Chautauqua County · Barcelona Harbor · Vehicle in the Water

A Pickup Drives Into Lake Erie at Barcelona Harbor, Sending the County Dive Team and Technical Rescue to the Pier

A low-speed pursuit on Route 5 ended with a Ford F-150 in the water off the harbor; Westfield fire, the dive team and medics converged as additional manpower was called.

At 7:09 AM, Chautauqua County fire dispatch toned out the Westfield dive team, Medic 72 and the fire coordinators to the Barcelona Harbor for a “vehicle in the water”, following what the traffic described as a low-speed pursuit on Route 5 that ended with a Ford F-150 going into Lake Erie. The sheriff's department and Westfield fire were directed to the scene alongside the medics.

Within minutes the technical rescue team was added to the response, and a Porter Special company was asked for “additional manpower needed” at the harbor by about 7:15 AM, with operations set up on the Barcelona pier on Countywide 13. The scanner did not broadcast the condition of anyone in the vehicle before the thread moved to other calls.

Buffalo · East Side · Child Sexual Abuse Investigation

A Mother's Call Puts Buffalo Detectives Onto a Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Her 12-Year-Old Daughter, With Suspect and Vehicle Identified

The girl was at school while her mother led officers to the Broadway-area house where the man was said to be; a female was taken to the hospital as the investigation opened.

At about 1:59 PM, Buffalo police on the East Side began working a report that a 12-year-old girl was “having sexual relations with an adult male that lives here”, as relayed over the radio to a car near 992 Broadway. According to the traffic, the mother was the caller, the child was at school, and the vehicle associated with the case was identified as a blue Camry.

Dispatch noted the mother was “calling us to the house where the dude is right now”, and officers asked for additional time to work the call. A female was marked as going to Sisters Hospital in an ambulance as the investigation proceeded. The scanner did not broadcast an arrest or charges before the thread went quiet.

Amherst · Princeton · Man With a Blade

A Man With a Sword or a Knife Outside a Princeton Apartment Clears the Air Twice — and the Scare Comes Back Hours Later

Officers held the radio for a report of a blade-wielding man in a blue shirt; by midday a welfare check at the same complex revived the alarm, though no knife was found.

At about 8:48 AM, Amherst police pushed cars to 228 Princeton for a report of a party with “either a sword or a knife”, a man in a blue shirt and tan pants. Dispatch put out “keep the air clear” and told all cars to keep the air clear as officers moved up on the complex; the complainant soon lost sight of the man, the location was revised to 226 Princeton, and the subject was gone when officers arrived.

The scare did not stay settled. At about 12:13 PM, a welfare check with a disturbance at the same Princeton complex revived the alarm — a female reported door-banging and yelling, and a male was again described as having a knife. When officers arrived the knife was not found, and no one was reported hurt either time.

Chautauqua County · Interstate 90 · Car Into a Tree

A Car Leaves I-90 Near Ripley and Hits a Tree in the Median, Drawing a Rescue Response for Possible Entrapment

The wreck landed on the westbound side near mile marker 489.5, between Forsyth and Rogerville roads, with Ripley fire and County Medic 75 dispatched.

At about 9:55 AM, Chautauqua County fire dispatch sent Ripley fire and County Medic 75 to Interstate 90, the westbound lane near mile marker 489.5 between Forsyth and Rogerville roads, for a motor vehicle accident with a “vehicle into a tree” and possible entrapment.

The wreck was placed in the median on the westbound side, a rescue-level response for the reported entrapment. The scanner did not broadcast the number of occupants or any injuries before dispatch moved on to other calls.

Cheektowaga · Home Depot · Warrant Arrest

A Man Wanted on Nine Warrants Is Spotted Browsing the Halloween Aisles at Home Depot, and Cheektowaga Cars Close In

Loss prevention kept eyes on the man by the holiday decorations while officers slipped in through the garden side and worked the aisles.

At about 12:24 PM, Cheektowaga police headed to Home Depot after loss prevention called to say they had a man named Gregory Naylor in the store “showing 9 warrants”. Dispatch described him as a 50-year-old Black male with salt-and-pepper hair, a grey hoodie and grey pants, usually seen driving a black Jeep and possibly with another man at his side.

As officers converged, store staff kept watch over the man while he moved “over by the Halloween decorations” and drifted up and down the front end. Cars were directed in through the garden side and told to work toward aisle 12, where the lieutenant was following him. The traffic showed the operation closing in on him in the store.

Amherst · Heller Road · Smoldering Cleanup

Fire's 'Pretty Much Out' — Now Comes the Deadpan Mop-Up

At 7:06 AM, with a pile of pallets reduced to a wet heap on Heller Road, a unit keyed up with the morning's flattest status report: “Fire is pretty much out. We're just getting the rest of this moldering”. No drama, no urgency — just the unglamorous back half of firefighting, delivered like a man describing the weather.

Hamburg · CO Alarm · Patient Service

The Alarm's Already Reset, the Occupant's Already Waiting — Can We Still Get a Chief?

At 9:45 AM, Station 7 asked over the air for a fire chief “with a CO detector”. The reply was all Hamburg efficiency: the alarm was reset, nothing was sounding, and “we have the occupant here”, patiently standing by. One call, every box already checked.

Buffalo · Three Doses of Narcan

Three Doses Later, 'She's Conscious Now, My Friend'

At 12:23 PM, after a crew worked a patient down in a parking lot, Truck 10 called in the save with a warmth you don't often hear on a dispatch channel: “The patient was given three doses of Narcan, my friend, she's conscious now”. Dispatch echoed it back plain — three doses of Narcan, now conscious — and the day rolled on.

Hamburg · Stations Checking In

One by One, the Stations Call It Clear

At 2:31 PM, the Hamburg channel settled into its quiet, metronomic rhythm as a call wrapped up — “Station 20 is clear, Station 30 clear, Station 29 clear”, each in turn, the radio equivalent of chairs being pushed in and lights switched off. Nothing happened, which was rather the point.

Wyoming County · Warsaw · A County's Farewell

A 70-Year Firefighter's Passing, Broadcast to the Whole County

At 12:19 PM, between notices for a Fire Ground Boss class and a thermal-imaging session, the Wyoming County dispatch slowed down for a harder announcement: “With heavy hearts, the Castile Fire Department announces the passing of 70-year member Pete York on North Main Street in Warsaw”. Firefighters were asked to assemble at 6:45 PM in full dress uniform — the whole county put on notice to come say goodbye to one of its own.

Amherst · Bailey Avenue

Gas Leak Forces Evacuations, Closes Bailey Avenue in Eggertsville

At 10:40 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch reported a gas leak on Bailey Avenue, closing the road between Lamont and Ruth and ordering the evacuation of residences on both sides of the street from 4401 to 4407 Bailey while a National Fuel crew was called to the scene.

Eggertsville 9-2 arrived on location by 10:44 AM alongside a duty chief's car, CD138A, and National Fuel, with additional Amherst companies sent to help block the roadway as the response built.

By 10:50 AM, dispatch reported the gas had been shut off, National Fuel had taken over the scene, and Bailey Avenue had reopened, with units clearing the call roughly ten minutes after the evacuation began.

Amherst · Copley Court

Domestic Call at Copley Court Apartments Follows Prior-Night Visit

At 11:38 AM, Amherst Police responded to a domestic call at 1335 Millersport Highway's Copley Court Apartments after dispatch relayed a report of a male and female fighting inside a unit; officers got no answer at the door and contacted the property manager before making entry.

Dispatch noted officers had been called to the same unit the previous night for a domestic, with a history that also included contacts from a behavioral-health team.

Newstead · Hiller Road

Rekindled Fire on Hiller Road Draws Clarence Center Ladder Across Town Line

At 7:00 AM, Amherst Fire dispatch sent Clarence Center's ladder company as mutual aid to Newstead for a rekindle at 11508 Hiller Road, with the request routed to the fire hall as crews assembled.

Akron 4, Crittenden 5 and Newstead 3 all responded alongside Clarence units 5, 6 and 9, which reported on location within about six minutes and switched operations to a secondary channel as water supply was established.

Buffalo · East Ferry Street

Woman Reports Man in Gray Jeep Pulled Gun on Her Near Hewitt

At 10:58 AM, a Buffalo Police dispatcher put out a gun call near Hewitt after a woman identified only as Claire said a male in a gray Jeep had “pulled a gun out on her” five minutes earlier; officers were sent to meet her, and dispatch noted she was headed to a police station to make a report.

By 11:00 AM, with Edward 212 on scene, dispatch relayed that the woman was upset over response time and had begun screaming at the 911 call taker; two minutes later the officer on scene told radio to slow other responding cars, reporting “there's no gun”.

Cheektowaga · Elwood Avenue

Knife-Threat Call on Elwood Avenue Ends With Slammed Door, No Injury

At 2:02 PM, Cheektowaga Police dispatch relayed a call from a woman identified as Rekita Latham, who said an unknown female had climbed through a window into her daughter's apartment on Elwood Avenue armed with a knife and “trying to stab her”; the mother said she didn't know the exact apartment or the intruder's identity.

Officers tracked down the address after a vehicle check came back to a woman named Jamelia Mallory whose name was also on the mailbox there, and dispatch confirmed there was no order of protection on file under that name.

When officers knocked, Mallory came to the door, told them she had not been stabbed, and shut the door in their faces; with the original caller no longer answering her phone, officers completed what welfare check they could and cleared the call.

Cheektowaga · Springfield

Reported Break-In and Stabbing Attempt at Springfield Apartment Ends Without Injury

At 1:57 PM, Cheektowaga police dispatch broadcast a third-party call from a resident's mother reporting that “some female broke into her apartment and is trying to stab her” at an unknown apartment at 6 Springfield, the daughter having only recently moved in; at least four units, including cars 92, 93, 8 and 17, converged on the building within minutes.

Arriving officers found a purse outside and the doors open but radioed that the scene was quiet, and dispatch relayed that the only description on hand was of a purple four-door sedan with front-end damage.

Officers located a woman at the address identified as Jamelia Mallory, who they said “does not appear anyone was stabbed” after slamming a door on them; the complainant was identified as Rekita Latham, the resident's mother, and no victim or injury was confirmed.

Lancaster · Transit Road

Lancaster Police Talk Down Man Reported on Guardrail Near Route 90

At 2:04 PM, Lancaster police dispatch sent a unit toward the area of Transit Road near Route 90 after a complainant reported “Josh was standing up there” on a guardrail, with no certainty he was still there.

A covering unit cleared another detail to respond, and within about eight minutes an officer radioed back that the man — identified only as Josh — was not on the Thruway guardrail itself but standing on a guardrail at the end of a nearby street.

The officer reported he was not in harm's way and said “he's advised to not go on the guardrail on the 90”, before clearing the call.

Wyoming County · Royce Road

Illness Call Turns Critical as Wyoming County Man Stops Breathing

At 12:55 PM, Wyoming County Fire dispatch sent Beresburg Ambulance to 3183 Royce Road for a 71-year-old man reported as an illness, with Medic 83 then asked to come on the air to assist as Beresburg was unable to clear the call.

Minutes later, dispatch raised Arcade for a separate automatic mutual-aid rescue call with Yorkshire at 12041 County Line Road, a 77-year-old man reported not breathing, pulling resources thin across the district.

By 1:02 PM, the Royce Road call escalated when crews radioed that the man “may not be breathing at this time”, prompting a backup call and additional units forced in; Warsaw companies were alerted and Beresburg requested help assisting Medic 83 on scene, with the original general-illness call now believed to be a non-breathing patient.