Around the Neighborhood
Knife, Kids and a Gray Dodge: Princeton Court Goes Sideways at the School Run
Amherst PD chases an ATL on a 2013 Dodge Journey after a parent allegedly waves a kitchen knife in front of children — ends as a mental-health referral.
Officers staged at 165 Princeton between Windermere and Grant after a caller heard a party screaming "put the knife down."[1] By 07:54, the suspect had reportedly fled in a gray Dodge with kids inside; dispatch broadcast an Attempt-to-Locate.[2]
Within minutes a name surfaced — Mazaya (or "Messiah") McLaren of Allenhurst — and a tag, Lincoln Frank David 1355. Officers connected the address to a long-running history file under Maria Kozak.[3] Dispatch confirmed the weapon as a kitchen knife and noted the parent appeared to be heading "to school."
By 14:02 the situation had been re-classified: officers on scene reported the female was "not barricaded… talking to staff" and that the call sounded "more of a DMS situation" — mental-hygiene language. Twin City held off, no injuries reported.[4]
Toddler Eats Two Mystery Pills; Fox Point West Goes Code 3
A 2-year-old male at 172 Fox Point West (between Coral Row and Red Oak Drive) ingested an unknown quantity of two different prescription medications. Conscious but not alert when units arrived.[5]
Williamsville Respiratory Run on Pole Place
Williamsville and EMF dispatched to 25 Pole Place between Main Street and Pole Terrace for a 70-year-old male in respiratory distress, not alert.[6]
Airbags Down on Ketzel
"Ketzel injury accident, correction motor vehicle accident, dodge" — airbags deployed, two hooks requested. PD on scene at 07:37, fire crew told to park behind the supervisor "in the turning lane."[7]
Cable Down on Amherst Roadway, Verizon Says "About an Hour"
A loose cable line lying across the road; PD treated it as drivable but flagged for X-ray. Caller already on the phone with Verizon, who quoted a 60-minute response.[8]
Mailboxes Take a Beating Somewhere South of the Line
An officer reports multiple mailboxes apparently knocked out further east on the south side — suggesting a hit-and-run plow or a frustrated driver. No suspect description.[9]
Snyder Village Apartments — Heart Palpitations on Oak Court
Snyder and Amos crews ran on a 33-year-old female at 45 Oak Court complaining of rapid heart rate and palpitations.[10]
Regional Blotter
Truck Rollover, 11575 Denison Road
S-E Fire Control dispatched ALS out of Sonocon for a truck rollover with injuries on Denison Road around 13:25.[11]
"Female Yelling for Help" — BPD Ch.2 Investigates Possible Domestic
Buffalo Police Ch.2 D-W officers reporting a caller could hear a woman yelling for help through a wall; the location had a documented domestic-violence history.[12]
UB Shulman Hall Triggers a Two-Engine Response
Buffalo Fire Ch.1 dispatched Engine 32 and Ladder 5 plus assignment to a commercial-line activation at 60 Daly (UB Shulman Hall, Building 24). No fire found.[13]
Twin City 241 to Niagara Falls Boulevard & the 290
Twin Cities Ambulance rolled to NF Blvd at the 290 around 13:59; PD also flagged shredded tire debris on the 290 west before Millersport.[14]
Brookdale Assisted Living — 90-Year-Old Falls, Head Bleed
Niagara County Fire Control dispatched Adams EMS to 6741 Nash Road, Brookdale Assisted Living, Room 601, for a 90-year-old female with uncontrolled head bleeding. ALS priority.[15]
Sephora Theft Report Filed an Hour Late
Cheektowaga PD asked a unit to swing by Sephora to take a complaint — incident an hour old, no suspect description.[16]
Overheard: The Wires
"Somebody Puked On It." Ken-Ton Bus Driver Files Cleanest Sick-Bus Report on Record
Driver to dispatch: "I need to bring my bus back, somebody puked on it." Dispatch, unfazed: "Lovely. All right, you can take 22 when you get back."[17]
Hot Mic on Amherst PD Around 7:40 a.m.
Mid-tow request, an unidentified officer keys up: "All right, fuckers, we're two." The radio moved on.[18]
Highmark Stadium: A Supervisor, a Phone-Starer, and a "Little Dust Pile"
The radio captured a small saga of construction-crew morale on the 200 level: "There's some guy sweeping the floors on 200. I just stood here watching the guy staring at his phone for about ten minutes." Reply: "We've got a little dust pile… you got to restructure the crew." Closing thought, three minutes later: "You've always got to be pushing the team from one end to the next, always."[19]
Aegean Avenue's "82-Year-Old Female Trouble Maker"
Dispatch's verbatim characterization at 70 Aegean Avenue.[20]
A Black Toyota, a Sleeping Stranger, and the Saratoga East Sunrise
Officer's wildlife check at South Forest and Saratoga East: a black Toyota Camry parked on the street with "a party sleeping inside." Confirmed alive, presumably napped on.[21]
Depew Public Schools Reports a Gobbler Sighting
Mid-route, a driver volunteers to dispatch: "I did see a gobbler starting this morning." Wild-turkey-watch confirmed, somewhere between Dunkirk and Westfield.[22]