Amherst · South Long · Suicidal Man

An Amherst Man in Crisis Flees Toward Cheektowaga After Threatening to Harm Himself, Prompting a Cautious Search

Crisis services relayed that a man, distraught after a breakup, was heading home to hurt himself; dispatch identified him and warned units he was known to carry a pocket knife.

At 1:06 PM, Amherst police were sent to a welfare check on 139 South Long on information passed from crisis services. Dispatch relayed that a mother had called reporting that a woman had just broken up with her son, and that he was headed back to his address intending to harm himself by hanging. The information built quickly as officers headed over.

Dispatch identified the subject as a person named on the air as Anthony Shuckler, described as leaving in a black Subaru Impreza toward Cheektowaga about 20 minutes earlier, living alone, and “known to carry a pocket knife, use caution if you make contact”. Officers were advised there was no pertinent history at the address or with the subject, and units worked the call with the caution the traffic called for.

Wyoming County · Hospital · Assault

A Security Guard Is Assaulted at a Wyoming County Hospital, Leaving Him Grappling With the Suspect in the Parking Lot

Deputies raced to an emergency-response call for a guard attacked at the hospital, then found him still holding the named suspect outside between the ER and the main doors.

At 1:15 PM, Wyoming County sheriff's deputies were sent on an emergency response to the hospital for a security guard who had been assaulted. Dispatch relayed that the guard was outside in the main parking lot with the suspect, a man named on the air as Glenn Hill, described as wearing blue scrub pants and a red shirt with a towel around his neck, positioned between the emergency room and the main doors.

Deputies raced in with a Taser status noted early in the traffic. Once the primary unit had the situation in hand, he asked dispatch to “slow down my follow-ons”, and the follow-on cars were slowed to a cautionary response as the scene settled.

Buffalo · East Side · Serious Allegation

A Serious Assault Allegation on Tonawanda Street Draws Buffalo Police to a Nine-Year-Old Victim

The call came in as an allegation that a neighbor had assaulted a nine-year-old child.

At 2:18 PM, Buffalo police were dispatched to 395 Tonawanda on a report that a nine-year-old child had been assaulted by a neighbor, with the traffic carrying an allegation of rape. Officers moved on the call with the gravity such a report demands.

The address had already appeared on the fire side earlier in the window for a routine no-contact medical alarm, but the police run stood apart as one of the sharpest calls of the day's closing hour. The radio traffic conveyed only the initial allegation; no further detail on the investigation crossed the air before the window closed.

Buffalo · Delaware Park · Attempted Robbery

A Purse-Snatch Attempt in a Delaware Park Restroom Ends With Two Suspects Cornered in the Woods

A woman knocked down in a park bathroom told police a man in a black hoodie tried to take her purse; officers boxed the pair into a wooded strip and detained both on Nottingham.

At 1:29 PM, Buffalo police took a robbery call from a woman in a bathroom at Delaware Park, who reported an attempted robbery in which a white male in a black hoodie with a graphic on the back — walking with a red-haired female — knocked her down and tried to take her purse. The suspects were last seen heading toward Nottingham, and dispatch asked the camera room to start checking the area.

Officers converged from Elmwood and along the S-curves, working to pin the complainant's exact location by the bathrooms near the 198 while a witness pointed them toward a stand of woods. Units reported the pair likely trapped in the wooded strip between the soccer fields and Nottingham, and within a few minutes came the call that closed it out: “We got both suspects detained on Nottingham”.

Buffalo · Skyway Inbound · Injury Crash

Two Mattresses and a Box Spring in the Skyway Lane Set Off an Injury Crash With Airbags Deployed

A road hazard on the inbound Skyway — bedding dumped in the right lane and already run over — turned into an accident with injuries minutes after officers were sent to check it.

At 1:32 PM, Buffalo police sent units to the Skyway inbound for a road hazard — two mattresses and a box spring in the right lane, with the Thruway Authority notified. Dispatch relayed that it looked like “someone just ran them over”, with stopped cars already piling up around the debris.

Roughly six minutes later the same officers advised the call had turned into an accident with injuries, airbags deployed, tied directly to the bedding in the roadway. A unit confirmed it had pulled up on the crash as the hazard call and the collision merged into one scene on the elevated approach.

Jamestown · Schrödinger's Deer

Four Calls, Two Verdicts: Jamestown Weighs a Deer's Simultaneously Alive-and-Dead Status

At 10:50 AM, a Jamestown dispatcher laid out a genuine roadway quandary: a deer on Toad Avenue had drawn “Four calls on it, two stating that it's dead and two that it's alive”. With no consensus on whether the animal was expired or merely resting, the dispatcher landed on a practical middle path — if it's beyond help, just drag it clear and call it straight — and moved on to the next call.

Buffalo · Niagara Street · Grilling Granny

Susan Sizes Up a Hibachi-Wielding Grilling Granny and Waves Off the Truck

Buffalo Fire had been sent to 230 Niagara just after 2:00 PM to check a report of someone drilling in a dangerous spot. Minutes later, a unit member keyed up with an assessment that needed no ladder company: “this is Susan on location with a grilling granny with a hibachi, we can handle this without the truck”. Dispatch clarified the caller's worry — the grilling was happening under a support beam — but the verdict held. Roger, we can handle.

West Seneca · Wehrle Watch

A West Seneca Officer Calls the Play-by-Play on Teens Popping Wheelies Through the Streets

At 1:45 PM, a West Seneca officer narrated a rolling pursuit of e-bike riders in real time, correcting himself mid-sentence on which street they'd turned onto before settling on the plain truth of it: “now they're definitely cruising through the streets popping wheelies”. The trio was eventually tracked to a park, counseled on the rules of the road, and sent home to Orchard Park.

Grand Island · Décor Review

A Grand Island Crew Clears a Bad CO Detector — and Tosses In a Compliment on the Décor

A carbon-monoxide alarm on Grand Island resolved the way most of them do — dead batteries, no hazard found. But at 11:54 AM the clearing crew signed off with an unsolicited flourish few homeowners will ever hear over the scanner: “Bad CO detector, back in service. I love the decor”.

Wyoming County · Fetch Brian's Phone

Mid-Call in Wyoming County, a Crew Puts Out a Very Different Kind of Request: Grab Brian's Phone

At 9:34 AM, amid the usual clip of Wyoming County fire traffic, a crew keyed up with a small errand that had nothing to do with the run at hand: “Can you grab Brian's phone out of his truck and meet us up here”. It's the kind of aside that reminds you the people on the other end of the radio spend their whole shift together — phones, trucks, and all.

Amherst · Coronation Drive

Amherst Officers Return to Same Coronation Drive Door in Ongoing Custody Dispute

Just after 2:15 PM, an Amherst Police dispatcher sent a unit for a welfare check at Coronation Drive[*] [heard: Coronation], noting the address was already the site of an ongoing custody dispute — officers had been there twice the day before and twice the day before that.

Relatives had told dispatch the children inside were fine, but no one would answer the door; additional cars were pulled toward the address minutes later while other calls on the channel were rerouted around the response.

Amherst · Sheridan Drive

Man Tries to Use Fake ID for Funds on Sheridan Drive, Then Threatens Complainant

Amherst Police dispatch put out a description just before 10:45 AM of a man wanted in connection with a report at Sheridan Drive that he had attempted to fraudulently obtain funds using someone else's ID — described as a black male in a black hoodie, gray sweatpants and black slides.

Dispatch added that the man had made threats during the encounter; no further details on the threats or an arrest were given in the traffic reviewed for this window.

Williamsville · Raha Coffee House

Suspicious Man Detained at Williamsville Coffee Shop Amid Harassment Complaint

At 8:39 AM, Amherst Police were sent to Raha Coffee House on a harassment complaint after a customer reported a man causing a disturbance inside the shop.

Officers detained the man for questioning; by 8:45 AM the call was cleared, with no further update on charges in the traffic reviewed for this window.

Buffalo · Cardiac Arrest

Dispatcher Walks Caller Through CPR on 100-Year-Old Woman in Cardiac Arrest

At 12:26 PM, a caller reported a 100-year-old woman in cardiac arrest, and Buffalo dispatch stayed on the line coaching the caller through chest compressions while units were sent to the scene.

Radio traffic a minute later indicated units were still en route as CPR continued, with no outcome confirmed in the segment reviewed for this window.

Cheektowaga · Domestic Incident

Cheektowaga Domestic Call Escalates to Alleged Attempt to Strike Woman With Car

At 1:42 PM, Cheektowaga Police were dispatched to a domestic dispute during which a woman alleged a man had attempted to strike her with a vehicle, prompting an escalated patrol response.

A follow-up transmission a minute later had units still working the call on scene, according to the radio traffic reviewed for this window.

Cheektowaga · Brief Pursuit

Shouting Standoff With Driver Escalates Into Brief Pursuit

Shortly after 11:22 AM, Cheektowaga Police radio described a tense roadside encounter after a female driver in a white Hyundai SUV began yelling at officers during a stop and refused to cooperate before pulling away.

The confrontation briefly turned into a pursuit before it ended, according to the radio traffic; no further details on the driver's identity or an eventual stop were confirmed in the transmissions reviewed for this window.

Hamburg · South Wales

Rural Structure Fire Near South Wales Knocked Down Fast With Tanker Response

At 1:14 PM, Hamburg Fire dispatch sent units to a structure fire in the rural area near South Wales, calling for tanker support given the lack of hydrants in the area.

By 1:24 PM, the fire was reported knocked down, with the tanker shuttle keeping the response quick despite the rural water supply.

Wyoming County · Quakertown Road

Mercy EMS Fly Car Sent for 71-Year-Old on Quakertown Road

Wyoming County Fire dispatch broadcast an automated medical alert shortly after 2:21 PM for a 71-year-old resident at Quakertown Road; the exact nature of the call was not clearly stated over the air.

By 2:26 PM, dispatch confirmed a Mercy EMS unit, described on the air as a fly car, was en route to the address.

Jamestown · Vehicle Larceny

Barefoot Vehicle-Larceny Suspect Flees Toward Buffalo, Canine Unit Called In

At 7:23 AM, Jamestown Police radio reported a suspect in a vehicle larceny had fled on foot — barefoot — heading in the direction of Buffalo, prompting a request for a canine unit to help track him.

By 7:29 AM, units were still searching the area with the dog team, according to the traffic reviewed for this window.