Buffalo · Utica Street · Shots Fired

Ten Rounds on Utica Street, White Sedan Flees East, Named Suspect Sought

Buffalo police responded to a shots-fired call in the Utica Street area with roughly ten rounds reported and a suspect named on the air.

Yesterday at about 10:08 PM, Buffalo police worked a shots-fired call in the Utica Street area, where roughly ten rounds were reported and a white vehicle fled east. According to the radio traffic, a suspect identified on dispatch as Jeremiah Price was being sought in connection with the gunfire, with the fleeing car described as a white sedan or Mercedes.

The volume of shots and the descriptions of a fleeing vehicle drew sustained police attention over several minutes. Whether anyone was struck was not stated on the air.

Amherst · Woodacres Drive · Welfare Check

Woodacres Welfare Check Surfaces Allegation of Drugging and Assault

A late-night welfare check on Woodacres Drive turned into a serious complaint involving a woman reported missing for days and a subject who wouldn't cooperate.

Late yesterday, at about 11:50 PM, Amherst police were sent to 88 Woodacres Drive for a welfare check that grew far more serious once officers began working it. According to the radio traffic, a girlfriend was reported to have been drugged and missing for three days, with a possible sexual assault by a male identified on dispatch as Giovanni.

The subject was described as refusing to cooperate as officers stayed with the call past midnight. No charges or disposition were stated on the air.

Cattaraugus County · Barnum Road · Missing Person

Search and Rescue Launched After Woman Vanishes on a Dirt Bike in the Woods

Cattaraugus deputies opened a search-and-rescue effort for a woman last seen riding a dirt bike into wooded terrain off Barnum Road.

Early this morning, at about 2:45 AM, Cattaraugus County deputies launched a search and rescue for a missing woman off 732 Barnum Road. According to the radio traffic, the subject — identified on dispatch as Kaitlyn Billiard, a blonde woman in her mid-30s — was last seen more than an hour earlier riding a dirt bike into the woods.

The overnight timing and the wooded terrain drove a coordinated response as crews organized to comb the area. The outcome of the search was not stated on the air.

Brockton · Smith Street · Shots Fired

Black SUV Fires Shots Into a Brockton House, Then Speeds East

Several rounds were fired into a home on Smith Street in Brockton before the vehicle fled, an unusual burst of gun violence for the village.

Yesterday at about 9:26 PM, a black SUV fired several shots into a house at 32 Smith Street in Brockton before fleeing east on Smith Street, according to the radio traffic. No description of the occupants was available beyond the vehicle.

A home shot into is a jarring event for a small Chautauqua County village, and the call drew a focused response as deputies worked to locate the fleeing vehicle. Whether anyone inside was hurt was not stated on the air.

Jamestown · Hickory Street · Man With a Gun

Neighbor With a Shotgun Reported Threatening Kids on Bikes Near Hickory Street

A caller told Jamestown police a neighbor pointed a shotgun at children riding bikes before going back inside; the man was not located.

Yesterday afternoon, at about 3:45 PM, Jamestown police responded to a report of a neighbor with a shotgun threatening children on bikes in the area of Shaw Avenue near a red house on Hickory Street. According to the radio traffic, the man was believed to have possibly pointed the gun at the children before heading back inside.

Officers worked the call over roughly twenty minutes, ultimately downgrading it to a suspicious-person complaint when the subject could not be located. No injuries were reported.

Amherst · Staley Road · Gunfire Complaint

Amherst Resident Reports Neighbors Firing Guns, Rounds Landing in Her Yard

A caller near Staley Road told dispatch she believed her neighbors were firing guns and that rounds had come into her yard.

Yesterday evening, at about 7:03 PM, a resident on Staley Road reported to dispatch that she believed her neighbors were firing guns and that the rounds had come into her yard, according to the radio traffic. Officers were directed to the neighbor's property, described as the parcel directly west, where two vehicles were noted.

The complaint drew police attention on a quiet residential stretch, with plates logged on a gray Nissan and a second vehicle at the scene. What officers found was not stated further on the air.

Kenmore · Kenmore Avenue · Endangered Missing

Woman Fresh From California Rehab Missing After a Ride With a Stranger

A mother told Tonawanda police she hadn't reached her daughter since the night before, after the woman flew in from a California rehab and was picked up by a friend she couldn't identify.

Yesterday at about 4:43 PM, Tonawanda police were sent to a Kenmore Tudor apartment on Kenmore Avenue for a possible endangered-missing report. According to the radio traffic, a mother said she had been unable to reach her daughter since 9:30 AM the previous night; the woman had flown into Buffalo from a drug rehab in California and was picked up by a friend the mother could not contact.

Dispatch noted the friend's name was possibly Felix, but the mother had no contact information and did not even have an apartment number, leaving officers unsure they had the correct address. The disposition was not stated on the air.

Amherst · North French Road

Dumpster Diner: The Rodent-and-a-Stick Situation Behind 2175 North French

Some suspicious-person calls resist easy summary. Just after 10:12 PM, Amherst officers checking on a report behind a dumpster near 2175 North French described a scene no dispatcher wants to log twice: a woman, they said, was apparently eating a rodent — possibly with a stick — and, for good measure, trying to push the garbage further into the dumpster. The radio traffic came with a language barrier, and the call ended without more detail. WNY's finest, on the case of the year's least appetizing meal.

Hamburg · Abandoned Vessel

Boat Adrift on Land: An 18-Foot Mystery Left by Persons Unknown

Yesterday afternoon, a Hamburg officer keyed up with a request that stumped the tow board: could someone haul away an 18-foot boat and trailer that had simply materialized, dropped there, he said, by “some unknown person”? The verdict was that a flatbed was probably the best bet — the tires looked fine, but nobody was betting on the axle and rims. A vessel with no water, no owner, and questionable roadworthiness: the Southtowns' newest orphan.

Buffalo · Hutch Tech Lot

Double Feature: Second Dumpster Fire in an Hour Drags Engine 1 Back Out

Overnight, at about 2:16 AM, Buffalo Fire logged a second dumpster fire within a single hour — this one in the Hutch Tech parking lot at West Chippewa and Whitney Place — pulling Engine 1 back out for a Level 3 response. An earlier dumpster blaze on Tracy had already made the rounds. Somewhere downtown, a firebug with a very specific hobby was having a busy night.

Buffalo · Franklin and Huron

“We Got a Live One”: A Deadpan Dispatch From the Back of a Roll Car

At about 4:06 AM, Buffalo officers rolled up on a fight at Franklin and Huron and came away with one woman in custody — and one memorable piece of radio. She was, an officer reported with the weary economy of the graveyard shift, “in the back of a roll car, kicking and acting up. We got a live one.” The night desk knows the type.

Region-wide · Pre-Dawn Dispatch

The 6 A.M. Mood, Captured Live on the Fire Channel

There is a particular fatigue that settles over the wires in the last hour before dawn, and at about 5:55 AM a responder said the quiet part out loud. Sorting through a tangle of page numbers and an updated address for a physical fight, a crew member keyed up with total candor: “I'm going to start that way until I figure out what the fuck's going on.” Every shift worker in Western New York felt that one.

Amherst · Buckeye Street Vehicle Break-Ins

Three Men Caught Checking Car Doors, Rifling Through Vehicle on Buckeye

Just after 8:11 PM yesterday, Amherst police were dispatched to Buckeye near Hemlock and Cedar after dispatch reported three men, described on the radio as Black males, “checking door handles in the area” and “they just rifled through the vehicle”.

Dispatch confirmed the men were on foot rather than in a car, last seen walking Buckeye toward Elm.

A witness out walking her dog later told officers the group continued west toward Sweet Home Road[*], possibly as far as Eggert Road[*].

Amherst · UB Richmond Quad Disturbance

Six or Seven Descend on UB Dorm Floor, Some Kicking Doors, in Richmond Quad Disturbance

At 7:32 PM yesterday, UB Campus Police sent two officers to Richmond Quad's Building 5, fifth floor, after students reported “there are 6 or 7 people in the hallway causing a disturbance”, saying a few of the group might not be students and had already alerted the floor's resident advisor.

Minutes later, dispatch relayed that the group was “walking around banging on the doors, yelling and screaming in the hallways”, describing several as white men in sweatshirts and black hoodies before reporting the group appeared to be “heading down the stairs now”.

Officers working out of Room 589 eventually located four people — two Black men and two white men — who appeared to be kicking at dorm room doors.

Buffalo · Newfield Street Stabbing

Domestic Dispute on Newfield Street Escalates to Stabbing, Machete Reported Inside Home

Yesterday at 4:01 PM, Buffalo police dispatch sent available Delta district cars to 28 Newfield Street for a report that began as a domestic dispute and was upgraded on the air to a stabbing; the caller described a black female in a brown tank top and black jogging pants, and a black male in black jeans reported to be “holding his hand, looking in pain”.

Dispatch also relayed that the female caller “claims a machete inside”, though it was not confirmed on the air which weapon — knife or machete — had caused the man's injury.

Buffalo Fire arrived alongside officers and was heard tending to a person on the ground at the scene; radio traffic did not indicate an arrest or the extent of the man's injuries by the time units cleared the call.

Lancaster · Broadway Structure Fire

Structure Fire on Broadway in Lancaster Draws Mutual Aid From Four Fire Companies

Yesterday at 3:04 PM, the Town Line Fire Company radioed Lancaster Fire dispatch to report a structure fire at 11625 Broadway, describing a UTV burning inside the building.

Within a minute, dispatch called in a mutual-aid engine from Alden and notified the Marilla department as well; on scene, Alden's officer told Lancaster Control “I got a pretty good header from here, bud”, adding that “the other guys are on a wreck, so I will probably get another engine out for you”.

By 3:08 PM, Lancaster dispatch had also summoned a FAST team from Twin District and a mutual-aid engine from Millgrove, and minutes later sent River Road's engine to the scene as well — a four-department mutual-aid response to the working fire.

Cheektowaga · Dick Road Domestic

Child Present as Woman Reports Being Choked by Child's Father on Dick Road

Just before 3:41 PM yesterday, Cheektowaga police dispatch sent Car 11 to Dick Road, Room 126, after multiple 911 calls reported that “the child's father won't leave and choked her”.

The front desk at the address also called in to say “they're screaming”, and dispatch immediately sent a second patrol car to assist.

Hamburg · 6th Street Runaway

Hamburg Police Search for 16-Year-Old Who Jumped From Window, Fled 6th Street Home

Yesterday at 7:41 PM, Hamburg police were dispatched to a home on 6th Street after a caller reported that her 16-year-old granddaughter, identified on dispatch as Madison, “jumped out of the window and ran away” during what was described as a home visit.

Dispatch described Madison as a 16-year-old white female about five feet tall with hair dyed in red and white stripes; by 7:49 PM, patrol unit 23 radioed that officers were checking a “park entrance on foot” near the south end of Woodlawn.

Brothers of Mercy · Room Threat Report

Police Sent to Brothers of Mercy Room After Resident Reports Sexual-Abuse Threat

Yesterday at 8:24 PM, a dispatcher on the Mercy Flight channel sent police to Brothers of Mercy at 10570 Bergtold Road, Room 466, after a resident identified on dispatch as Carolyn Nebb reported that “two males walked in her room and told her they were going to sexually abuse her”.

The dispatcher immediately cautioned responding units that “we're not sure if it's going to be a confused adult or what it's going to be”, leaving open whether the report reflected an actual encounter or a confused account.

A minute later, dispatch checked on Radio 7 Adam, who said the unit was “just checking some license”; shortly after, dispatch logged the call as an “unknown trouble” and cleared the responding units from the scene.

NYS Thruway · Suicidal-Subject BOLO

Thruway Dispatch Issues BOLO for Suicidal Woman Traveling With Small Dog

Yesterday at 6:51 PM, Thruway dispatch put out a BOLO (be-on-the-lookout) for a 2014 maroon Kia Sorento driven by a woman identified on the radio as Melissa Pace, described as suicidal, with brown hair and brown eyes, 5'4" and 130 pounds; her phone had last pinged near milepost marker 3.3 at 6:00 PM, in an unknown direction of travel, with dispatch noting she had no known weapons and was “traveling with a small dog”.

Dispatch repeated the full bulletin a minute later for troopers who may have missed it, and patrol units up and down the line, including car 7417, radioed back to confirm they had copied the alert.