Getzville · North French at Crosspoint

Two-car crash drops a live power line at North French and Crosspoint Parkway

Amherst Fire Dispatch toned out a two-car motor-vehicle accident at North French Road[*] and Crosspoint Parkway at 22:10, with a live power line down at the scene. Getzville fire, Ellicott Creek and a Twin City medic were assigned; Amherst PD rolled in from Commerce.

Within three minutes Amherst PD radioed that they had one driver out of the car and walking; the second driver was reported headed voluntarily to ECMC. By 23:13 the intersection’s traffic signal was completely out — a separate Amherst PD unit warned the responding crew that the utility had given “an EPA of several hours before they can repair the actual pole” — and APD asked for a relief car to hold the dark intersection.

Amherst · Maple Road business

Woman hands a Maple Road employee a note saying she’s fleeing human trafficking, then walks away

Just after 15:30 an Amherst PD officer was sent to an Amherst business after an employee reported that a Black woman in her 40s, in a red sweatshirt and bandana, had walked in, “handed her a letter saying she was fleeing human trafficking”, and then either stepped outside or returned to her office. Patrol staged out front and around back.

Roughly six minutes later the responding officer radioed that the woman was already gone — last seen eastbound across the parking lot — and other units fanned out along Maple Road past Sandhurst Lane. They eventually located her on foot. By 15:55 she had declined any police assistance and APD closed the call out with a report on file; a check of agency systems suggested a different department had dealt with the same person on June 14.

Getzville · Stuewe Road

Eggertsville crews respond for an 85-year-old who fell and is bleeding from the head

At 19:22 Amherst Fire Dispatch toned out an EMS call to 163 Stuewe Road[*], between Oakview Drive and Heim Road, for an 85-year-old female who had fallen with a head injury. Getzville Squad responded; Twin City 223 came in from Maple and Transit. Updated information from the responding crew confirmed the patient was bleeding from the head before transport.

FRS 15 · Monday night net

Citizen-band republic of grievances: tonight’s FRS net asks what would make New York better

Net Control on FRS Channel 15 opened the regular Monday-night net just after 7 p.m. with a question that did not stay procedural for long: “What would make life in New York much better?”. The replies came in over the next thirty minutes from check-ins as far as Getzville (WRVW 606), Austin (TP-630), and points unidentified, and the answers were a fair tour of New York State grievances — the cost of living, the weather, what one caller called “Vehicle that’s road worthy, but the roads aren’t worthy to drive on”, the permit system, and the unkillable suggestion to “Getting rid of New York City”.

Net control hedged once on his own behalf — “I know we’re not supposed to do politics on the radio, but...” — then took the next check-in. By 19:16 the conversation had drifted into a debate about gun rights and what one operator called the “whole gun rights thing”. Even with the topic running hot, the rhythm of the net never broke: three numericals, your take, back to control. The whole thing is a reminder that radio is not just for emergencies.

Tonawanda · Grove Street

Yuletide leftovers: caller spots smoke behind a Grove Street home, sees a neighbor burning an old Christmas tree

At 17:10 a caller on 179 Grove Street told Tonawanda dispatch she could see smoke coming from the back of the house across the street, possibly 180 Grove. Engines were toned out; the truck was a few minutes from arrival when the radio carried this nominee for headline of the week: “Resident is burning an old Christmas tree”. The crew elected to stand by and supervise the burn rather than upgrade the call — there was no fire to put out, technically, only a season to bury.

BNIA · Lot 20

At the stroke of midnight, a Buffalo Limo dispatcher gets a call no dispatcher wants to take

Buffalo Limo’s overnight desk opened the day at exactly 00:00 with a transmission that stopped the trunk cold: “My wife was on location at lot 20, stating that she was touched inappropriately by a male subject named Jesse on location”. The same voice noted she was “coming from over an hour away”, and asked the lot-20 attendant to stand by with the victim until police got there. Whatever happened next did not come back on this channel.

Williamsville · Dollar Tree

Late-night audible at the Dollar Tree on Wehrle: nobody answers, the alarm doesn’t stop

At 23:30 Amherst dispatch handed an APD unit a commercial alarm at the Dollar Tree at 804 Wehrle Drive[*], coming from the front door. The responding officer arrived to a quiet store with a secure exterior and an alarm that refused to quit: “Exterior is secure, but I have an audible alarm going off”. A keyholder was eventually run down by phone; the officer cleared without incident shortly afterward. The retail security of suburban Williamsville at midnight is, as always, the audible alarm and one patient patrolman.

Derby · Working structure fire

Working structure fire on Prescott Drive in Derby brings Angola onto the box

Niagara Group dispatch toned out a working structure fire at 6730 Prescott Drive in Derby at 17:34, putting the Angola fire crew on the box alongside Derby’s own engines. The traffic stayed brisk through the early evening; no civilians were reported displaced on the air during the AM window.

Buffalo · Coast at South Park

Buffalo Fire holds Coast and South Park for downed wires; PD takes the scene

BFD Ch.1 reported a Level 3 still-alarm response to Coast and South Park at 16:14 for wires down; Engine 25 took the lead. Within ten minutes the BFD officer in charge reported “All patients signing off, New York State Police have the scene”, and Buffalo Engine 19 returned to service.

Cheektowaga · Union Wine and Liquor

Cheektowaga PD chases a knife-waving cyclist in an Adidas jacket through the Union Road plaza

Cheektowaga PD pushed units toward Union Wine and Liquor at 2675 Union at 15:53 after a caller reported a “white male with tattoos, black Adidas jacket” on a black bike with gray writing on it, “Apparently waving around a knife”. By 17:55 patrol on the same channel reported recovering a victim’s property; no arrest was announced before the AM window closed.