Elma · 2934 Red Road · Car Into Pole

Car Strikes Pole and Tree on Red Road, Entrapment and Downed Wires Report Brings Mercy Flight

A single-vehicle wreck with a driver pinned and power lines reportedly down drew mutual aid from three departments.

Yesterday at 3:52 PM, East Aurora fire dispatch put out a call for an auto accident at 2934 Red Road — reported as a single vehicle that struck a pole and then a tree, with entrapment and possible power lines down in the area.

Dispatch asked for a Mercy Flight status; the crew radioed back that the helicopter was checking weather and would call back. Mutual-aid units rolled from Marilla and the surrounding companies as the scene came together shortly before 4:00 PM.

Orchard Park · Old Glenwood Road · Missing Youth Search

Missing Youth Search Grows Into a Multi-Agency ATV and Drone Grid, Ends With Subject Found

When Hamburg's drone went out of service, Orchard Park and East Aurora rolled ATVs for a grid search that closed safely.

Yesterday at 5:29 PM, Hamburg fire fielded a request to search for a missing youth. With Hamburg's own drone out of service, dispatchers asked Orchard Park for ATVs to assist, and the effort quickly widened into a coordinated multi-agency operation.

By early evening, Mercy Flight WNY, Orchard Park, Hamburg, and East Aurora crews were running a grid search with UTV and foot teams in the Old Glenwood Road area. At 7:43 PM the search concluded — the subject was found and all units returned to base.

Lackawanna · Ridge Road · Armed Robbery

Domino's Driver Robbed at Gunpoint on Ridge Road, Phone Tracked Through the Night

Two suspects fled on foot with cash and a phone; officers followed the phone's signal into the early morning.

Late yesterday, at 11:41 PM, Lackawanna police responded to an armed robbery of a Domino's delivery driver in the area of Ridge Road near 57 Mason. Money and a phone were taken, and two suspects fled on foot.

The stolen phone gave officers a thread to pull: overnight, at 1:05 AM, Lackawanna units followed the tracked signal to 57 Nathan and requested assistance as they worked the location.

Buffalo · 878 Humboldt · Downed Pole

Humboldt Crash Leaves a Downed Metal Pole, Exposed Wires and Four Patients

A two-car wreck near Humboldt Parkway sheared a pole to the ground and brought National Grid to the scene.

Yesterday at 7:37 PM, Buffalo fire crews working a two-car accident on Humboldt radioed dispatch that they had four patients and a metal pole down on the ground. Engine 21 confirmed the numerical address as 878 Humboldt.

Dispatch pressed the crew on the hazards: asked whether there were exposed wires, Engine 21 answered “that's affirmative”. National Grid was notified and a unit responded to secure the downed lines as a runner ambulance was routed to the scene.

West Seneca · 102 South Drive · Threats

Father Tells Caseworker He Would 'Kill Everybody in the Family,' Prompting Overnight Welfare Checks

Communication dropped mid-call, sending West Seneca officers to two addresses to confirm a daughter's safety.

Overnight, at 12:55 AM, West Seneca police were dispatched to 102 South Drive after a father reportedly told CPS he would kill everybody in the family. The line went dead during the call, deepening the concern.

Minutes later, at 12:57 AM, officers moved to a second welfare check on a young female at 27 Monopolis, where the father was said to be making threats and the daughter feared repercussions. Both calls held units through the early-morning hours.

Cheektowaga · Mt. Carmel Cemetery

Grave Concern: Green Sedan Turns a Cemetery Into a Racetrack

Yesterday at 6:42 PM, Cheektowaga police caught a call about a reckless driver tearing through Mt. Carmel Cemetery — a green sedan treating the quietest neighborhood in town like a road course. The eternally resting were not available for comment.

Cheektowaga · The Laundromat

Spin Cycle Standoff: Sandwich-Eating Man Banned From the Laundromat for Life

Yesterday at 4:17 PM, Cheektowaga officers found a man refusing to leave a laundromat and, in the meantime, calmly eating his sub. With no employee on scene to trespass him, dispatch reached the worker who “calls all the time” — and a resolution was struck. As one car put it over the air, the man and his sandwich “came to a compromise”, and he would be “banned for life”.

Town of Tonawanda · 600 Riverwalk

Weeded Out: Landscaper's Own Weed Whacker Vanishes Mid-Job

Yesterday at 4:28 PM, Tonawanda police took a report from 600 Riverwalk that a weed whacker had been stolen while a landscaper was on the job trimming the property. Someone, apparently, needed the edge trimmed elsewhere.

West Seneca · Clinton Street

Porch and Circumstance: Man With Cane Tosses His Things, Then Hails an Uber

Yesterday afternoon, beginning around 4:39 PM, West Seneca police were called to Clinton Street for a heavy-set man in a blue shirt, cane in hand, pounding on a door and hurling belongings off the porch. By the time officers sorted it out, the departing gentleman had already summoned a rideshare and left the scene by Uber.

Chautauqua County · Route 60

Hauling Off: 'Stolen' U-Haul Trailer Recovered Exactly Where It Was Reported

Yesterday at 6:31 PM, Chautauqua law enforcement fielded a report of a stolen U-Haul trailer along Route 60 — a case that closed almost as fast as it opened when the trailer was recovered and confirmed on scene, right where it had been reported.

Buffalo · Rounds Avenue

Woman Says Neighbor Forced His Way In, Tried to Rape Her

Yesterday just before 11 PM, a Buffalo police dispatcher relayed a report from 143 Rounds Avenue where a woman said a male neighbor she had previously been involved with forced his way into her home and attempted to rape her before she was able to push him back outside. Dispatch noted the woman declined further assistance on the call. No arrest was reported over the air during the window.

Buffalo · Clinton Street

Armed, Masked Suspect Chased Onto Railroad Tracks Near Clinton Street

Yesterday at 5:34 PM, Buffalo police radio relayed that “the dude with the gun, black hoodie, gray sweats, black ski mask, he went southbound from the family dollar parking lot on foot”. Dispatchers briefly gave conflicting descriptions of the suspect's race, first calling him Black before correcting the description to a white male in the same black hoodie and gray sweats. Responding officers tracked the man and two others onto the railroad tracks near the Clinton Street overpass at Metcalf Street, radioing for backup to meet them at the bridge. Units converged on the tracks and cleared the call minutes later; no arrest was announced over the air during the window.

Springville · Lawson Road

91-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest After Shower Fall

Yesterday at 7:22 PM, Springville fire dispatch sent EMS to Lawson Road, between Genesee and Heim, after a 91-year-old man fell in the shower and was found unresponsive and struggling to breathe. Dispatch initially described him as unresponsive, then repeated the call minutes later describing him as semi-responsive. No further outcome was broadcast during the window.

Chautauqua County · West Fairmount Avenue

Second Alarm, Mutual Aid Called for Lakewood-Area House Fire

Just after 5:28 AM, Chautauqua County fire dispatch paged Lakewood and Ashville fire companies to a possible structure fire at 4381 West Fairmount Avenue, with a caller reporting “smoke filling the house, caller trying to get the people out” as she worked to get residents out of the house. A second activation went out four minutes later calling for additional manpower, and by 5:43 AM dispatch had escalated the response further, sending Celoron's ambulance along with additional Lakewood and Ashville apparatus and a battalion chief. No injuries or casualty count were broadcast during the window, but the repeated activations and mutual-aid page point to a fire that grew before daybreak and pulled in multiple departments.

Jamestown · Armed Subject BOLO

Jamestown Police Issue BOLO for Armed Man After Family Threat

Overnight around 12:09 AM, Jamestown police put out a be-on-the-lookout for a man identified on dispatch as Fred Piazza Jr. after a reported threat involving family members. Units were given his description and last-known information as the search continued through the early morning; no locate was announced on the air during the window.

Twin District Fire · Working Fire Mayday

Mayday Radio Traffic as Crew Loses Contact With Firefighter at Working Fire

Yesterday just after 7:51 PM, incident command on the Twin District Fire 7 channel called for the FAST team (rapid intervention crew) after a firefighter's personal alarm device began sounding on the first floor of a working fire with no radio response. Command repeated the page for several minutes and asked the FAST team's driver to raise a light tower before the team reported making entry. Around 7:55 PM, command radioed back “firefighter located, first floor, Bravo Charlie corner”, and roughly a minute later confirmed the firefighter had been extricated from the building. No word on the firefighter's condition was broadcast during the window.

Hamburg · I-90 Thruway

Five Kids Spotted Hitchhiking on Thruway Shoulder Near Hamburg

Yesterday at 4:40 PM, a Thruway camera operator radioed that “about five kids walking against traffic on the right shoulder” near mile marker 423 westbound, adding the group appeared to be trying to hitchhike from behind the guardrail on the ramp. A trooper already tied up with a lane-blocking accident nearby couldn't respond right away, so dispatchers asked a second unit near mile marker 399 to start that way while the camera feed was watched for updates. No further resolution was broadcast during the window.