Buffalo · Sycamore & Reed · Pursuit

Buffalo Pursuit Ends with a Pedestrian Struck; One Held, One Runs Toward Bernie Lake

A vehicle chase through the Broadway–Fillmore grid ran a person over before it broke up on foot.

Yesterday at about 6:54 PM, BPD C-E district units were in a vehicle pursuit — a black Mazda CX-5 running westbound on Genesee through Sweeney — that carried through the streets around Sycamore and Reed, Michigan, Elm and Genesee before the car bailed out on Hermann.

Radio traffic tracked a passenger in pink pants and a white shirt bailing out while the driver kept going, and the chase left a pedestrian struck in its path. One male was taken into custody at the scene; a second fled on foot in the direction of Bernie Lake. Air 1 worked the pursuit from above as ground units converged on the intersections.

Buffalo · Green & Williams · Abduction Report

Witness Says a Teen Was Punched and Thrown Into a Car Near Green and Williams

Two teens later ran from the vehicle toward a nearby gas station as the car circled.

Yesterday at about 10:38 PM, BPD C-E units were sent to Green and Williams on a suspicious-incident call after a witness reported watching a white four-door hatchback approach a teenager, a person get out, punch the teen, and force him into the vehicle.

A dispatch update roughly a minute later reworked the picture: a teen got out of the vehicle, then a younger teen in a white shirt got out, and both ran off in the same direction toward the gas station while the car circled the area. Whether the two were together was unclear on the air, and the report stayed open as units worked the corner.

West Seneca · Winchester Playground · Armed Robbery

E-Bike Taken at Gunpoint at West Seneca's Winchester Playground

A Hispanic male suspect was last seen heading toward Bradford after the daytime holdup.

Yesterday afternoon at 3:25 PM, West Seneca police were called to 650 Harlem Road at the Winchester Playground for an e-bike stolen at gunpoint.

The suspect, described as a Hispanic male, was last seen leaving in the direction of Bradford. A daylight strong-arm robbery with a gun at a neighborhood playground is a rare and rattling one for West Seneca, and it drew a prompt area response.

Caledonia · Leicester Road · Motorcycle Crash

Caledonia Motorcycle Crash Leaves Rider With Agonal Breathing

Genesee County dispatched mutual aid for a critically injured rider on Leicester Road.

Yesterday evening at 6:23 PM, Genesee County Fire dispatched a mutual-aid response to Caledonia for a motorcycle accident at 721 Leicester Road, between Danube Road and West Street, with the rider reported to have agonal breathing on arrival.

Agonal breathing is the gasping, ineffective respiration that signals a patient in extreme distress, and it moved the call to the top of the priority ladder. The details on the air were spare beyond the location and the patient's condition as crews raced in.

Southern Erie · Lenox Road · Failed CPR

Springville-Area Medical Call Escalates to an Active Code With CPR Never Started

A man who struck his head earlier in the day was found not breathing, his family unable to move him.

Yesterday at about 9:31 PM, Springville Fire Control toned out Collins firefighters and Evans crews to 2602 Lenox Road for a male of unknown life status with a previous head injury — a man a caller said had fallen and struck his head in the bathroom earlier in the day.

As the response built, dispatch relayed that the caller believed the man was not breathing, that the family was physically unable to move him, and that they had not been able to start CPR. The call was passed to MERS for pre-arrival instructions with the complainant reporting no pulse, and multiple companies from Collins, Evans and Gowanda were rolled in.

Buffalo · Bernard Street · Gun Threat Arrest

Man Named on Dispatch as Larry King Arrested After White Nissan Recovered in Handgun Threat

BPD tracked a Pathfinder tied to a Bernard Street address before taking a suspect and two handguns.

Yesterday at about 7:23 PM, BPD Dist A units worked a call involving two handguns pulled during a threat, with a white 2014 Nissan Pathfinder last seen northbound from Bernard Street and a subject identified on dispatch as Larry William King. The plate first broadcast came back wrong before the vehicle was correctly tied to an address on Sterling Drive in Cheektowaga.

Officers alerted neighboring districts in case the car doubled back toward the suspect's house. The subject was ultimately taken into custody and the vehicle recovered, resolving the handgun call.

Amherst · Suspicious Vehicle · Juveniles

Blue Tesla That Tried to Collect Two Juveniles Is Stopped After a Niagara County Alert

Amherst officers made contact when the car pulled into a driveway during the early-morning hours.

Early this morning at 2:57 AM, Amherst PD dispatch relayed a heads-up from Niagara County: deputies there had stopped two juveniles walking around, and a blue Tesla appeared to be trying to pick them back up before losing them with no known direction of travel.

Minutes later an Amherst officer reported the blue Tesla pulling into a driveway in his area and moved in to make contact. Dispatch clarified there were no charges at that point — the car was being worked as a suspicious vehicle — and the officer requested a contact number for the Niagara County agency to sort out what had happened.

Amherst · 11th Avenue

Two for the Road, and In It: Couple Lounges on 11th Avenue Kicking at Cars

A man in a blue shirt and a woman in white were reported lying in the street asking drivers to stop.

Late yesterday evening at 10:58 PM, Amherst officers checked 11th Avenue for a man in a blue shirt and shorts and a woman in a white shirt and shorts who were, per the transmission, laying in the street and kicking at passing cars while asking them to stop.

Chautauqua County · Sherman Stedman Road

Cone Zone: Amish Teens Caught Chucking Traffic Cones Into the Road

A late-night Chautauqua County call over cones tossed onto Sherman Stedman Road.

Late yesterday evening at 10:52 PM, a Chautauqua County law-enforcement call went out over 7910 Sherman Stedman Road for a group of Amish juveniles throwing traffic cones into the roadway — a rural mischief report with a distinctly local flavor.

Grand Island · East River Road

Where There's Smoke, There's… a Perfectly Good Bonfire

A big plume off East River Road brought engines that found a neighbor's controlled fire.

Yesterday evening at 7:20 PM, Grand Island Fire dispatched on an investigative report of a large amount of smoke on the far side of a building near 5585 East River Road at the corner of Winter Road, with a caller at the Sandy Beach Restaurant across the street saying it was above the tree line but unsure what was burning.

Engine crews arrived to a familiar anticlimax — nothing showing, and the source turned out to be a controlled bonfire logged as good intent.

Amherst · North Bailey Avenue

Fried Chicken, Frayed Nerves: Customer Bangs on a North Bailey KFC Window

A woman took her drive-thru frustrations out on the glass late last night.

Late yesterday at 11:06 PM, Amherst PD logged customer trouble at the KFC at 3962 North Bailey Avenue, where a woman was reported banging on the drive-thru window.

Hamburg · Roadside

A Blanket for the Departed: Passerby Tucks In a Roadside Cat Before Calling It In

A Hamburg PD call over a possibly dead cat found wrapped up on the shoulder.

Yesterday afternoon at 3:56 PM, Hamburg police took a call about a possibly dead cat on the roadside — already wrapped in a blanket by whoever found it before dialing it in, a small gesture of tenderness on an otherwise routine shoulder.

Buffalo · Genesee Street · Home Invasion

Teen Threatens to Burn Down Genesee Street Home After Break-In

Yesterday at 11:04 PM, Buffalo police were sent to 2146 Genesee Street after a woman came home to find her screen door broken and the house entered. A 911 update named a 15-year-old male on dispatch as “Snakey,” quoting him as saying “he's going to get gas and burn the house down”. No arrest or further resolution was reported on the air before the query cleared.

Buffalo · West Ferry Street · Fatality

Woman Found Unresponsive on West Ferry Street, Pronounced at Scene

Early this morning, at 1:32 AM, Buffalo Fire units were sent to West Ferry Street for a woman not breathing. Medics found her without vital signs, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Buffalo · Bayland Avenue · Armed Robbery

Robbery Call at Bayland Avenue Turns Into Foot Chase, One Detained

Yesterday at 8:42 PM, Buffalo police broadcast a robbery in progress at 878 Bayland Avenue after a caller who was on the phone with a friend said someone had come into the address and that “someone had a gun”. Units converged within minutes; one man was detained almost immediately, but two others described as black males took off running, and by 8:46 PM one remained outstanding after officers lost sight of him near where the group had fled.

Buffalo · York Street · Pursuit

Air 1 Joins Buffalo Police Chase of Silver Kia Through East Side

Yesterday afternoon, Buffalo police radioed that they were now pursuing a vehicle out of York Street, with Air 1 airborne within minutes to help track it. Based on fragmented radio traffic, the chase appears to have run through the Ferry-Humboldt corridor before units followed it north on Delaware Avenue toward North Street, repeatedly describing the target as a silver Kia. No collision or capture was confirmed on the air before the transmission trailed off.

Buffalo · East Ellicott Street · Missing Child

Missing Autistic 3-Year-Old Located Near East Ellicott Street

Yesterday evening, a Buffalo police unit radioed dispatch that a missing 3-year-old boy, described as autistic and non-verbal, had been found near 877 East Ellicott Street. The officer asked for a callback line to reach the family, and dispatch worked to reconnect the two before the channel moved on to other calls.

Buffalo · Clinton Street · Child Welfare Check

Young Children Reported Home Alone on Clinton Street Prompt Neglect Check

Yesterday at 9:21 PM, Buffalo police were sent to a child-neglect complaint on Clinton Street after an off-site caller relayed that their niece had reported several young children — described on the air variously as four and five years old — were “home alone and scared”. Dispatch asked the responding unit to check on all of the children in the home; no further update on their condition came across before the channel moved to other calls.

Cheektowaga · Cleveland Avenue · Pursuit

Overnight Cheektowaga Chase Runs Cleveland Avenue Toward the Thruway

Early this morning, Cheektowaga police dispatch reported a vehicle taking off at high speed westbound on Cleveland Avenue from Union Road, first described as a white sedan and moments later as a silver SUV as units gave chase south toward Route 33 and, apparently, onto the 90. Dispatch eventually passed a plate reading Michael-Boy-Mary 3962, coming back to a 2014 Dodge Journey registered in Niagara Falls, though the dispatcher voiced uncertainty about whether it was actually the car in question. No stop or resolution came across the air before the traffic ended.

Orchard Park · North Benzing Road · Truck Fire

Truck Fully Involved Against Building on North Benzing Road

Yesterday at 5:11 PM, Orchard Park Fire Dispatch sent Hillcrest companies and mutual aid to 3360 North Benzing Road after a truck caught fire outside a building on the property. Dispatch warned responding crews there were “diesel tanks in the area and that should be the only flammable in that truck at this time”, before the load itself became the concern: within minutes one truck was fully engulfed and pressed against the structure, with fire not yet showing inside, while three more trucks sat nearby. Hillcrest 9-1 took command on arrival and pulled in Wyndham, Orchard Park, and Newton Abbott mutual aid as crews laid supply line in from the road.

South Dayton · Main Street · Medical Transport

Fall Victim's Call Overlaps With Franklinville Helicopter Landing

Yesterday at 11:21 PM, Cattaraugus County fire dispatch worked a landing zone in the Franklinville area for an inbound LifeNet helicopter, with ground crews marking the field using flares — a soccer field to the north, a tree line to the south — and radioing a “show of life on the ground” at 11:25 PM before waving the aircraft down two minutes later. In the same window, Gowanda EMS unit 305 was dispatched to 28 Main Street in South Dayton for a 78-year-old man who had fallen and needed evaluation, clearing the call at 11:28 PM just as the helicopter traffic wrapped up nearby. The radio traffic does not confirm it, but the timing suggests the fall patient may have been the one flown out.

Jamestown · Catlin Street · Knife Threat

Jamestown Police Called to Man Threatening Himself With Kitchen Knife on Catlin Street

Yesterday at 9:15 PM, Jamestown police were sent to Catlin Street on a report of a man threatening himself with a kitchen knife. Officers worked to talk with him at the scene; no further resolution came across the air.