 2:39 PM, a Buffalo Police dispatcher relayed a request from State Police, who said they had a building surrounded at 2259 Genesee Street and were looking for patrol support.

Buffalo officers Charlie 243 and 213 were sent to assist; no further details on the nature of the incident were broadcast.

Cheektowaga · Eggert Road · Welfare Check

Cheektowaga Welfare Check Flags Suicidal Messages, Weapons in Home

At 8:31 AM, Cheektowaga Police sent two units to 26 Eggert Road, near East Sullivan and Sugar, for a welfare check after dispatch relayed that the man inside had been sending suicidal messages to others; the dispatcher also noted sick animals in the home and advised responding officers that “there are knives and guns in the home”.

A third officer was dispatched from the station around 8:33 AM to pick up a behavioral health team member before heading to the address.

Cheektowaga · Pine Ridge · Missing Person

Search Launched for Cheektowaga Woman in Mental Health Crisis

At 9:03 AM, Cheektowaga Police dispatched units to 52 Victoria after a report that a woman had walked out of the house about ten minutes earlier, heading toward Pine Ridge; she was described as a heavyset Black woman wearing a light blue robe with white trim and no shoes, “believed to be having some sort of mental break”.

Multiple officers covered the surrounding area, including a check toward Genesee and Moselle, as the search continued.

East Aurora · Rice Road · Brush Fire

Downed Wire Sparks Brush Fire Near Alma Primary School

At 9:49 AM, East Aurora fire dispatch reported a downed wire burning and igniting a brush fire along Rice Road[*] near Alma Primary School; a Springbrook unit sent to investigate found the flames about 100 feet from the school and did not consider them a hazard to the building.

Dispatch worked to reach a NYSEG crew reported already working in the area to address the wire.

Attica · Prospect Street · School Fall

Second Ambulance Called to Attica Elementary After 7-Year-Old's Fall

At 1:37 PM, Wyoming County Fire dispatch requested a second ambulance to Attica Elementary School at 31 Prospect Street after a report that a 7-year-old child had fallen on school grounds.

Attica's ambulance crew was marked on scene by 1:45 PM; no word on the child's condition was given over the air.

Wyoming County · Gainesville Area · Cardiac Arrest

Wyoming County Fire Dispatched for Cardiac Arrest Amid Garbled Location Traffic

At 10:18 AM, Wyoming County Fire dispatch toned out for a reported cardiac arrest, sending unit 2A41; the radio traffic naming the response area was badly garbled, running together references to Gainesville, Olean and Millersport Highway that could not be reliably sorted into a single address.

Hinsdale · Smith Hollow Road · Structure Fire

Four Occupants Reported Inside as Multiple Companies Battle Hinsdale House Fire

At 9:14 AM, Cattaraugus County Fire dispatch sent the Hinsdale, O'Neill, Trans Am, and Weston Mills companies to a structure fire at 2707 Smith Hollow Road, specifying over the air that the house had not been evacuated and that four people remained inside.

Minutes later, dispatch paged a mutual-aid EMS unit to respond to the fire scene and confirmed that law enforcement was also en route, as additional companies staged and awaited assignment.

Cattaraugus County · Colonial Village · Pediatric Stroke Call

Girl, 8, Treated for Stroke Symptoms at Colonial Village as Air Ambulance Grounded

At 7:35 AM, Cattaraugus County Fire dispatch sent Allegany EMS on an ALS stroke call to 3974 Route 417, Colonial Village, Lot 55, for an 8-year-old girl with slurred speech and trouble walking and no history of stroke.

By 7:43 AM dispatch was still lining up a driver for the ambulance, and within minutes the call grew: crews on scene asked for additional manpower to help move the patient, and Olean Fire was paged to the same Route 417 address for backup.

Dispatch separately checked on a medical flight that had been requested for the call and was told it would not be able to respond because of weather.

Olean · 7th and State · Possible Overdose

Man Found Unconscious Near Raymour & Flanigan in Olean, Possible Overdose

At 2:21 PM, Olean Police dispatch relayed a passerby's report of a man down near the Raymour & Flanigan furniture store on West 7th Street, possibly from an overdose, though the report was unconfirmed.

Officers located the man slumped over at 7th and State a few minutes later; dispatch described him as unconscious with altered mental status and said an ambulance was on the way.