Hamburg · East Highland Parkway · Armed Domestic

A Hamburg Husband Tries to Leave With Two Small Children During a Domestic, With a Shotgun in the House

Officers were sent to a home on East Highland Parkway last night after a wife reported her husband was trying to take the children, ages 6 and 2, out the door.

Yesterday at about 8:10 PM, Hamburg police dispatched units to a domestic at 4812 East Highland Parkway, described on the air as a verbal argument between a husband and wife. The dispatcher relayed that the wife reported her husband was trying to leave with the couple’s children, ages 6 and 2.

The traffic indicated the man “does have a shotgun” in the home, though it did not place a weapon in his hands. A second domestic dispatch followed moments later to another Hamburg address, also a verbal argument, keeping units busy across the town. The scanner did not broadcast how the East Highland Parkway call resolved, whether the children left with either parent, or any arrest before the thread moved on.

Amherst · Millersport / Flint Ramp · Pursuit and Crash

A UB Officer’s Attempted Traffic Stop Ends With a Car in the Grass at the Flint Ramp and Three Occupants Detained

A driver took off when a University at Buffalo officer tried to stop him last night, crashing at Millersport near the Flint ramp; fire was called to pull the driver out before all three were detained.

Yesterday at about 9:43 PM, a University at Buffalo campus police officer reported that a vehicle he had tried to stop took off and then crashed at Millersport Highway at the Flint ramp. The officer radioed “he took off on me, he crashed, he's on Millersport at the Flint Ramp, start a rig, send me more units” and called for a rig and additional units, describing the car on its side in the grass with unknown occupants.

Crews found three people in the car, and an officer told radio they would “probably need fire to get the driver out”. By about 9:48 PM, the officer reported everyone was out of the vehicle and detained, and that they did not appear to need medical attention. The scanner did not broadcast why the driver fled or any charges before the thread closed.

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Buffalo · South Park · Shots at a Store Manager

A Shot Is Fired at a South Park Fuel Store Manager During an Attempted $700 Robbery

A Buffalo gas-station manager was shot at during a botched robbery last night, officers reported; the suspect fled before police arrived.

Yesterday at about 8:21 PM, a Buffalo officer in District A relayed that the manager of a South Park fuel store had been shot at during an attempted robbery. According to the radio traffic, the “South Park fuel store manager was attempted shot when it occurred”, and the suspect was no longer on scene by the time units arrived.

The traffic placed the attempted theft at around $700 in merchandise. Earlier District A chatter had flagged a reckless subject in the area and reported one person in custody on a separate matter, though the scanner did not tie that arrest to the robbery. No description of the shooter or an arrest in the store case was broadcast before the thread moved on.

Amherst · Creek Road · Child Fall

A Nine-Month-Old Who Fell Several Feet and Was Not Alert Draws a Multi-Agency Rush to Creek Road

Williamsville EMS and AMR were pushed to a home on Creek Road last night for an infant reported not alert after a fall.

Yesterday at about 8:29 PM, Amherst Fire dispatched a Williamsville EMS call to 64 Creek Road, between Danburn Lane and Creek Heights, for a “9 month old male, fell 4-5 feet, he's not alert”. AMR was given a roughly 20-to-30-minute estimate and additional units were toned in.

The traffic showed Williamsville and AMR crews responding together, a standard heavy response for a small child who is not alert after a fall. The scanner did not broadcast the infant’s condition before the thread closed.

Cattaraugus County · Baker Stand Road · Bat Assault

A Father Allegedly Beats His Son’s Teenage Friend With a Baseball Bat in a Rural Cattaraugus Domestic

Deputies and fire crews were sent to Baker Stand Road yesterday evening after a man was reported attacking a 16-year-old with a bat.

Yesterday at about 5:37 PM, Cattaraugus County sheriff’s deputies and fire crews responded to a domestic at 3052 Baker Stand Road, where the radio traffic described a father attacking his son’s 16-year-old friend with a baseball bat. Dispatch noted a history of drug use tied to the address.

By about 6:02 PM, a fire unit reported the 16-year-old had a hand injury and that law enforcement was on scene and the situation was secure. The scanner did not broadcast the extent of the teen’s injuries or any arrest before the thread closed.

Chautauqua County · Route 60 · Man Reported Armed

A Single Call of a Man in Fatigues Carrying a ‘Machine Gun’ Along Route 60 Sends Deputies Searching — and Finding Nothing

A lone third-party report yesterday afternoon described a man walking a rural stretch of Route 60 with a weapon on his shoulder; a careful patrol sweep turned up no one.

Yesterday at about 3:12 PM, Chautauqua County sheriff’s dispatch asked units to check Route 60 somewhere north of Cassadaga for a “male subject walking northbound, wearing fatigues and allegedly with a machine gun on his shoulder”. The dispatcher was careful to note the limits of what they had, stressing that it was a single third-party call.

Deputies worked the area and, by about 3:23 PM, reported negative results and cleared the call. The scanner never confirmed whether the man or any weapon existed, and the traffic offered nothing to establish either. Patrols turned back to routine business — an aggravated-harassment complaint at a nearby mobile-home park among them — as the search wound down.

Lancaster · Maple Drive · Deer Poaching

Three Deer, Shot With Arrows and Gutted, Turn Up Behind a Lancaster Home

A grisly backyard discovery sent the DEC, not the dog warden, to a quiet Maple Drive address.

Yesterday at about 7:00 PM, Lancaster police logged one of the stranger finds of the night at 15 Maple Drive: three deceased deer behind the residence, shot with arrows and field-dressed. The traffic indicated the Department of Environmental Conservation was contacted — this one reads less like a nuisance call and more like a poaching case waiting for a game warden.

Cheektowaga · Seton / Cherry · Welfare Check

The Herd Mentality: A Cheektowaga Welfare Check Finds a Group Dressed as Cows

A dispatcher’s description of the scene near Seton and Cherry included a detail no one saw coming.

Yesterday at about 7:19 PM, Cheektowaga police worked a welfare check near Seton and Cherry for an intoxicated woman reportedly carrying a white substance in a backpack. Then came the detail that made the call: dispatch relayed that “the group of guys are all dressed in cow outfits”. The traffic gave no further explanation — which is, perhaps, how it should stay.

Cattaraugus County · Jamestown Street · Loose Dogs

Four Friendly Dogs, No Owner: A Jamestown Street Roundup Awaits Animal Control

Nobody claimed them, nobody chased them off — they just wanted to say hello in the middle of the road.

Yesterday at about 7:01 PM, a Cattaraugus County deputy asked for a unit in the area of 341 Jamestown Street, reporting four dogs running loose in the roadway. The dispatcher was quick to reassure everyone about the temperament of the suspects: “these are friendly dogs, but no one's coming out to claim them”. A dog control officer was en route.

Chautauqua County · Cherry Creek · Vanishing Act

A Swerving Driver Ditches the Car in a Barn — Then Leaves in a Different One

A Cherry Creek chase ended with a vehicle tucked into a barn and its driver gone in a fresh ride.

Late yesterday, at about 11:34 PM, Chautauqua County dispatch sent a unit toward 7724 Route 83 in Cherry Creek for a car that had been swerving all over the road and may have struck something. By the time units closed in, the caller — still on the line — watched the driver pull the vehicle into a barn. Then came the twist: dispatch relayed that “they've apparently taken off now in a different vehicle, plus the first vehicle back at that property”, leaving the first car behind and a gray 2024 Chevy Equinox out of Westfield as the new quarry.

Amherst · Williamsville · Overcooked

The Culprit in the Kitchen Alarm: One Overcooked Hot Dog

Amherst Fire investigated, found nothing showing, and named a suspect.

Yesterday at about 3:01 PM, Amherst Fire checked a fire alarm activation and found nothing showing — but the cause was identified with admirable precision. “Alarm's in the kitchen. It's an overcooked hot dog”, a crew reported before resetting the system. No injuries, except perhaps to the hot dog.

Grand Island · Love Road · Dumpster Fire

A Box of Spent Fireworks Smolders in a Dumpster Beside an Elementary School

A passerby on East Park Road flagged the smoke; crews knocked it down with dry chem.

Yesterday at about 7:10 PM, Grand Island Fire was sent to investigate a dumpster smoking in the parking lot of 1690 Love Road, near Kaegebein Elementary School, after a driver on East Park Road called it in. Crews found a little smoke curling out of the dumpster from a spent fireworks box and deployed dry chem — a quiet end to a holiday leftover.

Amherst · Eggertsville · Boulevard Mall

Multiple Alarms Pull Fire Crews to Boulevard Mall's H&M Store

Yesterday at 6:19 PM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent crews to a commercial fire alarm activation at the Boulevard Mall, 1265 Niagara Falls Boulevard, specifically the H&M store between Alameda Avenue and Maple Road, after the alarm company reported multiple alarms sounding.

Eggert Hill 92 and Packer 92 were among the units that responded, and dispatch later moved the units at the store to a separate radio channel to coordinate on scene.

Amherst · Getzville · Millersport Highway

Rollover on Millersport Highway Pins Driver, Crews Free All Conscious

Yesterday just before 9:46 PM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent Getzville units to a rollover motor vehicle accident on Millersport Highway at the Flint Road entrance ramp, reporting a single car on its side.

A caller phoned back moments later to say all occupants were conscious but extrication would be required; crews pulled the patient from the vehicle within minutes, and units staged on Millersport Highway just past the Flint exit ramp.

Tonawanda · Sheridan Drive

Man Found Conscious After Apparent Strangulation Attempt With Dog Collar in Tonawanda Apartment

Yesterday just before 10:57 PM, Tonawanda Police dispatch sent units to an apartment on Sheridan Drive, Apartment 2, for a report that a resident was attempting to strangle himself with a dog collar; the radio traffic was garbled and gave conflicting details on the individual's exact age.

Minutes later, dispatch traffic described the individual as conscious and alert, indicating the person had survived.

Buffalo · Tonawanda Street

Overnight Fire Tears Through Tonawanda Street Deli and Apartments, Injures One

Early this morning, just before 2:37 AM, Buffalo Fire companies gave the all-clear on a working fire at 897 Tonawanda Street, a two-and-a-half-story mixed-occupancy frame building with a deli on the first floor and apartments on the second; crews stretched a 1¾-inch handline and confined the fire to the second floor.

One victim suffered a severe laceration to the arm and was transported to ECMC. The cause remains under investigation, and fire officials put the loss at $25,000 to the structure and $10,000 to its contents.

Cheektowaga · Welfare Check

Cheektowaga Officers Check on Woman Mid-Crisis Near Unloaded Firearms

Yesterday just after 10:14 PM, Cheektowaga Police dispatch sent officers to check on a woman going through a mental health episode at a residence where unloaded firearms were reported present, prompting a cautious welfare response.

No further details on the outcome were broadcast before the window closed.

West Seneca · Indian Church Road

Forced Entry After West Seneca Resident Falls, Head Injury and Object Lodged in Neck

Yesterday at 8:20 PM, West Seneca Fire dispatch sent Union Fire units to a medical alarm activation at 745 Indian Church Road, Apartment 212, where a resident had fallen, suffered a head injury, and had something described as lodged in their neck.

AMR's basic ambulance crew arrived first but reported it couldn't get into the apartment; firefighters responding with a Knox-box key forced entry, and Union 9-1 and Union 9-2 were on location by 8:26 PM, with a third unit following shortly after.

Wyoming County · Awacka Road

Dementia Patient Reports Roughly Fifteen People Circling Wyoming County Home

Yesterday shortly before midnight, Wyoming County Sheriff's dispatch sent a deputy to 6639 Awacka Road, between Adrian and Westlake, after the resident reported roughly fifteen people outside circling the house. Dispatch noted a standing warning on the address that the resident suffers from severe dementia and asked the responding unit to use caution approaching.

Cattaraugus County · Pineview Drive

Brother Pulls Knife in Mental-Health Crisis During Cattaraugus County Domestic

Yesterday at 3:51 PM, Cattaraugus County Sheriff's dispatch relayed a domestic dispute between brothers at 53 Pineview Drive: one brother, described as having mental health issues, pulled a knife on the other during the argument. There were no injuries, and the knife had been put away before deputies responded.