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Williamsville · Dent Tower

Cardiac Arrest in Suite 200 Draws Full Response to Dent Tower

At 5:13 PM, Amherst Fire dispatched a full cardiac response to Dent Tower, 3980 Sheridan Drive, for a 66-year-old male reported in cardiac arrest in Sheridan Drive between Harlem Road and Campus Drive North. A follow-up transmission a minute later placed the patient in suite 200 of the medical building.

Ellicott Creek engine and Twin Cities Ambulance were both routed; there is no update on the air about outcome, and the address dropped off the traffic after the transport window.

Top StoriesThe best of the wires — county-wide

Newstead · Sleepy Hollow Campground

RESOLVED

Bee Sting at Newstead Campground Puts Man in Anaphylaxis

At 6:41 PM Amherst Fire toned Newstead units to Sleepy Hollow Campground, 13800 Seal Road, between Crittenden and County Line Road, for a 41-year-old male reported in severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. A Twin Cities Ambulance paramedic unit was on scene by 6:48 PM and the call cleared shortly after.

Amherst · I-290 at Niagara Falls Boulevard

RESOLVED

Multi-Vehicle Injury Wreck on I-290 Sends Nine-Year-Old to Hospital

Between 3:43 AM and 3:49 PM Amherst PD and Amherst Fire ran a multi-vehicle injury accident on I-290 eastbound at the Niagara Falls Boulevard exit. Dispatch relayed that a 9-year-old occupant sustained a head laceration; a Twin Cities Ambulance transport followed.

Cheektowaga · 190 Streeley

RESOLVED

Light Smoke, Then Nothing: House Fire on Streeley Extinguished on Arrival

Cheektowaga Fire dispatched to a reported two-story house fire at 190 Streeley at 11:32 PM with light smoke showing from the front door. Crews found the fire had already self-extinguished; no injuries were reported, and the call closed by 11:38 PM.

Buffalo · East Side

RESOLVED

Flames in the Wall: Winslow Structure Fire Contained to Outlet

Buffalo Fire worked a structure fire at 430 Winslow, between Fillmore and Kerr, from 5:03 PM. Companies reported flames coming from an electrical outlet inside a wall; the fire was knocked down without entrapment and the box cleared just after 5:15 PM.

Buffalo · South Division

ONGOING

Armed Juveniles in a Red Dodge Van Send BPD Sweeping South Division

At 10:27 PM BPD C and E districts fielded a call at 888 South Division reporting three Black male juveniles armed with guns in a red Dodge van, fleeing eastbound. A four-unit response saturated the corridor; no arrests were on the air by the window's close and units downshifted to canvassing.

Amherst · Main / Allen / Slossett

RESOLVED

Foot Chase Through the Village Ends Without a Cuff on Felony Warrants

Between 9:57 AM and 10:03 PM Amherst PD units chased a suspect on foot through the Main Street / Allen / Slossett area, described on the air as wanted on F2 warrants and last seen running southbound. A two-unit perimeter was set; the subject was not located by the time the traffic tapered.


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

Cheektowaga · Walden Galleria

The Galleria's Parking-Ramp Cat: Engine Off, Windows Up, Meow

The mall three-level ramp, second floor, 3:11 PM. Cheektowaga PD dispatch: cat trapped in a vehicle, engine off, windows up. No word on the cat's disposition; the record simply moved on.

Sherman · 103 West Main

The Egg Was Not To His Liking

Just before quarter-of-seven Friday morning, Chautauqua LE ran a disorderly-male call at 103 West Main Street in the village of Sherman. The complaint on the record: the way an egg had been prepared. History does not tell us whether the yolk was over-hard, the whites were runny, or the pepper hit the plate first, but somebody dialed 911 about it.

Frewsburg · Quick Fill

Axe-Wielding Regular Loiters Outside the Quick Fill; No Threats Reported

Chautauqua LE, 9:55 PM: a male “standing outside with axe” at Quick Fill on West Main Street in Frewsburg. No threats reported — he was, according to the record, just standing there. With an axe.

Jamestown · Harrison Street

Suspicious Circumstances: The Man in the Orange Suit Was Disrobing Himself

Jamestown PD logged a suspicious-person call at 9:06 PM on Harrison Street for “male in orange suit appearing to undress himself.” No further transmissions on the outcome; the reader may draw their own conclusions about the suit.

Amherst · an unattended golf cart

RESOLVED

Golf Cart, Keys In, Left on a Roadway Corner — Owner Located

At 4:47 AM Amherst PD ran a call for an abandoned golf cart on a roadway corner, keys still in the ignition. The record is discreet about who left it or how it got there; by 4:48 AM the owner had been located.


Regional BlotterThe rest of the record, by region

Buffalo Metro

Buffalo · 1290 Delaware

RESOLVED

Predawn Psychotic Episode at 1290 Delaware Draws Fire and Police

Buffalo Fire and BPD converged on 1290 Delaware, apt 2D just after 6:10 AM for a naked female in a psychotic episode, throwing items and burning paper; the smoke was captured by the building's alarm. Companies handled it on scene and cleared the box before 6:30 AM.

Buffalo · Michigan / Room 408

RESOLVED

Cardiac Arrest at 1031 Michigan Draws Four-Unit Response

Buffalo Fire dispatched a four-unit medical response to 1031 Michigan, Room 408, between High and Goodrich, at 6:22 PM for a cardiac arrest.

Buffalo · Wehrle Drive playground

Two Unattended Toddlers at Wehrle Drive Playground, No Adults, No English

BPD in the C-E districts responded to 453 Wehrle Drive at 3:12 PM for two children roughly 2 to 3 years old found unattended at the playground with no adults present and no English spoken. Units were on scene for the reunion; the disposition is not on the record.

Southtowns

Hamburg · 2858 Roswell Park Parkway

ONGOING

Cardiac Arrest, CPR In Progress on Roswell Park Parkway

Hamburg Fire ran a working cardiac arrest at 2858 Roswell Park Parkway at 4:11 PM, a 50-year-old female with CPR already in progress and paramedic response initiated. She was transported to Mercy Hospital.

East Aurora · 60 Woodside

RESOLVED

Possible Structure Fire on Woodside Draws Full East Aurora Response

East Aurora Fire ran a possible structure fire at 60 Woodside Drive at 10:43 PM. Initial arriving units reported nothing showing from the outside; a three-unit response worked the address and cleared without escalation.

GLOW Counties

Genesee County · Pembroke Service Station

ONGOING

CPR at the Pembroke Service Station on Indian Falls Road

Genesee County Fire ran a full ALS response to the Pembroke Service Station, 8319 Indian Falls Road, at 1:05 AM for a 50-year-old female unresponsive and not breathing; CPR was in progress on arrival with Mercy Medic responding. Multiple activations followed for the extended run.

Other Calls of Note

Northtowns
[4:59 PM]Amherst · 8150 Transit Road Two people slumped in a white Honda Civic near the Garden Center at Lowe's; PD and Fire responded.
[8:26 PM]Amherst · Glen Park Tavern 40-year-old female passed out, conscious but not alert, at Glen Park Tavern, 5507 Main Street; PD and Fire responded, Williamsville 9-2 handled.
[12:18 AM]Amherst · Chipotle, 5712 Main Street Suspicious occurrence in the rear parking lot — two intoxicated parties by a silver Chevy at Chipotle.
[6:37 AM]Tonawanda · 3588 Delaware Avenue, Bank of America Female slumped over the wheel at the drive-through; vehicle damage reported.
[6:47 PM]Amherst · Sleepy Hollow Campground Main Office Medical call to the Sleepy Hollow Campground Main Office; Newstead units responding.
[11:18 PM]Clarence · 4949 Transit Road, 7-Eleven Five teenagers causing issues in the store; officers responded.
Buffalo Metro
[10:30 PM]Buffalo · Gallagher Pier Fire under the pier; two-unit response dispatched.
[8:54 PM]Buffalo · 45 Roosevelt Avenue Six shots reported by multiple callers; four-unit response, possible gun involved.
[8:23 PM]Buffalo · 66 Custer Apt 321 Search warrant executed; one blank-firing gun and narcotics recovered.
[9:42 PM]Buffalo · 462 Grider Street, ECMC Two commercial alarm activations back-to-back; second call revealed a malicious pull by a patient, handled on scene.
[3:48 PM]Cheektowaga · Walden Galleria Black 2015 Toyota Corolla stolen from the JC Penney upper level with keys left inside and doors unlocked.
[6:24 PM]Cheektowaga · Ellery Drive Female making threats of suicide by knife; three-unit mental-hygiene response.
[6:06 PM]Depew · 112 Lee Street 14-year-old female in mental-health crisis, threatening suicide; three-unit response.
[4:23 PM]Cheektowaga · 1-2 Yvonne Avenue Wires down; National Grid dispatched to the 911 call in Cheektowaga.
GLOW Counties
[12:50 AM]Genesee County · The Grand, 257 State Street 66-year-old female with chest pain and a cardiac history at The Grand Rehabilitation Center Room 26B; Mercy Medic requested.
Chautauqua & Cattaraugus
[9:35 PM]Cattaraugus · Route 353 near Little Valley Possible domestic violence; woman trying to get away from a male on the roadway toward Salamanca.
[8:07 PM]Jamestown · Washington Street Bridge Male on the bridge, caller concerned about possible jump; units responded.
[1:03 AM]Cattaraugus · 118 Kingsley Street, Randolph 15-year-old female, 2,500 mg Tylenol overdose; BLS EMS dispatched.

Editor’s Note

A busy sixteen-hour window — 14,743 segments, 31 systems, 460 machine-tagged incidents — with the heaviest volume out of Buffalo (150 incidents) and Chautauqua/Cattaraugus (105). The Northtowns produced the day's medical drama: a suite-200 cardiac arrest at Dent Tower, a bee-sting anaphylaxis at a Newstead campground, and an I-290 injury MVA that put a 9-year-old in the ambulance with a head laceration. The Overheard column runs on human weirdness — a cat locked in a Galleria parking-ramp car, a Sherman resident phoning police over a botched breakfast egg, and an axe-carrying customer outside a Frewsburg gas station.

Daily Gem

male in orange suit appearing to undress himself”

— Jamestown PD Dispatch, 9:06 PM

By the Numbers

Segments
14,743
Active systems
31
Busiest hour
8:00 PM–9:00 PM (Buffalo Fire and BPD Districts C-E)
Regional Breaking
0
Updates
0
By Agency (top 5)
BucketSegs
Police4200
Fire / EMS3900
Airport / aviation800
Rail / maritime200
Hotel / shuttle / taxi150
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
Buffalo4200
Williamsville & Amherst2100
Cheektowaga / Lancaster / Depew1900
Other Erie County1600
Niagara County900

Agency and area buckets are estimated from channel-context inference; individual segment counts by channel are exact.

The WNY Listening Post · Friday, August 7, 2026 · A.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 90
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.