Cheektowaga · Raleigh Avenue · Armed Domestic

Cheektowaga Domestic Turns to Loaded Guns; Mother and Son Flee in a Disabled Car

A Raleigh Avenue call escalated late last night with a report of loaded firearms in the house and a mother and son stranded nearby in a vehicle that would not move.

Late yesterday evening, at about 10:08 PM, Cheektowaga police responded to a domestic at 295 Raleigh Avenue in which a husband was reported going after a mother and son, with loaded firearms said to be in the house, according to the radio traffic.

The mother and son had left the home but were caught out in a disabled vehicle near Honore and Rowley, unable to drive away. The traffic did not state whether the man was located or whether the weapons were recovered.

West Seneca · I-219 · Rollover / Stolen Vehicles

Predawn I-219 Rollover Tangled With Two Stolen Cars; Occupant Flees Into the Woods

West Seneca officers worked a rollover on the I-219 ramp early this morning that involved two stolen vehicles, a fleeing occupant, and a heat source detected among the trees.

Early this morning, at about 5:36 AM, West Seneca police responded to a rollover crash on the I-219 northbound ramp near the Sumridge area, according to the radio traffic. The wreck involved two stolen vehicles, and one occupant fled on foot northbound toward Slade.

Searching officers reported a heat source detected in the nearby woods as they tried to track the runner. The traffic did not say whether the occupant was found or whether anyone was injured in the rollover.

West Seneca · Ideal Street · Missing Juvenile

Teen Vanishes on a Bike Carrying Knives After Threatening His Father; County-Wide Alert Issued

West Seneca police broadcast a county-wide lookout for a juvenile who left on a bicycle with knives after threatening to harm his father.

Yesterday afternoon, beginning around 3:00 PM, West Seneca police searched for a missing juvenile male who had left on a bicycle carrying knives after threatening to harm his father, according to the radio traffic. The call referenced the Ideal Street and Cable Street area, and a county-wide broadcast was issued.

Units worked the search over the afternoon. The traffic did not state whether the teen was located.

Amherst · Niagara Falls Boulevard · Missing Autistic Man

Autistic Man Missing From Town, Known to Roam, Last Seen Near the Boulevard Mall

Amherst police were asked to help find a missing autistic male who is known to wander toward the Boulevard Mall area on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Yesterday at about 8:27 PM, an Amherst police dispatcher asked a unit to head toward the Boulevard Mall at 1201 Niagara Falls Boulevard after a neighboring department reported a missing autistic male from its town who is known to roam that area, according to the radio traffic.

A description was placed on the dispatch screen for officers. The traffic did not state whether the man was found.

Tonawanda · Sheridan Drive · Three-Car Crash

Four Hurt in Three-Car Crash at Sheridan and Niagara Falls Boulevard Near Stanton Optical

Tonawanda police shut down lanes at the busy corner last night to work a three-car wreck that left four people reporting injuries.

Yesterday at about 8:37 PM, Tonawanda police responded to a three-car crash at Sheridan Drive and Niagara Falls Boulevard in front of Stanton Optical, with a caller reporting four injuries, according to the radio traffic.

Officers set up traffic control at the intersection, with one asking a partner to block the far right lane, and a female with back pain asked to be evaluated by medics on scene. The traffic did not describe the severity of the injuries or how the collision occurred.

Amherst · Millersport & Flint · Injury Crash

Three-Car Injury Crash Snarls Millersport and Flint During the Evening Commute

Amherst officers worked to push a wreck out of a left-turn lane near Millersport and Flint after a three-car collision left one driver stuck in traffic.

Yesterday at about 6:30 PM, Amherst police handled a three-car injury accident near Millersport Highway and Flint Road, with a vehicle stuck in a left-hand turn lane leaving officers, as one put it, “in a bad spot,” according to the radio traffic.

Officers called for another car for traffic so they could push the involved vehicle into a nearby parking lot. The traffic did not describe the extent of the injuries.

Amherst · Route 90 · Overnight Pursuit

Overnight Amherst Pursuit Ends With a Driver on Foot; Subject Still Outstanding at Daybreak

An early-morning chase saw an SUV occupant leap into a fleeing sedan; hours later officers were still checking buildings for a possible criminal trespass suspect.

Overnight, at about 1:29 AM, Amherst police were in a vehicle pursuit that headed westbound on the 90, with the sedan named as the vehicle they were chasing, according to the radio traffic. “One driver of the SUV got into the sedan and the sedan took off with them,” a unit reported, describing outstanding runners after a driver bailed into the passenger seat.

The thread carried into the early morning hours: near 6:00 AM a unit was working the Transit and North French area, and by 6:13 AM officers said they were still looking for a subject who may have committed criminal trespass or slipped inside one of the nearby buildings. The traffic did not indicate the subject was in custody.

Buffalo · Airport · Ramp Ops

“Oh Shit, Wait, You Better Grab Them”: A Ramp Crew's Split-Second Save

The airport shuttle channel captured the exact instant something almost got away during an aircraft turnaround.

Yesterday just after 6:00 PM, a Buffalo Niagara ramp crew keyed up mid-scramble during a plane turnaround, and the mic caught the whole tiny drama in three beats: “You got a little bit of radio in there, can you?”, then the panic — “Oh shit, wait, you better grab them” — and finally the trailing “Ah, we got — ” as somebody, presumably, got them. What “them” was, the radio never said. Whatever it was, it was caught.

Hamburg · Dolphin Drive · Mercy Flight

“Put the Rotators on the Engine for Us”: How to Flag Down a Helicopter, Deadpan Edition

Crews traded lighting instructions so Mercy Flight could find the scene on Dolphin Drive.

Yesterday at about 9:44 PM, with Mercy Flight inbound to a Dolphin Drive medical call, the ground crews worked out a beacon system in the flattest possible terms. “Put the rotators on the engine for us,” one side asked; “have the lights on so we can copy, we'll turn the lights on,” came the reply. A whole aerial rendezvous, negotiated like someone confirming a porch light before a dinner guest arrives.

Lancaster · Broadway-Steinfeld · Road Hazard

Bags of Something Tumble Off a Truck, and Broadway-Steinfeld Grinds to a Halt

Multiple callers reported an obstacle course near Broadway that a truck simply left behind.

Yesterday at about 9:22 PM, Lancaster dispatch fielded a run of calls about the Broadway-Steinfeld area, all reporting the same thing: some sort of bags that had fallen off the back of a truck and were now impeding traffic. The truck, of course, was long gone. What the bags contained went unrecorded — leaving drivers to negotiate a mystery cargo scattered across the road.

Buffalo · Jewett Avenue · Fire Dispatch

“Waiting for the M1s”: Truck 7 Settles In for the Paperwork

A school-bus fender-bender on Jewett wound down into the laconic rhythm of a routine report.

Yesterday at about 4:00 PM, after a school bus and a work truck tangled on Jewett Avenue and the initial alarm bells about children on board quieted down, Buffalo Fire command delivered the anticlimax in perfect deadpan: “Seems to be a PDO, Truck 7 is going to handle, they're waiting for the M1s. You can pick up the rest of the units.” No drama, no injuries worth the full assignment — just a truck crew settling in to wait for the paperwork.

Jamestown · Dispatch · Local Color

A Jamestown Dispatcher Recites the Map, Wingnutz and All

The city's dispatch traffic doubled as a tour of local roads, towns, and one very Jamestown landmark.

Yesterday at about 6:51 PM, Jamestown dispatch traffic rolled through the local geography the way only a hometown channel can — roads, towns, agencies, and landmarks, among them a bar named Wingnutz. There is no news in it, exactly. It is just the sound of a place knowing itself by name.

Tonawanda · Kenmore Military Road

Possible Burglary in Progress Near Kenmore Military Road

Yesterday evening, just after 6:20 PM, a Tonawanda police unit was sent to check a possible burglary in progress near Orchard and Kenmore Military Road, with dispatch describing a blue Bronco at the scene, an open gate, and a back door that appeared to have been forced.

Buffalo · Silo City

19-Year-Old's Suicide Attempt at Silo City Apartments Draws Buffalo Police

Just before 3:31 PM yesterday, Buffalo police dispatch called for available units on a suicide attempt at an apartment complex on Silo City Road, apartment 229, describing a 19-year-old woman who had taken an intentional overdose.

A second radio call minutes later repeated the details, and dispatch flagged that a crisis-response unit, referred to on the air as ADI, had not yet been notified and said it would confirm.

Buffalo · 16th Street

Missing 11-Year-Old Reported From 16th Street Clears Quickly on the Radio

Just after 4:52 PM yesterday, Buffalo police dispatch asked for available units on a missing child under 12, reporting that a mother identified on the radio as Shaquina said her 11-year-old daughter, identified as Malaysia, was missing from a home on 16th Street.

Several patrol units converged within the minute, but dispatch cleared at least two of them inside two minutes, saying there was “no further information at this time”; dispatch also noted trouble reaching the mother on a callback, and the outcome was not stated on the air.

Buffalo · South Division Street

Armed Man Reported Outside South Division Apartment Building

Yesterday evening, just after 6:30 PM, Buffalo police Bravo cars were sent to 214 South Division Street on a gun call after a female caller reported a man outside — described as a Black male in a red hoodie — was armed; dispatch noted the caller was cooperative and gave known directions.

Buffalo · Trenton Avenue

Elevator Entrapment on Trenton Avenue Draws Four Buffalo Fire Companies

Yesterday around 3:12 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched Engine 2, Ladder 4, Rescue 1 and Battalion 44 to 345 Trenton Avenue for an elevator entrapment, after a caller reported that “her husband is stuck in the elevator on the right-hand side between the second and third floors”.

Dispatch confirmed one occupant trapped in the elevator car, with no additional detail on his condition broadcast over the air.

Cheektowaga · Garden Village Drive

Cheektowaga Welfare Check Sent After Parent Fails to Pick Up Newborn From NICU

Yesterday just before 6:43 PM, Cheektowaga police dispatch sent a unit to 20 Garden Village Drive, Apartment 1, to try to reach a resident who was supposed to pick up their child from the NICU and had not shown up.

Dispatch corrected itself moments later, clarifying the newborn was at Mercy Hospital's NICU rather than the hospital first named; no further update on whether the resident was reached went out over the air.

Java · North Java

Overnight Barn Fire in North Java Pulls in Departments From Across Wyoming County

Just after 2:26 AM, Wyoming County Fire dispatch sent a rolling mutual-aid response to a possible structure fire at a farm on Torrey Hill Road in North Java, sending Arcade and Sheldon companies to the scene while Bennington and Holland shifted into neighboring stations to keep them covered.

Warsaw's crew arrived on scene and reported a “working barn fire”, calling for an aerial apparatus and asking dispatch to get the power company out to the address; no injuries were reported over the air.

Warsaw · North Main Street

Warsaw Welfare Check Turns to Forced Entry After Tenant Unheard From Since Thursday

Yesterday evening, just before 8:48 PM, Wyoming County sheriff's deputies were sent to apartment 1 at 6 North Main Street in Warsaw for a welfare check on a tenant identified over the air only as Brandon, after neither the landlord — who had already begun eviction proceedings — nor anyone else had heard from him since Thursday.

Dispatch noted the door was locked from the inside and authorized forced entry once the landlord was reached by phone; the outcome of the check was not stated over the air.

Wyoming County · Pleasant Valley Road

Wyoming County Deputies Check on Woman After Reports of Overdose Messages

Yesterday around 9:13 PM, Wyoming County sheriff's deputies were sent to the Fawn Lake community on Pleasant Valley Road, site number 92, for a welfare check on a woman identified over the radio as Corinda Shepherd after a caller reported she had been sending messages about overdosing on pills; dispatch said she should be driving a beige Equinox, with her husband heading there separately from Holland in a silver Chevy Trax.

The responding unit cleared the call a few minutes later with a 10-24, though no further word on Shepherd's condition went out over the air.

Fredonia · Webster Road

Pickup Crash on Webster Road Puts Medevac on Standby for Broken Legs

Early this morning, just before 3:04 AM, Fredonia fire dispatch sent Tower 18 and Ambulance 12 to a crashed pickup truck at 5387 Webster Road, near Walden Road and Old Mill Road[*] [heard: Hold Mill Road], for a driver complaining of possible broken legs.

Dispatch checked with a medevac helicopter service on a possible flight, which reported it could respond with a 16-minute ETA if needed, but the call ultimately stayed with ground crews; Ambulance 12 arrived to find one vehicle off the road with significant front-end damage, and State Police were asked to the scene.

Jamestown · Bowen Street

Bowen Street Domestic Dispute Includes Mention of Firearm, Never Displayed

Yesterday evening, just before 6:42 PM, Jamestown police were sent to a domestic dispute at 153 Bowen Street involving the caller, his girlfriend and the girlfriend's father; the father reportedly mentioned getting a firearm during the argument, though it was never displayed.

Both the girlfriend and her father remained in the area as officers responded, though the father's whereabouts were unknown, and a second unit was asked to back up the responding officer at the scene.

Randolph · Jamestown Street

Randolph Welfare Check Turns Into Search After Teen Punches Himself, Flees Home

Yesterday around 9:39 PM, Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies were sent to a home on Jamestown Street in Randolph for a welfare check after a caller reported that a 19-year-old had been making remarks about harming himself, then began punching himself in the head before running out the door; the caller described him in a black shirt with white lettering and black shorts.

Deputies checked the property but could not find him, and at least two more patrol units, including one already en route from nearby Little Valley, converged on the area to help search; the outcome was not reported over the air.