Williamsville · Christ the King, 30 Lamarck Drive · Elevator Rescue

Three People, One a Child, Pulled From a Stuck Elevator at a Williamsville Church

Amherst rescue crews reached them on an upper floor at Christ the King before turning the car over to maintenance.

At 8:11 AM, Amherst Fire dispatched a rescue call for an elevator entrapment at Christ the King Church, 30 Lamarck Drive, off Main Street. The caller reported three people stuck inside, including a child, on the third or fourth floor.

Crews worked the church's contacts to get maintenance moving, and by about 8:28 AM the three had been rescued from the elevator, with the car left for a maintenance follow-up. An Amherst officer confirmed the incident on the police channel as “people trapped in an elevator”.

Tonawanda · Armed Robbery in Progress

Armed Robbery in Progress Sends Tonawanda Officers Scrambling After a Suspect

Dispatch pushed out a description of a white male with tattoos and a fresh cut on his left arm.

At about 10:25 AM, Tonawanda police worked a robbery in progress reported to have come in around 9:58 AM, with officers pressing dispatch to nail down the timeline as units converged.

Dispatch relayed a suspect description over the air — a white male in a black collared t-shirt, black hat and glasses, with “tattoos on his arms as well as a cut on his left arm” — and a follow-up confirmed “cut on his left”. The traffic in this window did not report the suspect in custody.

Hamburg · Eagle Ridge Commons, 5510 Southwestern · Car Into Building

Vehicle Plows Into an Eagle Ridge Commons Building in Hamburg; Driver Hurt

A 48-year-old man suffered a head injury; crews reported no entrapment.

At about 7:42 AM, Hamburg police and fire responded to Eagle Ridge Commons, 5510 Southwestern, Building E, after a vehicle struck the building. A 48-year-old man was reported with a head injury, and crews advised there was no entrapment.

The building drew fire crews again later in the morning for an unrelated sprinkler waterflow alarm at Building A around 9:50 AM. The traffic in this window centered on the patient rather than damage assessment.

Amherst · Maple Road at North Maplemere · Injury Crash

Injury Crash With Air Bags Deployed Snarls Maple Road at North Maplemere

Two cars, two patients, and both vehicles towed at a busy Amherst intersection.

At about 10:52 AM, Amherst fire and police responded to a two-car crash with injuries at Maple Road and North Maplemere Road. Dispatch reported two patients — with one probable transport — and air bags deployed in the collision.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene. The traffic in this window did not report serious injuries beyond the single expected transport.

Orchard Park · Fox Run Skilled Nursing · Multiple Falls

Four Fox Run Nursing Residents Fall and Hit Their Heads in a Single Stretch

Orchard Park EMS worked altered-mental-status patients on Room 441 amid on-site construction.

At about 10:05 AM, Orchard Park fire dispatch relayed an unusual EMS call at Fox Run Skilled Nursing off Wehrle Drive: four residents who fell, hit their heads, and were reported with altered mental status, all needing transport from Room 441.

Dispatch noted the facility's ongoing construction and advised responding crews to follow the posted signs directing EMS to the entrance. The traffic in this window centered on staging enough units for the multiple transports.

Amherst · Washington Highway

Oh, Deer: A Backyard Vigil Ends at the Edge of the New Turf Field

An injured deer that hadn't moved in a day drew rehabbers, an officer, and finally the DEC.

It started at 7:32 AM as a report of an animal lingering on a brush line behind 245 Washington Highway, between the school property and a house, that “hasn't moved a day or so”. An officer allowed it would be a while before he could break away from HQ.

By 9:08 AM the picture had come into focus: the injured deer was not in anyone's backyard at all but on the edge of the construction site of the new turf field. The officer had already spoken to wildlife rehabbers and was, as he put it, reaching out to the DEC to see if they were willing to come and end its suffering — “it's really not in a good spot”. Dispatch's reply said it all: “Super”

Amherst · Brentwood

Message in the Bin: A Sign Reading 'Help' Turns Up in the Trash

Officers weighed whether it was a prank or a genuine call for help.

At 8:39 AM, Amherst police were sent to 365 Brentwood for something that could be nothing or could be everything: a sign found in the garbage that appeared to be asking for help. The traffic left it open whether it was a prank or a genuine distress signal.

It is the kind of cryptic, small-hours mystery that makes the scanner worth listening to — a scrap of cardboard, a single word, and no way to know at first glance which it was.

Dunkirk · 93 Seymour

Nap on a Schedule: The Mystery Van That Parks Twice a Week for a Snooze

A caller's hunch — 'hopefully he's passed out right now' — turned out to be a waiting cabbie.

At 8:46 AM, Dunkirk police were asked to check on a suspicious white van in front of 93 Seymour. As the caller helpfully explained, the driver “parks there twice a week, stays in the vehicle for like an hour”, adding a hopeful “hopefully he's passed out right now”

The great mystery of the twice-weekly nap resolved with a shrug: the man was a taxi driver, waiting for a fare, noted on the incident as one Nick Mason. Case closed.

Chautauqua County · Fulker Hill Road

Spud You Not: A Traffic Stop Between Potato Hill and James Roads

The rural road grid provided the punchline all on its own.

At about 12:56 PM, Chautauqua County law enforcement worked a ticket investigation on Fulker Hill Road, pinpointing the location between James Road and Potato Hill Road.

There is nothing to the call itself — just a routine stop on a back road — but the intersection names do the heavy lifting. Somewhere out in the county, justice was served between a James and a Potato Hill.

Tonawanda · I-190

Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes on I-190, Injuring Up to 10 Near Tonawanda

Thruway dispatch and Tonawanda Police were sent to Interstate 190 shortly before 7:42 AM after a tractor-trailer jackknifed into traffic, an injury crash radio traffic put at eight to ten people involved. Multiple units responded to clear the roadway and get to the injured; dispatch did not report the extent of anyone's injuries over the air.

Buffalo · East Utica Street

Buffalo Police Sent to East Utica Street After Caller Reports Being Choked, Then Hangs Up

Buffalo Police dispatch sent units to East Utica Street shortly after 2:02 PM for a violent domestic after a woman called 911 to report she had been choked. The caller was hard to hear on the line and abruptly said she had to go before the call ended, and dispatch noted it had come in through the station's transfer line, leaving officers unable to call the number back. Units controlled the block on East Utica and cleared the call within minutes without further detail broadcast on the air.

Buffalo · Elm Street

Buffalo Fire Responds Near Elm Street After Report of Man Threatening to Jump

Buffalo Fire crews were sent near Elm Street shortly before noon after a report that a man was threatening to jump. Crews found him on the ground and had him evaluated on scene rather than at height, according to the radio traffic; dispatch did not report further detail on his condition or disposition over the air.

Harris Hill · Nursing Facility

Lancaster Fire Responds to Cardiac Arrest at Harris Hill Nursing Facility

Lancaster Fire dispatch sent an ambulance to a nursing facility on Harris Hill shortly after 1:42 PM for a report of a resident in cardiac arrest inside a room at the facility; crews responded to begin treatment, and the outcome was not broadcast on the radio.

West Seneca · Indian Church Road

CPR Underway for Unresponsive 63-Year-Old at Indian Church Road Apartment

West Seneca Police and AMR were sent to an Indian Church Road apartment around 11:00 AM for a 63-year-old man found unresponsive, with CPR already underway when units were dispatched. Crews continued resuscitation efforts as they worked the scene; dispatch did not report his condition on the air.

Chautauqua County · Structure Fire

Broken Propane Line Sparks Structure Fire in Chautauqua County, Mutual Aid Called

Chautauqua Fire dispatch sent crews to a structure fire shortly after 12:37 PM after a broken propane line ignited, according to radio traffic. Occupants were out of the building before crews arrived, and dispatch called in mutual aid companies to assist as the response continued for several more minutes on the air.

Holiday Valley · Ski Injury

Skier Injured in Fall at Holiday Valley Lodge

Cattaraugus County Fire dispatch sent crews to the lodge at Holiday Valley around 11:56 AM after a skier suffered a laceration to the head in a fall on the slopes; EMS responded to treat the injury on scene.