Buffalo · Gas Line Rupture
Construction Crew Ruptures Gas Line on Buffalo's Main Street
At 8:26 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatched a still alarm to 868 Main Street[*], between Virginia and Carlton, after a caller reported a leaking gas service line at a building where crews were working on the street.
An Engine 2 crew on scene confirmed workers doing street work had struck the line, describing it as “leaking pretty good”, and dispatch notified both National Fuel and police for traffic control at the site.
Buffalo · Elevator Rescue
Ninth-Floor Elevator Entrapment Sends Multiple Buffalo Fire Units to Elmwood Square Apartments
At 12:19 PM, Buffalo Fire sent a still alarm — Engine 2, Ladder 4, Rescue 1, Battalion 44 and F-40 — to 505 Elmwood Avenue, between Hodge and West Utica, for a report of a person trapped in an elevator at the Elmwood Square Apartments.
Crews confirmed the entrapment on the ninth floor, and Engine 2, on location and investigating, radioed that they were heading up to the floor directly to reach the stuck car.
Buffalo · Carbon Monoxide Evacuation
Forklift Fumes Force Evacuation at Whitburn Enterprises on Cypress Street
At 1:14 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched a level-2 still alarm — Engine 3, Ladder 2 and Battalion 43 — to 36 Cypress Street at Whitburn Enterprises, between Michigan and Pine, after the building's alarm company reported a carbon monoxide detector activation in the garage area and began evacuating.
On scene, Battalion 43 radioed readings as high as 35 parts per million, tracing the source to a forklift operating inside the building; crews brought in turbo fans to ventilate and held the building until the readings dropped back to zero.
Buffalo · Injury Accident
Injury Crash at Bailey and Elk Draws Lieutenant to the Scene
At 1:24 PM, Buffalo Police District A units held traffic at Bailey Avenue and Elk Street for an accident with injury, requesting an ambulance check on a possible hurt party as the block was closed off.
Two minutes later, a unit called for a lieutenant to respond to what dispatch described only as “this is a striking vehicle”, and a supervisor confirmed pulling up to the scene almost immediately.
Wyoming County · Mutual Aid Structure Fire
Wyoming County Fire Sends Mutual Aid Across the Line for York Structure Fire
At 2:03 PM, Wyoming County Fire dispatch relayed a mutual-aid call into Livingston County for a structure fire at 2814 Genesee Street, Town of York, requesting an ambulance crew along with the assignment.
A responding unit designated P-11 radioed Warsaw dispatch that it “will be en route momentarily”, confirming Wyoming County apparatus were rolling to back up the scene across the county line.
Other Calls of Note
Northtowns
[7:10 AM]Amherst · Attempted Vehicle Theft
Amherst Police responded after a resident identified as Ross reported someone tried to steal a white Genesis out of a driveway, with the suspects fleeing toward Main Street in a white Kia bearing plate ZF9619.
[7:14 AM]Amherst · Property-Damage Crash
Amherst Police covered a property-damage crash at Forest Road and Maple Road after units first flagged the scene earlier that morning.
[7:43 AM]Amherst · Abandoned Vehicle
Amherst Police logged an abandoned black Dodge left in the eastbound lane of Maple Road near Tops and Lowe's at Transit Road, with an officer saying they'd swing by for it after a fuel stop.
[7:47 AM]Amherst · Abandoned Vehicle
Amherst Police called for a tow after finding an unoccupied black hybrid left on Maple Road eastbound near Tops and Lowe's at Transit Road, completely locked up and unable to be shifted into neutral.
[7:58 AM]Swormville · Fire Alarm
Amherst Fire responded to a general fire alarm activation reported by the alarm company at Aqua Systems of Western New York, 7071 Transit Road, between Staley Road and Lapp Road in Swormville.
[10:07 AM]Amherst · Car Vs. Tree
Amherst Fire dispatched a single-car-versus-tree crash to 1205 Niagara Falls Boulevard in front of the M&T Bank near Maple Road, with the driver reported to have a possible head injury and Twin City Ambulance 249 later radioing that it was transporting the patient to Golisano Children's Hospital.
[1:26 PM]Getzville · Apparatus Check
Amherst Fire dispatch logged a Getzville apparatus's radio check along Wehrle Drive in Getzville just after 1:26 PM, with the company confirmed back in service at 1:27 PM and no call specifics broadcast over the air.
[2:04 PM]Amherst · Commercial Alarm
Amherst Police responded to a commercial alarm at a fitness studio around 2:04 PM after the key holder arrived on scene without the code needed to disarm it.
[7:21 AM]Town of Tonawanda · Vehicle Theft
Just after 7:21 AM, Tonawanda Police dispatch sent an officer to 96 Berg Street at the corner of East Monmouth for a vehicle reported stolen sometime overnight.
[7:58 AM]Town of Tonawanda · Parked Car Struck
Tonawanda Police responded to a report of a parked car struck on Moore Street shortly before 8:00 AM, with no injuries reported.
[8:22 AM]Town of Tonawanda · Hit and Run
Tonawanda Police were dispatched to Englewood Lane around 8:22 AM for a cyclist struck by a gray vehicle that fled the scene.
[9:09 AM]Town of Tonawanda · Medical Call
Tonawanda Police dispatch sent a cold response to 27 Newman Street just after 9:09 AM for an 82-year-old woman feeling dizzy and nauseous days after a stroke, with doctors advising she be taken to the hospital.
[10:15 AM]Town of Tonawanda · Overnight Bicycle Theft
Tonawanda Police were dispatched to 430 Harrison Boulevard after a resident reported someone entered his garage overnight and took his bicycle.
[1:28 PM]Town of Tonawanda · Past-Tense Burglary
Tonawanda Police responded to a past-tense burglary at 54 McConkie Drive, which dispatch said had occurred sometime between August 25 and August 26.
[7:55 AM]Grand Island · Carbon Monoxide Response
At 7:55 AM, Grand Island Fire put a hot EMS response into 1282 Stony Point Road, between Hennepin Road and Love Road, for a report of carbon monoxide symptoms, sending Twin City Ambulance's Paramedic Unit 237 out of its Fillmore office to the scene.
[9:15 AM]Grand Island · Motor Vehicle Accident
Grand Island Fire dispatched an EMS response to a motor vehicle accident on Staley Road, with unit arrival confirmed on the air but no further details on injuries broadcast.
Buffalo Metro
[7:08 AM]Buffalo · Hit-and-Run
At 7:08 AM, Buffalo Police radio relayed a hit-and-run with injury at Broadway and Shepherd, a pedestrian struck by a black sedan whose plate was read over the air as King-Ocean-Bravo-6-1-2, last seen fleeing toward the dead end of Armbruster.
[7:28 AM]Buffalo · Domestic Disturbance
Buffalo Police sent two cars to a violent domestic on Barnard Street after a neighbor reported an autistic 12-year-old having a breakdown, telling dispatch the boy had attacked him before; both of the child's parents were reported to have tried to smash open a car window during the incident, with officers finding the family outside on arrival.
[9:17 AM]Buffalo · Suicide Attempt
Buffalo Police were dispatched to a suicide attempt behind the Family Dollar on Eggert Road, where a 17-year-old girl was reported to have intentionally swallowed 19 pills; dispatch updated the location to 479 Eggert and noted she was reported feeling violent, though a razor she'd had was said to be left at home.
[9:58 AM]Buffalo · Overdose
Buffalo Police responded to a suicide attempt at 84 Hartwell after an off-site caller reported a man identified on dispatch as Jason had taken a large amount of Ambien and other medication around 5 AM and appeared unresponsive on camera.
[11:38 AM]Buffalo · Missing Child
Buffalo Police searched near a Wendy's after a caller identified on dispatch as Pastor Byer reported that an autistic child had run east past the restaurant toward Ramsdell Avenue, with officers converging on foot to look for him.
[12:23 PM]Buffalo · Violent Domestic
Buffalo Police sent multiple cars to a violent domestic at 86 Grant Street after a caller reported a Hispanic male with puffy hair, dressed in black, beating a woman at the location.
[1:02 PM]Buffalo · Missing Child
Buffalo Police were sent to a Lafayette Avenue address for a missing 10-year-old girl after the child's school reported she never showed up for class that day, with dispatch flagging the call to responding units as a missing person under 12.
[2:16 PM]Buffalo · Domestic Assault With Knife Threat
Buffalo Police responded to 175 Oakmont Avenue at 2:16 PM after a caller said the children's father struck the mother and her sister, leaving the woman with a head injury, and threatened her with a kitchen knife before walking off toward Tower Avenue; dispatchers also relayed that someone had been pepper-sprayed in the confrontation and that an 8-month-old baby may have been exposed, though the child was later confirmed at another Oakmont address not needing medical attention.
[2:26 PM]Buffalo · Missing Child Report
Buffalo Police fielded a missing-person report at 137 Zenner Street after three men ran down the block saying a 7-year-old boy in a red shirt had gone missing, with family members in the street repeating that the boy doesn't speak English, before officers were directed to check nearby security cameras.
[8:08 AM]Depew · Construction Site Larceny
Depew Police were dispatched to a reported weekend larceny from a construction site on Walden Avenue, with no further details on the items taken broadcast on the air.
[9:05 AM]Depew · Abandoned Vehicle
Depew Police were asked to check on an abandoned vehicle at 190 Argus Drive that dispatch said had sat without license plates for five days, with a white garbage bag hanging from the window.
[10:18 AM]Cheektowaga · Distress Call
At 10:18 AM, a Cheektowaga PD dispatcher sent an officer to 111 Hemingway, between the Thruway and Beach, where a woman was reportedly crying hysterically and asking about women's shelters after the roommate she was in the process of evicting took her oxycodone; the male involved was not on scene when the call went out.
[1:35 PM]Cheektowaga · Warrants Served
Shortly after 1:35 PM, a Cheektowaga PD unit confirmed a warrant served and prepared to head to Cochran Street, but was held back at dispatch's request to first assist a sergeant working through two additional outstanding warrants.
Southtowns
[8:59 AM]Orchard Park · Choking Call
Orchard Park Fire dispatched an ambulance to 7079 Ellicott Road at 8:59 AM for a 24-year-old man with something stuck in his throat and difficulty breathing, with responding units relaying that the patient was talking normally despite the trouble breathing.
[9:21 AM]Hamburg · Possible Stroke
Hamburg Fire dispatched Town Ambulance to the Lilly Apartments at 36 Arthur Avenue, Apartment 307, at 9:21 AM for a 71-year-old man with possible stroke symptoms and balance problems.
GLOW Counties
[8:59 AM]Warsaw · Medical Call
Wyoming County Fire dispatched medics to the YMCA on Wood Avenue for an elderly woman reported clammy and dizzy, with the call closed out and the ambulance placed back in service within about ten minutes.
[1:01 PM]Batavia · Fire Alarm
Batavia Fire responded to a commercial fire alarm activation at the McDonald's on East Main Street after the dining-room station was tripped.
[2:09 PM]Warsaw · Records Check
A Wyoming County Sheriff's deputy ran a routine license and record check near West Buffalo Street and Wyoming Street, with the plate check coming back clear.
Elsewhere in WNY
[1:58 PM]NYS Thruway · Reckless Driving
At 1:58 PM, a Thruway trooper reported a westbound vehicle driving at a high rate of speed through a construction zone near mile marker 361, pacing a tractor-trailer to block other traffic from passing and brake-checking another driver before the plate came back to an older RAV4 that is no longer registered.
[9:15 AM]NYS Thruway · Hit-and-Run
At 9:15 AM, Thruway dispatch reported a hit-and-run just before exit 53 eastbound between a black Infiniti QX60 SUV and a black GMC Sierra pickup, with the Infiniti fleeing the scene and a BOLO put out for its plate; no injuries or tows were reported.
[1:37 PM]Mercy Flight · Pediatric Transport
At 1:37 PM, Mercy Flight dispatch relayed a request from South Colony for transport of a 7-year-old boy with cancer, with a crew logging in shortly after to begin the move.