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The WNY Listening Post

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Williamsville · Main Street

Hit-and-Run at Williamsville Center: 17-Year-Old Clipped Crossing Main

Driver left the scene; teen conscious and transported, mother inbound in a gray Subaru

At 4:20 p.m., Amherst PD asked for the pedestrian-struck call at 5500 Main Street — Williamsville Center — to be relayed to STAR Williamsville EMS. The complainant was the girl’s mother, calling from off-scene: “the 17-year-old daughter was hit while crossing the street”. The mother was reportedly en route in a gray Subaru; officers noted the daughter was not yet aware her mom was coming.

By 4:28 p.m. an officer radioed back the update: “She’s okay. The car left the scene”. Amherst Fire Dispatch cleared Williamsville EMS in and out on the second call at Williamsville Center a few minutes later; no follow-up traffic on the vehicle surfaced through the rest of the window.

Around the NeighborhoodThe Northtowns, call by call

Williamsville · Main at Mill

RESOLVED

Rollover on Main Street Shuts Williamsville Westbound at Mill for Half an Hour

Vehicle overturned, minor injuries only, driver issued two summonses

Just after 11 p.m., Amherst Fire Dispatch toned Williamsville for a motor-vehicle accident at 5609 Main Street[*], in front of the businesses at Bright Smith and Keeney Springs. TCA was in and Amherst PD had westbound Main shut down at Mill Street[*] within a few minutes.

By 11:14 p.m. the on-scene officer had a fuller picture: “the vehicle is overturned here; it does not appear that there’s any serious physical injury”. Fire began cleaning up debris, and by 11:16 p.m. the driver had been issued two summonses on an MV-104 accident report. The road reopened shortly after.

Amherst · University Manor Inn

RESOLVED

Two Visits in Eight Hours to Room 118: Domestic at 3612 Main

Male complainant walked off overnight; female returned to leave in an Uber under police standby by morning

At 11:08 p.m., Amherst PD sent cars to 3612 Main Street — the University Manor Inn along the UB South border — for a domestic in the lobby. The dispatcher described the male as light-skinned Black with a ponytail, white shirt, black shorts, blue-and-white sneakers; he had already walked off, and the female victim and the complainant were both waiting inside. Weapons were listed as unknown.

The story surfaced again at 6:17 a.m., same address, same room number. This time it was Amherst PD requesting a stand-by at room 118 while the woman — who told officers she was worried about the male returning from the earlier domestic — collected her things and got into an Uber. There was no follow-up traffic by the end of the window.

Williamsville · Main and South Ellicott

Just an Entry: Suspicious Vehicle Logged at Main and South Ellicott

At 8:48 p.m., an Amherst PD unit asked the dispatcher to log a suspicious vehicle at the corner of Main and South Ellicott Street[*] — the north end of the village. No further description crossed the air and no follow-up traffic surfaced, so file it as an entry-only.


Overheard: The WiresCops, cabbies, custodians, dispatchers — off-script

Williamsville · Eagle House

Someone Was Sleeping in the Eagle House Garden Bed — and It Wasn’t a Cat

A quiet Village of Williamsville pub check-in that started, more or less, with topiary

“Welcome, Jess, to the Eagle House, 5578 Main Street,” Amherst PD dispatch began at 3:32 p.m. — the kind of intro that always precedes something — and it was the manager, calling because “a female with matted hair sleeping in their garden bed in the back lot”. She wanted the sleeper moved along, presumably before the dinner service saw her from the patio.

Buffalo · BFD Ch1

“Someone Was Blowing Off Fire” — BFD Called Off, Bud Confirmed

Buffalo Fire got sent out at 10:36 p.m. because “the resident claimed that someone was blowing off fire”. The engine company let themselves in and radioed back that they were seeing no smoke, no fire, no anything that would justify the call. Six minutes later the chief keyed up again: “we just have a heavy odor of marijuana smoke and a little bit of a haze; the rest of the floor is clear”.

Amherst · 116 Berehaven Drive

Kids From the Left Side Have Been Antagonizing the Kids From the Right Side

At 6:18 p.m., Amherst PD sent a car to 116 Berehaven Drive[*] [heard: Bearhaven] for a neighbor dispute described with impressive precision by the dispatcher: “See the complainant on the right, regarding the kids from the left side antagonizing his children.” Two doorways and a driveway apart, and it made the radio.

Amherst · Wagon Wheel Drive

RESOLVED

Branch Down, Tree on Fire, Utility Company Kind of Involved

“We have a branch down on the line, that’s the tree on fire,” Amherst Fire Dispatch reported at 5:24 p.m., toning one East Amherst engineer cold to 24 Wagon Wheel Drive[*] for a Type 300 tree fire. A second call went to a transformer complaint on the same wire a few minutes later; by 5:38 p.m. the engineer was back in service, holding for the power company to make it fully safe.

Amherst · 3200 Transit Road

RESOLVED

The Mulch Was Smoldering — Just the Mulch

Report of smoldering mulch in the parking lot of 3200 Transit Road[*] — the plaza-adjacent tarmac in the Main-Transit district — got Main-Transit’s attention at 4:54 p.m. Fourteen minutes later: “Fire is out, no damage. Main-Transit is back in service at 7 o’clock”. A perfect single-scoop July call.


Regional BlotterBeyond the Northtowns — WNY at large

Buffalo · BFD Ch1

RESOLVED

Grease Fire in Apartment 17: One Engine, One Truck, No Injuries

At 6:40 p.m., Buffalo Fire radioed that Engine 47 had a grease fire on a stove in Apartment 17. Company 26 handled, Truck was up for the report, and the engine cleared as available within minutes. No civilian injuries reported on the air.

Cheektowaga · 143 Kilbourne

Cheektowaga: “Someone in the Tub, Unknown Life Status,” PD Staged

Cheektowaga Fire Dispatch put a tone out at 9:57 p.m. for 143 Kilbourne — “who’s in the tub, unknown life status, stage for PD”. Fire and EMS staged for police as they searched for the party at the address. No further status crossed the air by the end of the window.

Other Calls of Note

[23:20]Amherst · Amherst Fire Eggertsville EMS toned to Stonegate Apartments, 4144 Stonegate Lane, Building 16, for an 85-year-old male who fell and hit his head.
[06:10]Amherst · Amherst Fire Getzville toned to Heritage Christian Services, 840 Dodge Road (Campbell Boulevard at Millersport Highway), for a fire-alarm activation — sourced later to an old carbon-monoxide detector.
[23:02]Amherst · Amherst PD Welfare check at 505 Allenhurst Road for a runaway seven-year-old; caller believed the child was hiding in the basement of that address.
[16:07]Niagara County · Lockport EMS Lockport EMS toned to 245 Bridge Street for a 14-year-old at the pool area — between Gabriel and Crane.
[21:01]Niagara County · Youngstown Additional tones for Youngstown ambulance, 4421 Lower River Road — Lewiston 1 assisting.
[01:16]Buffalo · BFD Ch1 Overnight structure fire cleared with about $3,000 damage to the structure, zero to contents; cause under investigation.
[21:11]Hamburg · T-Hamburg FD North Main resident called reporting “the drill is on fire” — no clarification followed on the air before crews responded.

Editor’s Note

A quieter overnight in the Village of Williamsville — but two Main Street collisions bookended the window. A 17-year-old was clipped in a hit-and-run crossing near Williamsville Center just after 4:20 p.m., and a vehicle went over onto its roof at Main and Mill just after 11 p.m., shutting the westbound lanes for about a half hour. Elsewhere it was mostly EMS runs, one Buffalo grease fire, and a Cheektowaga tub call — plus the day’s signature Overheard: a sleeper in the Eagle House garden bed and a Buffalo Fire crew who found the “fire” was really just weed.

Daily Gem

we just have a heavy odor of marijuana smoke and a little bit of a haze; the rest of the floor is clear”

— BFD Ch1 Disp, 22:42

By the Numbers

Segments
2,575
Active systems
27
Busiest hour
23:00–24:00 (Williamsville rollover on Main)
Regional Breaking
0
Updates
0
By Agency (top 5)
BucketSegs
Airport / aviation1042
Police660
Fire / EMS480
Hotel / shuttle / taxi82
Rail / maritime20
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
Williamsville & Amherst907
Buffalo380
Niagara County990
Cheektowaga / Lancaster / Depew98
Outer counties88

Agency & area buckets are estimated from ProScan channel routing; airport totals include tower/ground/ramp and airline ops across BNIA and NF Intl channels.

[*] = a name the scanner audio left uncertain and could not be confirmed against an official source; treat as unverified. Routine street-name fixes against official municipal lists are applied silently.
The WNY Listening Post · Friday, July 10, 2026 · A.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 62
Compiled from public radio scanner traffic via the WNY Listening Post automated pipeline. Transcriptions are AI-generated and may contain errors; verify names and details before action.