Buffalo · Wyoming Avenue · Gun Call

Gun Call at Wyoming Avenue House Escalates to Seven Armed People in the Street — the Same Address That Saw an Infant in Cardiac Arrest Hours Earlier

A return caller reported a fight, then said everyone outside had guns; officers slowed responding cars as they converged.

At about 10:30 AM, Buffalo police fielded a return call from 187 Wyoming Avenue reporting that a Black man had assaulted a male and that people were trying to hold the suspect down. Within two minutes the situation had escalated sharply: at 10:32 AM an officer relayed that the call was “now being upgraded to a gun call, female saying there's seven people outside yelling, a father also stating they all have guns on them”.

Officers asked for any additional cars that could respond, noting the crowd on scene. As units rolled in, dispatch began slowing the response — “any cars for Wyoming you can slow down” — to marshal cars for a coordinated arrival rather than have them arrive one at a time.

The address was already on the day's radar: earlier that morning, at about 8:16 AM, Buffalo Fire had worked a cardiac arrest at 187 Wyoming Avenue involving a 5-month-old boy, with CPR in progress and a transport to the hospital. The two calls appear, based on the radio traffic, to be at the same residence.

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Grand Island · Ferry Road · Structure Fire

Garage Fire Spreads Into the Outside Wall of a Ferry Road Home; Mutual Aid Called as Crews Knock It Down

All occupants got out of the 2072 Ferry Road dwelling; damage was pegged near $30,000.

At about 7:40 AM, Grand Island Fire was dispatched to a structure fire at 2072 Ferry Road, with fire reported in the corner of an attached garage. Crews quickly confirmed a working fire and requested mutual aid.

On arrival, firefighters found active fire from an outside wall running into the garage. Dispatch reported all occupants were out of the home, and crews knocked the fire down before entering the garage to search. About 200 feet of hose was stretched to get water on it.

By 9:09 AM the fire was placed under control, with the origin traced to the outside wall and damage estimated at roughly $20,000 to the structure and $10,000 to its contents.

Hanover · Route 39 · Crash With Entrapment

Two-Vehicle Crash With Confirmed Entrapment Draws a Helicopter to Route 39 in Hanover

Dispatch rerouted responding units mid-call; at least one passenger was bleeding and a subject was reported unresponsive.

At about 1:38 PM, Chautauqua LE dispatch pulled responding units off another run and rerouted them to Route 39 at Hanover Road for a motor-vehicle accident with injuries, placing the crash right at the 39½ marker area.

As units arrived, an officer reported one passenger with some bleeding and worked to sort how many victims were involved. Dispatch soon confirmed the worst of it: “It's confirmed entrapment in the vehicle”, and crews asked whether there was a serious injury at the scene.

A helicopter was requested for the crash, and traffic detail was called in to manage the scene as extrication got underway.

Buffalo · Skyway · Motorcycle Down

Motorcyclist Down Atop the Skyway With Severe Arm Trauma; Tourniquet Applied

An officer working the outbound Skyway found a downed rider walking with a bleeding arm before the injury proved far worse.

At about 11:44 AM, a Buffalo officer reported an accident with injuries on the outbound Skyway, saying he had no better location as he searched for it. He described a male motorcycle rider who had tipped over and was walking with a bleeding arm.

Another unit was sent up the outbound Skyway to back him up. As officers reached the downed rider near the top of the span, the injury proved serious — the motorcyclist was down with severe trauma to his left arm, and a tourniquet was applied to control the bleeding.

Amherst · Chestnut Ridge · Suicidal Subject

Man With Fresh Neck Cuts Threatens Self-Harm if Police Approach Near Chestnut Ridge

A caller reported the man on foot near Flickinger Court, saying he'd kill himself if officers showed up; UB police were notified.

At about 10:19 AM, Amherst police began checking the area of Chestnut Ridge and Sweet Home, notifying University at Buffalo police as well. A caller reported a man on foot near Flickinger Court who had just reached Chestnut Ridge and appeared to have fresh cut marks on his neck.

Dispatch relayed that the man had told the complainant he would kill himself if the police showed up. He was described as a white male, about 5-foot-10, in a gray hoodie and black pants. Officers moved toward Chestnut Ridge to check the area while working to make contact.

Amherst · Eggert Road · Extrication Crashes

Back-to-Back Extrication Crashes Near Eggert Road Strand Two Drivers Within Minutes

A multi-vehicle wreck at Sweet Home and Eggert was followed almost immediately by a rollover with a patient pinned at Rosedale and Eggert.

Just before noon, Amherst Fire and police worked a motor-vehicle accident at Sweet Home Road[*] and Eggert Road[*], with multiple vehicles on their sides. A 63-year-old man was extricated, and no injuries were ultimately reported.

Minutes later, at about 11:59 AM, a second wreck came in nearby at Rosedale and Eggert — a rollover with entrapment. One patient was extracted and additional advanced-life-support ambulances were requested to the scene.

Cheektowaga · Family Dollar · Armed Threat

Woman Threatens Shoppers With a Baseball Bat and Possible Machete at Family Dollar

Cheektowaga police were sent for a woman brandishing weapons and making threats inside the discount store.

At about 2:50 PM, Cheektowaga police were dispatched to a Family Dollar for a woman armed with a baseball bat and a possible machete, reportedly threatening people with the weapons.

Angola Service Area · Restroom Find

Rest-Stop Roulette: Knife and a Bullet Turn Up in the Angola Ladies' Room

Service-area staff found the pair by a sink and needed a trooper to come clean up the collection.

At 11:36 AM, Thruway dispatch put out a call to a patrol unit that could only be described as a mystery gift: staff at the eastbound Angola Service Area reported they had “found a pocket knife and a possible bullet in the women's room”, and a trooper was requested to respond for removal. No word on who left the parting gifts behind — only that the ladies' room at Angola had, briefly, become an evidence locker.

Hamburg · Lake Avenue · K-9

The Dog Knows, but the Radio Won't Tell: K-9 Rolls to a Lake Avenue Apartment

Hamburg dispatch sent a unit with the K-9 to a Lake Avenue address and left the rest thrillingly to the imagination.

At about 1:27 PM, Hamburg police logged some spirited activity at an apartment complex on Lake Avenue, with a unit responding alongside the department's K-9. What exactly warranted the four-legged reinforcement never quite made it onto the air — one of those calls where the dog, apparently, was the whole plan.

Cattaraugus · Conewango Road · Phantom Crash

iPhone Cries Wolf: Crash Detection Dials 911 Over a Phone That Simply Fell

A deputy chased down an automated crash alert on Conewango Road and found nothing but a dropped phone in the road.

At 12:42 PM, a Cattaraugus County deputy investigated an iPhone crash-detection call on Conewango Road, the kind of automated alert that summons emergency help when a phone senses a violent collision. The deputy's dramatic finding: a phone lying on the roadway, having apparently mistaken a hard landing for a highway pileup.

Olean · Franchot Park · Rude Awakening

Checkout Time at the Pavilion: Napping Guest Roused Ahead of a Wedding Rental

Olean police found a man asleep in a park pavilion just as the Parks Department noted the rental was imminent.

At about 9:00 AM, Olean police responded to Franchot Park for a report of a man sleeping in a pavilion — a booking conflict, it turned out. The Parks Department noted that the pavilion had a rental coming up, meaning the unscheduled overnight guest was going to have to make way for someone else's big day.

Amherst · Flint Road

Sisters' Dispute Ends With One Locked in a Bathroom

Just after 2:00 PM, Amherst police responded to a report of a dispute between two sisters, ages 18 and 19, initially described on the air as verbal. Officers located the pair's gray Kia Sorento parked near the Flint Road side of a parking lot, next to a donation box, and reported hearing the older sister “very aggressive” in the background. The 18-year-old, identified as the complainant, had locked herself in a bathroom on the second floor; no further update on the resolution or on any injuries followed on the air.