Cheektowaga · Alpine Place · Breathing Emergency

Breathing Emergency at an Alpine Place Apartment Comes With a Bed-Bug Warning for Crews

A 60-year-old man FaceTimed his daughter for help as Cheektowaga fire and AMR pressed in.

At about 8:16 AM, Cheektowaga Fire Dispatch sent Pine Hill 9-1 and AMR 294 ALS to 30 Alpine Place, Apartment 212, on the east side between Genesee and Herbert, for a 60-year-old man having trouble breathing. Dispatch noted the patient had FaceTimed his daughter with word that he was in distress, and passed along a warning to responding crews of a bed-bug infestation at the address.

Units were on location within minutes, with the first-in crew reporting they were strong and safe and that a Knox Box key had been released for access.

Buffalo · Gale Avenue · Unconscious Persons

Two Slumped in a Silver Pickup on Gale Avenue — Gone Before Crews Could Reach Them

Engine 23 and EMS were sent for two unconscious people in a truck; the patients had left the scene.

At about 7:05 AM, Buffalo fire and EMS were sent to 19 Gale Avenue, between Edison and Eggert, for a report of two people slumped over in a silver pickup. Engine 23 responded along with AMR South.

By the time units arrived the situation was cleared as gone on arrival — the patients in the pickup were no longer at the scene. The window did not report any further contact.

Buffalo · Fountain Plaza · Medical

Pregnant Guest in Respiratory Distress at the Downtown Hyatt Draws a Ladder and EMS

A 24-year-old maternity patient with chest and abdominal pain prompted a response to Two Fountain Plaza.

At about 8:00 AM, Buffalo fire and EMS were dispatched to the Hyatt at Two Fountain Plaza, between Pearl and Main, for a 24-year-old woman reported as a maternity patient with chest and abdominal pain and difficulty breathing. Ladder 6 responded along with EMS.

West Seneca · Seneca Street · Overdose Fear

West Seneca Man Asks for Narcan, Fearing a Bad Batch of Weed

A 30-year-old caller insisted he was not overdosing but said he felt strange and wanted help.

At about 8:52 AM, AMR South relayed a call to 3294 Seneca Street, Apartment 6, for a 30-year-old man who told dispatchers he was not overdosing but had taken what he believed was “a bad batch of weed and needs Narcan because he feels weird”.

Amherst · Transit Road · Vehicle Stop

Transit Road Vehicle Stop Over a Possible Theft Ends With a Grandson Behind the Wheel

Amherst officers detained a driver, then worked to reach the registered owner of the car.

At about 8:13 AM, Amherst police made a vehicle stop and detained a driver who was not the registered owner of the car, working to confirm he had permission to be behind the wheel. Officers left messages for two family members and named the registered owner as Bernard, of 7730 Transit Road.

By about 8:41 AM, officers had reached the owner's grandson, who was the one in the vehicle, and the check-in resolved without incident.

West Seneca · Clinton & Union

A Kitten, a Cruiser and a Ride to the SPCA

A West Seneca officer's morning took a soft turn at Clinton and Union.

At 7:32 AM, a West Seneca crew reported being flagged down at Clinton and Union by a motorist who had found a kitten on the side of the road. The officers announced they would run it over to the SPCA, and a dispatcher signed off with a promise to punch the card for the good deed.

Buffalo · Saranac Avenue

Two Engines, a Ladder and a Very Hot Shower

A Saranac Avenue alarm brought out the cavalry for a cloud of bathroom steam.

At 8:27 AM, Buffalo Fire Dispatch put out a still alarm to 273 Saranac Avenue, between Tacoma Avenue and Taunton Place, for an activated residential alarm, sending Engine 38 and Ladder 13. Minutes later the crews had their answer: the alarm had been set off by steam from a shower. Engine 38 stayed on to confirm — and confirm it did, twice, for the record.

Hamburg · Exit 57 Toll Plaza

A Bathrobe at the Toll Plaza Gets a Gentle Escort Home

An elderly woman turned up wandering at the Exit 57 westbound tolls.

At about 7:09 AM, a welfare check went out for an elderly woman in a bathrobe found at the Exit 57 westbound toll plaza. Hamburg police responded and escorted her to a nearby motel, closing out the call with a quiet act of kindness.

Warsaw · Erratic Pickup

Wyoming County Deputies Track Erratic Pickup Through Warsaw

Wyoming County Sheriff's deputies searched for a light-blue Chevy pickup reported swerving across the road as it headed south toward Warsaw around 8:21 AM, with dispatch noting the truck had come to a dead stop at an intersection before continuing on. A deputy lost sight of the vehicle near South Main Street[*] [heard: South Main], and a caller helped narrow the search until a deputy radioed that he had made contact and learned the truck had turned onto Brooklyn Street[*] [heard: Brooklyn].

Olean · East State Street

Olean Police Confront Men Reported Using Needles Outside City Building

Olean police were sent to the area of a city building on East State Street shortly before 8:30 AM after a caller reported two men appearing to use drugs in plain view on the building's north end. A responding officer made contact with the pair within a few minutes, and dispatch relayed that the caller believed the men were using needles; no arrests were reported on the air.