Buffalo · Missing Child

Extensive Overnight Search for a Missing 7-Year-Old Girl in Buffalo

District A units coordinated a wide search for a child under 12, with a reference to the state of Georgia.

Late yesterday evening, at 11:14 PM, Buffalo Police District A units were pulled together for a missing child under 12 — described on the air as a seven-year-old girl — with dispatch directing cars to help coordinate the search. Moments later the channel added a reference to the state of Georgia, though the traffic did not spell out how the two connected. The search ran alongside routine alarm work in the district, and no located-and-safe call had come across the channel before the thread moved on.

Kenmore · Gunshot Victim

Gunshot Victim Walks Into Kenmore Mercy ER a Half-Hour After Being Shot

The man told staff he had been shot at Military and Hertel roughly 30 minutes earlier.

Yesterday at 8:03 PM, Buffalo Police on the Bravo-through-Delta side broadcast that Kenmore Mercy Hospital had a shooting victim — a male who had walked in under his own power with a gunshot wound. The man told staff he had been shot about 30 minutes earlier at Military and Hertel, meaning the scene of the shooting itself had gone unreported until he arrived at the ER door. The traffic gave no suspect description before the call cleared.

Amherst · East Spring Street · Armed Subject

Man Armed With a Knife Taken Into Custody After Altered-Mental-State Call in Amherst

A chief took the blade off the subject's wrist near Park Department 6 on East Spring Street.

Yesterday at 8:09 PM, Amherst PD sent units to the E1 Park Department 6 area on East Spring Street for a man with an altered mental state who the dispatcher said had originally had a knife on his wrist. The fire department was already on location, and by the time the traffic went out the on-scene chief had taken the knife, with TCA staging nearby. The dispatcher good-naturedly redirected the responding cars that some were “way off,” and the incident resolved with the subject controlled and no injuries reported on the air.

Jamestown · Barrett Avenue · Gun Call

Gunman Pulls a Weapon on a Red SUV in Jamestown, Then Flees Into a Building

A thin white male about 5-foot-10 was reported to have drawn on a driver before disappearing indoors.

Yesterday at 8:26 PM, Jamestown PD broadcast that a man had pulled a gun on the driver of a red SUV in the area of 233-237 Barrett before fleeing into a building — a white male, thin, about 5-foot-10. A drawn firearm on a residential block is a notable call for Jamestown, and units moved on the location quickly. The traffic did not report an apprehension before the thread moved on.

Williamsville · Maple Road at Culpeper

Bicyclist, 30, Struck by Vehicle at Maple and Culpeper; Injuries Unclear

Crews struggled to reach the caller on what dispatch believed was a 911-only line.

Yesterday at 3:19 PM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent units to Maple Road at Culpeper Road for a 30-year-old woman reported struck by a vehicle while on her bicycle, with her injury status unknown. Much of the early traffic was dispatch working to reconnect with the caller — they believed it was a 911-only line with no callback number — and crews checked further down Maple looking for anything in the immediate area. The response was toned down to a cold response as units confirmed the scene.

Amherst · Sunridge

The Mother-in-Law Who Would Not Leave

An “unwelcome guest” on Sunridge turned into a slow-rolling standoff of manners.

Yesterday at 4:46 PM, Amherst PD picked up an “unwelcome guest” complaint at 107 Sunridge, where the caller's mother-in-law was refusing to leave the residence — everyone, dispatch noted helpfully, would be found in the living room. One officer radioed that he was a long way off and finishing up a report at Innkeepers before heading over. Dispatch's parting word to the responding car said it all: “Have fun.”

Amherst · Walmart · Sheridan Drive

Brush-Fire Suspect Helpfully Confesses to “Messing With Police”

A man in a black hoodie near the AutoZone gave responders less of a mystery than they might have liked.

Early this morning, at 6:05 AM, Amherst PD and Amherst Fire responded to a brush fire at the building entrance of the Walmart at 3290 Sheridan Drive, where a witness reported a man had set the fire. The subject — described as wearing a black hoodie and lingering near the AutoZone — reportedly admitted to responders that he had been messing with police, sparing everyone the usual investigative legwork. A matching small brush fire came in around the same time at Sheridan and Augusta.

Chautauqua County · Route 20

Man Fears He Smoked Poison Ivy Instead of Marijuana

A precautionary EMS call on Route 20 with a diagnosis nobody could have scripted.

Early this morning, at 4:20 AM, Chautauqua County dispatched a precautionary EMS response to 3094 Route 20 after a man came to believe he had smoked poison ivy rather than the marijuana he intended. The call was toned as a precaution, and crews handled it as a routine check. The timestamp, one suspects, only sharpened the irony.

Amherst · Mission Drive

Mission Drive Neighbors Clash Twice in One Night Over Engine — Then a Pool Motor

A revving engine at 10:11 PM gave way to a loud pool motor by 11:11.

The neighbors of 16 Mission Drive in Amherst logged a two-part noise saga last night. Yesterday at about 10:11 PM, a caller complained a neighbor was revving an engine; by 11:11 PM the grievance had shifted to a loud pool-motor disturbance. Two calls, one address, one very quiet evening it was apparently not.

Hamburg · Vehicle Copying Radio

The GMC That Was Reading Along With the Radio

A vehicle heard copying police transmissions earned itself a registration check.

Yesterday at 8:38 PM, Hamburg responders flagged a GMC in the area that appeared to be copying police radio transmissions — a listener a little too engaged — prompting a quick registration check on the vehicle. Nothing further came of it on the air, but the moment of a scanner-side turning of the tables was not lost on the crews.

Williamsville · 6770 Main Street · Domestic

Wife Says Husband Threatened Her With Butter Knife, Vowed to Flee the Country

At 5:13 AM, Amherst dispatch relayed a domestic call from a woman at 6770 Main Street, Apartment 204, who told 911 her husband had threatened her with a butter knife and said “he was going to flee the country on a plane” before the line dropped during transfer. Dispatch flagged the address's history of prior welfare checks and domestic contacts as units were sent to check on her.

Amherst · Overnight Vehicle Search

Black Tesla Eludes Traffic Stop, Touches Off Half-Hour Amherst Search

Overnight, beginning around 1:48 AM, an Amherst officer tried to stop a black Tesla Model 3 with no visible plate, described as a lone white male driver in his 20s or 30s, but lost sight of the car headed north near Brompton after it wove through side streets. Backup units swept the surrounding blocks for the next half hour, and one crew checking a report of a car door closing and a dome light left on near 237 Springville made contact with the homeowners, who had just returned from a concert and found nothing disturbed in their vehicles. Another unit checked in near 423 Allenhurst before the search was called off with no suspect located.

Amherst · Hotel Lobby Domestic

Four Children Present as Domestic Dispute Plays Out in Amherst Hotel Lobby

Yesterday at 5:30 PM, Amherst officers were sent to the Studio 6 extended-stay hotel at 125 Innkeeper for a domestic incident out of Room 101: the front-desk caller told dispatch the child's father had put his hands on her in the lobby, and she remained upstairs afterward with four other children in the room.

Niagara Falls Boulevard · Working Fire

Working Fire Guts Niagara Falls Boulevard House, Six UB Students Displaced

Yesterday at 10:51 PM, fire ground traffic confirmed a working fire at a house on Niagara Falls Boulevard, with flames showing on arrival. Six University at Buffalo students living at the address were displaced, and the Red Cross was called in to arrange emergency housing. Crews stayed on scene into the overnight hours before the fire was brought under control; no injuries were reported over the air.

Buffalo · Rideshare Robbery Plot

Rideshare Driver Keeps Line Open as Passengers Plot to Rob Him Mid-Route

Yesterday at 9:14 PM, a rideshare driver called in to Buffalo Police dispatch and kept his line open as passengers in the car openly discussed robbing him mid-route, according to radio traffic. Units moved to try to locate the vehicle as the call continued for roughly ten minutes; no results were reported on the air before the transmission moved on.

Buffalo · East Amherst Street · Mass Fight

Ten Reported Fighting With Knives, Possible Gun on East Amherst Street

Just after midnight, at 12:45 AM this morning, Buffalo Police were dispatched to East Amherst Street for a report of roughly ten people fighting, with knives visibly in the mix and a possible firearm described by callers, according to dispatch traffic. Multiple units were routed to the block as the melee was reported still underway; no arrests were confirmed onthe air before the traffic moved on.

Wyoming County · Weapon Threat

Man Threatens to Shoot at Wyoming County Home With Kids Reportedly Inside

Yesterday at 7:33 PM, Wyoming County dispatch sent units to a residence on South Pato Street after a caller identified as Brandy Sullivan reported a man identified as Brandon Ross was “threatening to shoot everybody”, with children reportedly in the house and the type of weapon unconfirmed. Radio traffic stayed tense as units staged nearby and ran repeated status checks; a deputy was laterreportedly on scene with the subject and periodic status checks continued, though no shots-fired report or injury came across the air before the window closed.

Fluvanna Avenue Extension · Structure Fire

Confirmed Flames Force Evacuation on Fluvanna Avenue Extension

Just after midnight, Chautauqua County fire dispatch confirmed a structure fire with visible flames on Fluvanna Avenue Extension and ordered the surrounding area evacuated as crews moved in. The call drew a multi-unit response; no further resolution came across the air before the window closed.

Jamestown · Cole Avenue · Assault

Assault Victim Left in Roadway as Juveniles Flee West on Cole Avenue

Yesterday at 10:15 PM, Jamestown Police responded to an assault on Cole Avenue where the victim was left lying in the roadway. A group of juveniles was reported fleeing westbound on foot as units arrived; officers worked to locate the group while EMS checked on the victim.

Cattaraugus County · Armed Welfare Check

Deputies Respond to Man Reported Sitting in Garage With Shotgun in His Lap

Overnight at 2:48 AM, Cattaraugus County Sheriff's deputies were sent on a welfare check after a caller reported a man sitting in his garage with a shotgun in his lap. Units approached the call as an armed subject response; no injuries were reported over the air.

Cattaraugus County · Route 16 · Chemical Burns

Woman Suffers Chemical Burns to Face at Route 16 Motel

Overnight at 2:10 AM, Cattaraugus County Fire dispatched an ALS transport to a motel on Route 16 for a woman who suffered chemical burns to her face. No further details on the substance involved were given on the air.