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Amherst · Shots fired on the 990

Road-rage shot on the 990 southbound — gray Jeep, white hoodie, and casings on the JJ Audubon on-ramp

A complainant told Amherst PD a Jeep pulled up alongside on the Youngmann, fired a single round on the John James Audubon Parkway on-ramp, then took off toward UB — detectives called in, cones over two suspected casings

Just past four in the morning, Amherst PD radioed a fast-moving pursuit-that-wasn't: a complainant flagged them down to report that another driver had shot at him on the I-990 (the Youngmann Expressway)[*]. The complainant said the two vehicles both got off at John James Audubon Parkway[*], that the suspect vehicle kept south toward UB, and that he himself made a left onto Robin Road[*], going home.

By 04:26, dispatch had a description on the air: a dark-gray Jeep, unknown model, driven by a tall male in a white hoodie and black pants. Two minutes later the complainant walked patrol through the sequence: the Jeep “pulled over to the right and fired a shot at the vehicle and took off”, then “the complaint called us” on the on-ramp.

Officers found what appeared to be a first casing on the on-ramp, then “another one about 100 feet further south from the last one” — patrol was asked to put cones over the top and preserve the scene while lab detectives were called out. Two detectives were requested and command asked dispatch to page the lab first.

Around the NeighborhoodThe Northtowns, call by call

Amherst · Moorfields Court

RESOLVED

A 13-year-old destroying the property at 84 Moorfields — mental-health history flagged, patrol posts up while EMS stages nearby

The first afternoon call on the Amherst-Clarence trunk landed at 15:27: patrol headed to 84 Moorfields Court for a 13-year-old son the caller said was “having some sort of mental breakdown destroying the property there”. A follow-up transmission flagged “mental health history there” at the address.

Amherst dispatch stayed on the phone with the reporting party — an earlier transmission had officers speaking with her live — while units posted up. No transport was called on this trunk; the call closed quietly.

Amherst · UB North Campus

RESOLVED

A domestic that happened in the neighborhood, but the complainant is waiting inside Greiner Hall — Amherst PD walks the meeting to UB

Just after eight, an Amherst PD supervisor rerouted an officer: “you're going to meet the complainant on UB campus at Greiner Hall, 105 Lee Road, and they'll be waiting for you”. The reporting address was 173 Caledine[*]; the complainant asked to be met on campus rather than at the scene.

The UB pickup point was 105 Lee Road, Greiner Hall[*] — the transcript said 'Griner Hall,' the recurring Whisper miss for Greiner Hall, the North-Campus lecture building on the corner of Lee. Sixteen unit rolled up within a minute.

Amherst · Boulevard Inn, Room 114

The Boulevard Inn front desk calls patrol on Room 114 — a woman throwing things around

At 20:11, Amherst PD got a “possible mental” to 785 Niagara Falls Boulevard[*], the Boulevard Inn, room 114. The front desk was on the line and reported “the female in that room is having some sort of mental episode, she's throwing things around”. Patrol staged the call as a mental — no transport requested on the air.

Amherst · Willow Ridge

RESOLVED

Nine-year-old with a head injury on Willow Ridge — East Amherst EMS staged Innkeepers-and-Willow Ridge

Amherst Fire Dis called out an EMS run at 21:00: between Innkeepers Lane[*] and Willow Ridge Drive[*], a nine-year-old female fell with a head injury. East Amherst 91 responded with the ambulance and the run cleared without escalation.


Overheard: The WiresCops, cabbies, custodians, dispatchers — off-script

Amherst PD, 15:40

The Amazon guy or the neighbor — somebody was photographing the car

Deep in the mid-afternoon Amherst PD wire, between a nosebleed EMS run and a routine name check, a patrol officer delivered the sentence in the driest possible tone: “Like an Amazon driver or an employee taking pictures of the neighbor's car”. No follow-up. No context. Just the single line, hanging in the air.

Niagara County Fire Control, 21:00

This is a strange order. Caller wasn’t passed away

One line into what was clearly a caller-status page, Niagara County Fire Control opened the transmission with “This is a strange order. Caller wasn't passed away” — then, apparently reading the next screen, pivoted straight into a location (North Transit and Old Niagara, city of Lockport) and a description: “I can see black smoke, I smell a strange odor, callers are passing by”. Dispatch cleared the LSD Tac-1 channel three seconds later. The audio does not resolve who wasn’t passed away, or why.

Amherst PD, 15:33

Two Billy Wilsons, possibly

Three seconds of the Amherst PD trunk at 15:33: “Possibly having two Billy Wilson maybe”. Whether the officer meant two separate people named Billy Wilson, or the same Billy Wilson twice, is not clarified anywhere on the air.

BFD Ch1, 01:16

Motorcycle on fire at the mouth of the Kensington Expressway on-ramp

The one o’clock BFD dispatch: a still alarm in the vicinity of Burlington and the Kensington Expressway (Rt. 33)[*] on-ramp, “for a report of a motorcycle on fire”. Engine 23 and Ladder 14 got the run. No follow-up on the air.

BFD Ch1, 22:01

A resident of Apartment Delta called in every alarm in the building — no smoke, no fire

Regional level 2 response to 207 Lexington, between Elmwood and Ashland: “callers from apartment Delta reporting alarms ringing throughout the whole building”. Ten minutes in, the chief on scene came back: “We looked through the building. We don't know smoke, no fire. We gained access to some of the apartments, some we can't gain access to”. Dispatch, deadpan, noted the call originated from apartment Delta.


Regional BlotterBeyond the Northtowns — WNY at large

Buffalo · 70 Harvard Place

RESOLVED

Second-floor bedroom fire at the Child & Family Services building on Harvard — 25-year-old patient found on scene

Late Wednesday, BFD ran a working structure fire at 70 Harvard Place, Child & Family Services — command reporting the building at “about 120 by 60” and the fire in a second-floor bedroom.

Nine minutes after the initial rundown, BFD Dispatch put out a 25-response for EMS: a female patient, 25 years old, was on scene at the fire. Engine 21 stayed with her while lines went to water. Command asked for Chief Lally from Fire Prevention early.

West Falls · 25 Davis Road

RESOLVED

Garage fire at 25 Davis Road pulls West Falls, South Wales and Colden engines

EAFD toned a structure fire in West Falls at 19:02 — 25 Davis Road, between Mill and Tanner, a garage on fire. Lannert, South Wales and Colden engines all got the assignment; OPFD picked up the transmission four minutes later confirming units on scene.

Lancaster · 13135 North Road

RESOLVED

Injury MVA with a possible vehicle fire on North Road — troopers on standby

Lancaster FD dispatch put out a repeat page just before two in the morning: “Repeating the current end report of an injury accident, 13135 North Road, report of a vehicle accident, possible vehicle on fire”. On Cd2 shortly after, units reported troopers on standby and that the registrant information was in hand.

Other Calls of Note

[03:43]Orchard Park · 6400 Powers Road Fall at Father Baker Manor — Jade Unit, room 525-B — an elderly female down, OPFD 1 handling.
[03:03]Armor · 3104 Ridgeway Avenue Residential fire alarm activation at 3104 Ridgeway Avenue — Armor FD toned out, no fire on arrival.
[01:19]Niagara County · Ernest Road Terry’s Corners paged on a four-year-old female with shortness of breath at 8684 Ernest Road; after a breathing treatment, decreased level of consciousness, ALS priority requested.
[06:06]Buffalo · 6-story apartment fire Command reported a seven-story apartment building, multiple units, fire in the basement, sprinklers activated — handled without escalation on the trunk.
[21:54]Amherst · e-biker Amherst PD reclassified a call to injury accident — e-biker complaining of leg pain, refused first aid.

Editor’s Note

Overnight and evening were quiet on the Amherst-Clarence trunk right up until 04:11, when a single-shot road-rage incident from I-990 southbound woke half of Amherst PD and put lab detectives on the John James Audubon on-ramp before dawn — today's regional breaking. Otherwise: a 13-year-old mental crisis on Moorfields, a domestic call the complainant asked to be met at Greiner Hall for, a garage fire in West Falls, and a working structure fire at the Child & Family Services building on Harvard. Niagara County Fire Control provided the day's most quotable dispatch: ‘This is a strange order. Caller wasn’t passed away.’

Daily Gem

This is a strange order. Caller wasn't passed away”

— NC FD Dispatch, 21:00

By the Numbers

Segments
1,813
Active systems
30
Busiest hour
04:00-05:00 (shots-fired investigation on the 990)
Regional Breaking
1
Updates
0
By Agency (top 5)
BucketSegs
Police720
Fire / EMS540
Airport / aviation90
Hotel / shuttle / taxi105
Rail / maritime33
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
Williamsville & Amherst774
Cheektowaga / Lancaster / Depew239
Buffalo163
Niagara County100
Outer counties55

Agency & area buckets are estimated from ProScan system totals and channel patterns.

[*] = a name the scanner audio left uncertain and could not be confirmed against an official source; treat as unverified. Routine street-name fixes against official municipal lists are applied silently.
The WNY Listening Post · Thursday, July 9, 2026 · A.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 61
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