Buffalo · Arnold Street · Knife and a Child

A Father With a Knife Carries a Child Out of an Arnold Street Home, Touching Off a Running Foot Chase Through the West Side

A woman reported her child's father outside with a knife and her child in his hand; officers tracked him on foot as he ran north on Parkdale and west on Breckenridge.

At about 9:57 AM, Buffalo dispatch sent cars to 13 Arnold for a woman having trouble with her child's father, who she said was “outside now with a knife in his hand and has her child”. Dispatch added that a sister's child's father was reportedly outside with a knife as well, and additional Delta units put themselves on the call.

Within minutes the call became a foot chase. Officers called out a man “going north on Parkdale right now”, then redirected as he turned “west on Breckenridge”, with units repeating that he had a child in his hand. The scanner tracked the movement across the West Side but did not broadcast where the pursuit ended or whether the child was recovered before the thread moved on.

Amherst · Old Oak Post · Welfare Check Standoff

A Welfare Check on Old Oak Post Turns Tense: A Man in the Basement Reported With a Knife, Wife Refusing Aid

Officers and fire crews staged at 235 Old Oak Post late this morning for a man said to be in the basement possibly armed with a knife and refusing an ambulance.

Beginning around 11:09 AM, Amherst police and fire worked a welfare check at 235 Old Oak Post, where a man was reported in the basement possibly with a knife and refusing an ambulance. His wife was described on the radio as refusing aid, and fire crews were held in staging while officers assessed the scene.

Chautauqua County · Jamestown · Machete Complaint

A Man With a Machete Reported Inside a Jamestown Convenience Store Draws a Weapon Complaint

Jamestown police were sent to a 7-Eleven mid-morning after a caller said a man was inside with a machete, causing a problem.

At about 10:14 AM, Jamestown dispatch worked a weapon complaint at a 7-Eleven, telling units a man was reported “with a machete allegedly inside the store causing a problem with the weapon”. Officers were sent to make contact; the scanner did not broadcast an arrest or the outcome before the thread moved on.

Cattaraugus County · Little Valley · Jeep vs. Amish Buggy

A Jeep Collides With an Amish Buggy Near Little Valley; Occupants Report No Injuries

Crews were toned out to a crash on Pigeon Valley Road this morning for a Jeep and an Amish buggy, with a man reported in a ditch before everyone was found to be okay.

At about 9:46 AM, Cattaraugus fire dispatch toned out a motor-vehicle accident near Little Valley — a “Jeep first, Amish buggy, male in the ditch” — at 9896 Pigeon Valley Road, with a report of a male in the ditch. A Mercy Flight helicopter out of Olean was placed on ground standby with a 17-minute ETA.

The call de-escalated on scene. A crew reported the people in the buggy said they were okay with possible sign-offs and no other injuries, and the Little Valley captain radioed that it “doesn't seem like there's any personal injuries” and that the buggy itself looked all right. The helicopter was canceled before any transport.

Amherst · Sheridan Drive · Group-Home Knife

A Resident Pulls a Knife on Another at a Sheridan Drive Group Home, Drawing a Mental-Health Response

Amherst officers were sent to a group home at 5500 Sheridan early this afternoon after a resident was reported to have pulled a knife on another.

At about 1:24 PM, Amherst dispatch sent cars to 5500 Sheridan, between Belvoir and Youngs, for what it called a mental-health incident at a group home, where a party had “pulled a knife on another resident”. Officers broke away from another stop to respond as dispatch noted more information was still coming in.

On scene, a worker reported to officers that they had not actually seen the knife and had been told about it by the resident. Units set up at the front door and stayed on the phone with staff as the call was worked.

Buffalo · Bird and Herkimer · Shooting Threat

A Named Suspect Is Circulated After a Shooting Threat at Bird and Herkimer, With No Weapon Yet Confirmed

A violent domestic at 173 Bird spilled into the street this afternoon, with a woman reporting the man threatened to shoot as officers put out a description.

At about 12:19 PM, Buffalo dispatch sent Delta cars to a “violent domestic” inside 173 Bird where a male and female were reported fighting. As officers arrived, dispatch relayed that a female was saying the man had also “threaten a shooter” and was now walking northbound on Herkimer back toward Bird.

An officer with the victim reported he could see the man a block away — described as a Black male, short hair, about 5'7", wearing all green and carrying a bag — and identified him on the air as a person named on dispatch as James Upshaw. Asked whether the man had access to a weapon, the officer answered not that the victim knew of. The scanner did not confirm a weapon or an arrest before the thread closed.

Buffalo · Car to Car · The Candid Callback

An Officer's Reason for the Missed Call: Equipment Failure of the Deeply Personal Kind

Asked to pick up the phone off the air, a Buffalo officer explained the delay with more candor than the mic deserved.

A unit on the car-to-car channel was prompted to answer a phone call and gently reminded, “there are mics”. The reply, for the ages: “I'm calling you back now, my fucking vibrator broke” Radio etiquette, briefly, was not the priority.

Amherst · Route 290 · Paperwork Philosophy

One Incident, Seven Tow Trucks, and the Eternal Question of How Many Reports That Is

With concrete raining on the 290 and cars queued for hooks, Amherst dispatch paused to settle the real crisis: the data entry.

As officers chipped away at the bridge-debris pileup one damaged car at a time, feeding plates up the channel for tow after tow, a practical question surfaced: “are we going to need separate entries for each individual car that's going to be towed or all on one” The answer came back with the calm of a seasoned filer — “let's just handle it as one, it was all one incident from the concrete” Bureaucracy, at least, had a tidy day.

Buffalo · Bailey and Kerns · Dog Control, Allegedly

A Dog Runs Loose, an Officer Asks the Existential Question, and Then Just Catches It Himself

With a stray loose at Bailey and Kerns, a Buffalo officer wondered aloud whether dog control was even on the clock — then solved it solo.

Flagging a loose dog in the street at Bailey and Kerns, an officer cut to the heart of the matter: “is dog control working” Dispatch's hopeful “they should be” aside, the officer wrapped it up himself a few minutes later, asking only that animal control meet him at the station — because he already had the dog.

Amherst · East Amherst

Working Structure Fire Draws Harris Hill Units to East Amherst

At 7:11 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch confirmed a working structure fire in the East Amherst area, directing Harris Hill units already on location and all additional responding crews to 46 Emerling Road, with fireground operations shifted to a dedicated Channel 2.

Crews were still committed to the fire past 7:20 AM, when dispatch confirmed units remained actively working it; no word came over the air on injuries or the extent of damage during the window monitored.

Town of Tonawanda · Niagara Falls Boulevard

Crews Pry Open Door to Free Driver After Niagara Falls Boulevard Crash

Just before 10 AM, Kenilworth 91 reported a two-vehicle crash at Glen Albee and Niagara Falls Boulevard; one occupant, in a sedan, was described as okay but trapped, and crews requested equipment to free him as traffic backed up through the blocked lanes.

A crew on scene reported they would be able to pry the door to extricate the driver as Squad 1 worked the vehicle at the intersection.

Tonawanda · Lardner Court

Crisis Services Call Sends Tonawanda Police to Lardner Court Welfare Check

At 11:16 AM, Tonawanda Police dispatch sent a unit toward a welfare check at 50 Lardner Court after Crisis Services relayed a call from a family member saying a woman inside wanted to harm herself with medication; dispatch added a second unit to assist moments later.

Buffalo · Guilford Street

Passerby's Gun Report Sends Buffalo Officers to Guilford Street

At 11:13 AM, Buffalo Police dispatch sent units to 300 Guilford after a passerby reported a man outside playing with a handgun—described as wearing a white shirt and gray sweatpants and tucking the gun into his waistband.

A few minutes later, dispatch radioed responding cars to slow down en route to Guilford, suggesting the scene had not developed into an active emergency by the time units closed in.

Buffalo · Aldridge Street

Knife Reported in Custody Dispute Draws Backup to Aldridge Street

At 10:37 AM, Buffalo Police District A dispatch sent units to 33 Aldridge Street for a knife call, describing a custody dispute between the children's mother and father in which a woman was reported to be holding a knife; the dispatcher asked for a couple of additional cars to assist.

Units cleared the address roughly three minutes later with no further radio traffic indicating anyone was hurt.

Lancaster · Ridge Crest Apartments

Family Asks Lancaster Police to Check on Missing Brother With Heart Condition

At 11:22 AM, Lancaster Police dispatch sent a unit to the Ridge Crest apartments at 5799 Broadway[*], Apartment 21 Lower, for a welfare check after a woman said she had been unable to reach her brother for about an hour.

She told dispatch he has heart problems and that she had last heard from him on Sunday.

Depew · Raleigh Road

Depew Police Field Runaway Report for Teen Last Seen Before School

At 11:55 AM, Depew Police dispatch issued a runaway report for a juvenile at 580 Raleigh Road, last seen yesterday morning before school.

Dispatchers spent several minutes sorting out which patrol unit would handle the call after a login mix-up on the radio.

Hamburg · Clifton

Cardiac Arrest Call Sends Hamburg Crews to Lakeside Clifton Address

At 9:32 AM, Hamburg dispatch sent Station 22 to 4886 Clifton, near the western connection with Route 5 on the lakeside, on a 911 call initially described as a respiratory arrest with someone already working on the patient.

Within two minutes dispatch upgraded the call: the patient, a man reported as 62 or 63 years old, was in full cardiac arrest with CPR in progress; mutual-aid paramedics were put en route to assist.

Hamburg · South Park Avenue

Man Flees on Foot After Threatening to Kill Girlfriend in South Park Avenue Jeep

Just before noon, Hamburg dispatch sent Station 22 to South Park Avenue near Big Tree Road for a report of a male and female fighting inside a parked black Jeep; the female's mother called 911 to say the man was threatening to kill her daughter.

The mother, tracking the couple's location by phone, told dispatch the vehicle had not moved in ten minutes before officers arrived in front of 4533 South Park, where the man—on foot, wearing a blue hoodie—was seen walking north and then south on South Park Avenue.

Dispatch identified him on the air as a man believed to be Jason Morris, said to reside in Lackawanna, as units searched for him in the area.

Hamburg · Welfare Check

Hamburg Officers Check on Man a Week After Suicidal-Sounding Note

At 8:46 AM, Hamburg Police dispatch walked Station 20 through a door code for a man's apartment ahead of a welfare check, noting the subject had last been in contact about a week earlier when he left “a suicidal sounding note”; Station 20 confirmed arrival on scene moments later.

Warsaw · Rochester Street

Deputies Sort Out Domestic Disturbance Report on Rochester Street in Warsaw

At 8:16 AM, Wyoming County Sheriff's dispatch relayed a call from a resident on Rochester Street in Warsaw reporting a domestic disturbance next door to the west — “yelling and screaming, sounds like they're throwing things” — and noting a child lives in the home.

Deputies spent several minutes untangling unit assignments and radio channels before settling on 55 Rochester Street as the address, with units checking in on status through roughly 8:31 AM.

Olean · East Oak Street

Olean Woman Reports Feeling Unsafe as Partner Damages Household Items

At 9:39 AM, Olean Police dispatch sent a unit to 201 East Oak Street for a male-female domestic dispute; the woman said it was verbal only but that she did not feel safe at the moment, as the man was damaging items around the household.

Dispatch checked for any existing protective orders before the officer arrived and came back negative; a unit radioed it was out at the address a few minutes later.

Salamanca · PJ's Laundry

Laundromat Owner Has Man Trespassed in Salamanca

At 9:23 AM, Salamanca Police were asked to document a trespass complaint at PJ's Laundry after a caller identified as Susan Wagner said she had kicked a man identified as Terry Nichols out of the business and “told him not to come back”; dispatch entered Nichols into the system for the record and the unit cleared a few minutes later.