Buffalo · 2665 Bailey · Attempted Kidnapping

Woman Leaps From Moving Truck to Escape Attempted Kidnapping After Dating-App Meetup

The complainant told Buffalo police she jumped from the vehicle on Bailey; the man she'd met online was still on scene when units arrived.

Yesterday at about 8:37 PM, Buffalo police were sent to 2665 Bailey after a woman reported jumping from a moving truck to get away from a man she said had tried to kidnap her. She told dispatch she had met the man — described as wearing a black shirt and gray pants — on a dating app.

The man was reported still on scene as units responded. Fire and EMS were also dispatched to the same Bailey address a few minutes later for a medical evaluation in the area.

Buffalo · East Ferry and Grider · Armed Robbery

Armed Robbery Suspects Detained and a Gun Recovered After Pathfinder Flees Down Ferry

A 2014 Pathfinder ran eastbound from Grider toward Stevens before officers took two into custody.

Yesterday at about 7:47 PM, Buffalo police worked an armed robbery near East Ferry and Grider, with a vehicle — a 2014 Pathfinder — reported fleeing eastbound on Ferry from Grider toward Stevens.

The pursuit ended with two people detained and one gun recovered, according to radio traffic tracking the incident to a location near 1696 Lincoln.

Buffalo · I-190 · Pursuit

Robbery Suspects in a Stolen SUV Lead Buffalo Police Onto the I-190 at 85 MPH

Officers chased a black SUV tied to a South Park robbery onto the expressway before losing sight of it near Clayton.

Yesterday at about 4:59 PM, Buffalo officers picked up a black SUV tied to a robbery at 858 South Park, where a suspect had gotten out of a newer-model Ford Explorer with out-of-state plates before both vehicles took off. The SUV — carrying two males and one female — was tracked northbound and onto the I-190, with an officer keying up “It's two males, one female”.

Radio traffic clocked the pursuit at roughly 85 mph as units reported losing distance. A supervisor advised that if officers no longer had eyes on the vehicle they could call it off and “if you don't have eyes on it and it's gone, don't speak more of it”. Units later described the fleeing vehicle as a black 2026 Nissan Pathfinder, lost sight of after it exited on Clayton.

Buffalo · East Terminal Tracks · Shots Reported

Callers Report Two Men Firing at a Rail Platform Near the East Terminal Tracks

A terminal caller said men on the tracks were shooting toward the platform; responding officers later determined it was a BB gun.

Yesterday at about 6:45 PM, Buffalo police received a call from a woman identified on dispatch as Monica at the terminal who claimed two males were on the tracks “shooting these guns towards the platform”. Dispatch pushed for a better location, narrowing it to the east terminal area, with one man in a dark shirt and khaki pants and a second dressed all in black moving eastbound on the tracks.

Officers made their way through a hole in the fence to reach the men crossing the tracks. What had come in as gunfire toward the platform was determined on scene to be a BB gun, with units repeating “It's a BB gun” over the air.

Cheektowaga · Route 33 at 198 · Pursuit Crash

Stolen-Vehicle Pursuit Ends With a Trooper's Cruiser Crashed at the Route 33/198 Interchange

A high-speed chase for failure to comply ran westbound before both the fleeing vehicle and a state patrol car crashed.

Yesterday at about 10:02 PM, a stolen-vehicle pursuit ran westbound on Route 33 at Route 198 after a driver failed to comply. The chase ended in a crash at the 33/198 interchange, with both the fleeing vehicle and a state trooper's patrol car involved.

No injuries were reported and a tow was requested. Later in the window, a state police member was reported transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Cheektowaga from a Thruway ramp scene as Buffalo PD held a ramp closure.

Amherst · I-290 Ramp off the Boulevard · Foot Pursuit

Overnight Foot Pursuit Off the I-290 Ramp Ends With a Masked Suspect in Custody

Amherst units assisted a Niagara County chase that spilled onto the boulevard, with a drone deployed before all were accounted for.

Early this morning at about 4:05 AM, Amherst police joined a Niagara County pursuit that came down Niagara Falls Boulevard, involving a white HRV and a red Lincoln Aviator. Dispatch reported one party bailed on the ramp to the 290 from the boulevard, described as a male with some sort of face covering.

Officers held the area around a wooded stretch near the ramp for roughly half an hour, unsure whether the man had run into the woods or gotten back into a second car. A drone was requested from Tonawanda before a report of “one laying down, one running now” came in around 4:37 AM. Minutes later, per a Niagara County lieutenant, there had been only one outstanding and all were accounted for.

Amherst · Main and Kenmore · Pedestrian Struck

Pedestrian Struck at Main and Kenmore With a Head Injury; Vehicle Held on Scene

Amherst Fire dispatched EMS late last night for a man bleeding from the head after being hit.

Yesterday at about 11:41 PM, Amherst Fire dispatched a pedestrian-struck call at Main and Kenmore. A male was reported with a head injury and bleeding, and the vehicle involved remained on scene.

Radio traffic indicated the resident was assisted onto the back of a responding unit as EMS took over.

Cattaraugus · Route 20A near Humphrey Road · Extrication

Two-Vehicle Crash Traps a Driver and Forces Extrication on Route 20A

Heavy front-end damage left one patient pinned near Humphrey Road.

Yesterday at about 7:42 PM, a two-vehicle crash on Route 20A near Humphrey Road left one patient trapped with heavy front-end damage, prompting an extrication.

Southtowns · Covington · Cardiac Arrest

CPR, a Worked Code, and Resuscitation Terminated at a Covington Cardiac Arrest

A homeowner started chest compressions before crews arrived; efforts were called off after nearly forty minutes.

Yesterday at about 6:37 PM, West Seneca Fire was sent to 201 Covington for an unresponsive person not breathing, with CPR in progress. A homeowner had begun chest compressions at about 6:39 PM, and crews worked the code beginning around 6:41 PM.

By about 7:15 PM, resuscitation efforts were terminated and the scene was turned over to West Seneca Police.

Williamsville · Innkeepers Lane

Jalapeño Justice: Hotel Hazmat Scare Traced to a Neighbor's Cooking

A full evacuation and hazmat response at two adjoining hotels ended with a very ordinary culprit on the stove.

Yesterday evening, beginning around 8:03 PM, Amherst police and fire responded to 125 Innkeepers Lane — the La Quinta and Extended Stay hotels — for a possible chemical exposure that had guests evacuating and gasping. One officer relayed that it “It's not on fire, but you can't breathe on the second floor at all” on the second floor.

Crews chased the source from room to room before the mystery resolved itself: the eye-watering fumes were someone cooking jalapeños. By about 8:30 PM, fire had checked the suspected source room and found it unfounded, and the whole affair was wrapped up.

Amherst · 3311 Sheridan Drive

The Spin Cycle Gets Colorful: Overnight 'Body Paint' Call at a Sheridan Laundromat

Amherst PD rolled out before 4 AM for a report the dispatcher could only describe as body paint.

Early this morning at about 3:41 AM, Amherst police responded to the laundromat at 3311 Sheridan Drive for what dispatch flatly relayed as “body paint”. The report had come in over the main business line.

West Seneca · Seneca Creek Road

Special Delivery: Mailman Chokes Mid-Route, Clears It Himself Before the Ambulance

A carrier on Seneca Creek Road dislodged the food on his own — but the call still went out hot.

Yesterday at about 7:25 PM, AMR went hot with East Seneca to 1499 Seneca Creek Road for a mailman with an “Obstructed Airway from Food”. By the time crews closed in, the carrier had dislodged the food and was alert and breathing.

Depew · Paranormal Oddities

Trash Talk of the Supernatural Kind: Threats Over a Garbage Disposal at Paranormal Oddities

A man reportedly threatened to beat a business owner — all over the trash.

Yesterday at about 8:23 PM, Depew police were called to Paranormal Oddities, where a man in the upper back apartment was reportedly threatening to beat the business owner over a garbage-disposal dispute.

Amherst · 214 Harrogate Square

Great Scoot Caper: Young Joyriders Nab a Neighbor's Electric Scooter

A complainant gave chase, gave up, and headed home — before the scooter turned up on its own.

Yesterday at about 10:16 PM, a complainant at 214 Harrogate Square told Amherst police that two kids had taken an electric scooter. He had followed them for a bit but was, as dispatch put it, “on his way back home”.

Officers were asked to check behind the Premier Building in the nearby plaza where the young pair might be hanging out. By about 10:27 PM, the caper closed on a happy note: the scooter had been recovered.

Amherst · Hartford Avenue

Fourth Domestic Call of the Night Sends Amherst Police Back to Hartford Avenue

Just after 1:15 AM, Amherst police were sent back to 315 Hartford for what a dispatcher called the fourth recall to the address on a domestic dispute, this time with the female half of the couple placing the call. Dispatch relayed that both parties appeared uninjured, and while the woman was described as clearly intoxicated, the male half was not and was reported cooperative. A second unit was sent to help cover the call given the address's history that night.

Amherst · Main Street

Main Street Business Reports Nights of Threatening Calls Referencing a Gun

Just after 1:11 AM, Amherst police were called to 4505 Main Street after a clerk reported an unknown caller talking about “grills” and threatening to come into the store with a gun. The clerk said the business had been receiving similar calls over the previous several nights. An officer was sent to look the location over; no arrest or further detail followed on the air.

Buffalo · Berkley & Progress

Ex-Boyfriend Known to Post With a Gun Named in Attempted Break-In Near Berkley and Progress

Just after 5:01 AM, Buffalo police radio sent officers to 76 Hirschbeck, near Berkley and Progress, after a woman called to report her ex-boyfriend was trying to break in through the side door. Dispatch identified him on the air as Melvin Lipford and told responding units he has been known to post on social media with a gun, broadcasting a description of a black male in a blue hoodie and light blue pants. No further update on an arrest or the man's whereabouts followed on the air.

Buffalo · Winslow Avenue

Woman Found Beaten, Unclothed on Winslow Avenue Porch in Reported Domestic Assault

Just before 4:09 AM, Buffalo police radio dispatched units to a domestic call at 31 Winslow after a report that a woman was found naked on the porch, with the caller saying “her boyfriend beat her up”. Officers were sent to the scene; the radio traffic carried no further update on an arrest or the woman's condition during the window.

Buffalo · Michigan Avenue

Multi-Unit Response to Cardiac Arrest at Michigan Avenue Apartment

Yesterday at 5:21 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatch sent Engine 21 and unit F20 to 1031 Michigan Avenue for a report of a cardiac arrest in apartment 312. Crews radioed that they were on location roughly three minutes later. No outcome for the patient was announced on the air during the window.

Buffalo · Dawson Court

Missing 14-Year-Old Located, Wanders Off Again Near Dawson Court

Just after 3:17 AM, Buffalo police put out a search for a 14-year-old boy identified on the radio as Christian, described wearing a gray hoodie, black shorts with white stripes and red Nike sandals after he walked off; units in the area were asked to help look for him. Ten minutes later, dispatch added that he is light-skinned and had been gone about 20 minutes. By 3:29 AM, an officer radioed that the same boy had taken off again, this time from an address on Dawson Court, and had again been missing about 20 minutes. No further update on his whereabouts came over the air before the window closed.

Buffalo · Niagara Street

Woman's Call Warns Officers a Suicidal Female on Niagara Street Is Armed With Two Knives

Yesterday just before 10:12 PM, a woman called the Buffalo police station house to follow up on an earlier suicide-threat call at 568 Niagara Street, telling dispatch “the female in question does have two knives on her”. She said she was out looking for the woman herself because the knives were missing from her home. Dispatch relayed the weapons alert twice to patrol units 540 and 541 already assigned to the call, repeating that the woman flagged for suicide threats on Niagara was believed to be armed. No further update on her location or condition followed on the air during the window.

Buffalo · Bird Avenue

Nephew's Call Sends Fire and EMS to Sickle-Cell Emergency on Bird Avenue

Just after 5:25 AM, a rescue call came in for the upper unit of 322 Bird Avenue, where a nephew reported an unconscious male “barely breathing according to the nephew”, described on dispatch as a sickle cell crisis. Buffalo fire crews and AMR were sent immediately, with police units held back to cover the district while the response unfolded. By 5:31 AM, dispatch relayed word from the ambulance crew that the man was awake and alert, and units were cleared from the scene.

Cheektowaga · Hotel Welfare Check

Suicidal Man With Reported Means Draws Crisis Services to Cheektowaga Hotel

Yesterday at 8:31 PM, Cheektowaga police were dispatched to a hotel for a report of a suicidal man believed to have the means to harm himself, prompting a callout to Crisis Services to assist on scene. No further update on his condition followed on the air during the window.

Fredonia · Storm Runoff

Storm Runoff Floods Basements, Strands Vehicle in Fredonia

Yesterday evening, Fredonia dispatch fielded a run of calls beginning around 6:05 PM for flooded basements around the village following heavy storm runoff, along with a report of a vehicle stranded in high water. Crews were sent to check the affected addresses; no injuries were reported on the air.