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Allegheny State Park · Mercy Flight

Two Riders, Two Helicopters: E-Bike Crash on Cain Hollow Road Draws Mercy Flight

Both patients flown to UPMC after a wreck on a back road near Allegheny State Park; landing zone set up on the Quaker athletic field.

Cattaraugus County dispatch called an ALS trauma response to 25 Cain Hollow Road just after 1:15 PM for an e-bike crash that produced two patients with significant head injuries. Both were flagged for air transport, and within minutes Mercy Flight was inbound.

Crews staged a landing zone at Landing Zone 4 on the Quaker athletic field inside Allegheny State Park — the only ground within helicopter reach big enough and flat enough for two aircraft. The first patient was flown to UPMC Hamot in Erie; a second helicopter followed for the second rider. Park police picked up the ground-side assist at the crash site.

Top StoriesThe best of the wires — county-wide

West Side · Newfield Avenue

RESOLVED

Car Into House on Newfield, Gas Main Cracked, Block Evacuated

Buffalo Fire took a vehicle-into-structure call on the West Side just before 1:30 PM — a car through the front of a house on the 300 block of Newfield, between Rush and Vulcan, that then sheared the exterior gas meter and started a live leak. The department's collapse team was toned out; National Fuel was called; and a short evacuation of the surrounding houses ran while crews waited for the utility to secure the line.

The call ran on Buffalo Fire's tactical channel for the better part of half an hour before the leak was declared under control. No injury reports came over the air.

East Side · Humboldt Parkway

ONGOING

Two Stabbings on Humboldt Parkway Inside Ninety Minutes

The city's East Side had two separate stabbings in the early afternoon, both on Humboldt Parkway. Just after 1:15 PM Buffalo Fire took a call from Apartment 919 at 337 Humboldt for a female victim, stabbed in the arm and flagged at-risk, with ADI notified. Roughly twenty minutes later BPD followed the same address on the police side.

At 2:42 PM the second one landed farther up the parkway — 667 West Humboldt Parkway, a second stabbing, an officer already heading to the scene. Same channel, same neighborhood, different victim.

East Aurora · Willing Building

ONGOING

Cardiac Arrest at Willing Building; CPR in Progress

East Aurora Fire was toned out at 1:21 PM for a 53-year-old man in cardiac arrest inside Room 126 of the Willing Building, with CPR already in progress when the call went out on the air. The response ran hot; nothing further came over the wire during the window.

Thruway · Armed Subject Alert

ONGOING

White Nissan on the Thruway, Driver Waving a Gun at Passing Cars

Thruway dispatch put out a broadcast just before 2:40 PM: a white Nissan eastbound past mile marker 469, driver reported waving a firearm at other vehicles and running at high speed. Connecticut plate Boy Union 99501; motorists were advised to keep their distance.

University District · Armed Robbery

Armed Robbery at Gunpoint in Apartment 23 on Main

A man told Buffalo PD he was robbed at gunpoint inside Apartment 23 at 2730 Main Street around six in the morning by three males who took his phone and his wallet. The call was cataloged at 8:30 AM; no arrests came over the air during the window.


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

Depew · Northwood Avenue

RESOLVED

Six Warrants, One Garden: Wanted Woman Nabbed Weeding the Front Yard

Lancaster PD reported a subject with six open warrants — Helena Bernacki — spotted outside a residence on Northwood, mid-day, calmly gardening. Dispatch's tone said everything about how routine the pickup turned out to be. Perennials still standing.

Chautauqua County · Willowbrook

Man Struck by Large Tree Branch, EMS to Willowbrook

Chautauqua Fire dispatched EMS and rescue to 4359 Willowbrook for a male struck by a large tree branch, injuries unknown. Later in the morning a follow-up put crews back at the same address for a different problem — a malfunctioning hot water tank had set off an inactive CO detector, and the resident was told to call a plumber.

Buffalo · CBMC

Female Tries to Pepper-Spray a Security Guard at CBMC

Just after 2:15 PM Buffalo PD's Dist A took a call from CBMC — a female had attempted to pepper the on-duty security guard. She was detained on scene. Dispatch declined the additional editorial context.

Buffalo · Jones Street

Elderly Woman from Nursing Home Tries to Shove Officer Off His Bike

BPD's Dists C-E dispatcher put out a threats call on Jones Street: an elderly female from a nearby nursing home had approached an officer on bike patrol and attempted to push him off. No injuries, and the encounter did not escalate. It is unclear whether the officer got back on the bike.


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Northtowns

Amherst · Wexford Manors

Female Resisting at Wexford Manors, Sheriff Assist Called

Amherst PD called for a Sheriff assist at 6033 Wexford Manors, just off Clarence Center Road, on a female actively resisting officers. Nothing further posted to the air during the window.

Amherst · South Bryant Woods

RESOLVED

Physical Domestic in a Vehicle on South Bryant Woods

Amherst PD ran a physical-domestic call at 205 South Bryant Woods just before 11 AM: a male and a female fighting inside a vehicle in the driveway. Officers cleared the scene as resolved with no arrests on the air.

Tonawanda · Bailey Avenue

ONGOING

Missing 76-Year-Old with Alzheimer's on Bailey, Search Underway

Tonawanda PD opened a search shortly before 11 AM for a 76-year-old woman with Alzheimer's, last seen roughly an hour earlier at 727 Bailey. Additional units were pulled in; the outcome had not come over the air by the end of the window.

Buffalo Metro

Buffalo · Ashland Avenue

Structure Fire at 1118 Ashland, Multiple Units Hot

AMR South picked up a structure-fire assignment at 1118 Ashland just before 2 PM; multiple units were toned in hot. No further status came across during the window.

Newstead / Cheektowaga line · Multi-agency

RESOLVED

Mulch Fire at the Tops on Broadway Draws Three Fire Companies

A smoldering mulch fire in the landscaping at the Tops plaza on the 150–175 block of Broadway lit up three dispatchers in fifteen minutes: Cheektowaga PD called it in first, Depew PD passed it to fire, and Depew Fire held the scene with the first truck out. No structure involvement.

Southtowns

East Aurora · Manchester Road

RESOLVED

96-Year-Old Fell Overnight on Manchester, Head Injury; EMS Transport

East Aurora Fire/EMS was toned out at 8:07 AM for a 96-year-old woman who had fallen overnight in a residence on Manchester Road between Davis and Ellicott. She had a significant scalp laceration; bleeding was controlled on scene. EMS transported with a twelve-minute ETA.

Other Calls of Note

Northtowns
[11:32 AM]Amherst · Clarence Center Road 70-year-old male with a stroke history having stroke-like symptoms at 11507 Clarence Center Road; EMS transport.
[1:56 PM]Amherst · Main & South Cayuga Male fell and was bleeding from the head at Main Street and South Cayuga Road; multiple 911 callers; EMS responded.
[1:04 PM]Amherst · Kimmel Boulevard 25-year-old female seizure activity at Kimmel Boulevard and Hopkins Road; transported to Lackawanna Memorial.
[11:12 AM]Amherst · Hopkins Road MVA Car hit a construction vehicle at 165 Hopkins; no injuries; southbound lane closed briefly.
[11:51 AM]Amherst · Akron Central School District 6-year-old boy allergic reaction to a bee sting on the Akron Central School District playground; EMS responded.
[2:02 PM]Amherst · UB Campus Fire alarm trouble signal at Capon Hall with a warm door handle and an electrical burning odor; UB Campus PD investigating.
[10:38 AM]Amherst · Niagara Falls Boulevard Female allergic reaction to a bug bite at 1675 Niagara Falls Boulevard, in the CVS; Benadryl provided by the pharmacist.
[9:26 AM]Kenmore · Eggert Avenue 25-year-old female threatening suicide at 151 Eggert Avenue upper; mental health services requested.
[1:10 PM]Tonawanda · Sheridan Drive Male unconscious with trouble breathing at 829 Sheridan Drive; hot response; patient regained consciousness before EMS arrival.
Buffalo Metro
[9:04 AM]Buffalo West Side · Buffalo Fire Cardiac arrest, apparent DOA on Minnesota between Cordova and Park Ridge; EMS and fire on scene.
[10:56 AM]Buffalo · Buffalo PD Violent domestic on Park Ridge, male reported choking victim and claiming to have a wrench; multiple units responding, one detained on an appearance ticket.
[11:45 AM]Buffalo · Cambridge Avenue Violent domestic at 219 Cambridge; female reported sister's boyfriend assaulting her; one detained on scene.
[12:49 PM]Depew · Northwest Bank Male tried to cash a fraudulent check at Northwest Bank, 2070 George Urban; white male with a tattoo on his neck.
[1:34 PM]Cheektowaga · Walden Avenue 15-year-old pulled a knife on a parent at 1228 Walden Avenue and fled to a friend's house with the knife; police response.
[11:03 AM]Depew · Sheridan Parkway 6-year-old boy at 330 Sheridan Parkway with low pulse ox, multiple seizures, and lethargy; LVAC notified.
[1:12 PM]Lancaster · Walmart Female struck by a vehicle in the Walmart parking lot at 4975 Transit Road; shoulder and knee pain; ambulance en route to the north-side grocery entrance.
[2:07 PM]Cheektowaga · Walden and Union Moped versus car accident at Walden and Union, witnessed by Border Patrol; police response.
Southtowns
[12:44 PM]Hamburg · Southside Drive 72-year-old male allergic reaction at 6622 Southside Drive between Elm and Parkside; EpiPen administered; ambulance requested.
[12:44 PM]Orchard Park · Kent Tech EMS request for an employee with a head injury at Kent Tech Corporation, 5775 Big Tree Road B.
GLOW Counties
[2:18 PM]Wyoming County · Big Tree Road 45-year-old male chest pain and difficulty breathing at Crosby's, 11566 Big Tree Road.
[1:38 PM]Genesee County · South Main 69-year-old male illness with difficulty breathing at 172.5 South Main Street, Apartment 205; EMS response.
Elsewhere in WNY
[10:10 AM]Thruway · Exit 54 MVA on the I-90 eastbound at the Indian Church Road exit (exit 54); hot response.

Editor’s Note

A tabletop-warm Tuesday afternoon that spent most of its 8,871 segments in medical calls, minor traffic, and Buffalo blocks that generated more radio traffic than every other zip code combined. The most sobering morning came out of Cattaraugus County, where an e-bike wreck sent two riders with head injuries to Mercy Flight from Allegheny State Park; the loudest emergency in the city was a car that plowed into a house on Newfield Avenue and cracked open the gas main. Two stabbings on the East Side and a cardiac arrest in East Aurora rounded out the serious column; on the wire desk's lighter side, a woman with six open warrants was picked up gardening in her front yard.

Daily Gem

Bye Dwayne”

— HMS Security, 12:38 PM

By the Numbers

Segments
8,871
Active systems
26
Busiest hour
1:00 PM–2:00 PM (Buffalo Fire and outer-county EMS overlap)
Regional Breaking
0
Updates
0
By Agency (top 5)
BucketSegs
Police2650
Fire / EMS2100
Rail / maritime55
Airport / aviation50
Hotel / shuttle / taxi65
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
Buffalo2400
Other Erie County1350
Outer counties1300
Cheektowaga / Lancaster / Depew950
Williamsville & Amherst780

By-agency and by-area counts are proportional estimates from channel-family activity; the OpenMHz conventional trunks were mapped by their home region.

The WNY Listening Post · Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · P.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 94
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