Buffalo · Suspicious Incident

Buffalo Police Broadcast a Report of a Small Female Forced Into a Pickup Truck

Late yesterday afternoon a radio alert described a small female being pushed into a white Chevy pickup by a man and a heavyset woman — and a teenager forced into a house nearby.

Yesterday at about 5:36 PM, a Buffalo police dispatcher put out a suspicious-incident broadcast describing “a small female being forced into a white Chevy pickup, possibly a Silverado”, with a Hispanic male and a heavyset female involved. The call named the suspect as roughly 25 to 30 years old.

In the same transmission, dispatch added a second disturbing detail: a 15-to-17-year-old was reported being forced into a house. Patrol units were assigned to respond. The scanner traffic established the two reports and the vehicle description but did not establish any confirmed abduction, any victim identification, or any arrest before the thread closed.

Buffalo · South Park · Rubbish Fire

A Caller Tells Buffalo Fire a Rubbish Blaze Near the Botanical Gardens Looked Like Someone Burning a Body

A late-evening fire under a bridge near the Botanical Gardens drew engines and police after a caller insisted the burning wasn't just trash.

Yesterday at about 10:00 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched Engine 38 and a battalion chief to the area of Hopkins and Tift for a report of rubbish burning set up near the Botanical Gardens. The alarm carried an unusual and unsettling addition from the caller: “we also believe they're trying to burn a body”.

What followed was several minutes of confusion over where exactly the fire was. The caller had been mapped to Marilla Street but reported he was on a bridge overlooking the flames; dispatch worked through addresses for the Botanical Gardens at 2655 South Park and guided crews down to the foot of Hopkins toward the bridge leading into the gardens. Engine 38, arriving in the area, radioed that it had “nothing at this location” at the first location given and asked for more information. The scanner traffic established the rubbish fire, the police response, and the caller's claim but did not establish anything confirming a body before the thread closed.

Tonawanda · Wrexham / Parkhurst · Foot Pursuit

Tonawanda Police Chase Three Suspects Through Back Yards and Launch a Drone

Overnight, officers tracked two men in black and one in gray across the Wrexham and Parkhurst neighborhood, calling in units to seal the streets and sending up a drone.

Overnight, at about 1:40 AM, a Tonawanda officer reported three individuals running from the Avon and Wrexham North area toward Parkhurst. Minutes later the description firmed up to “two individuals wearing all black, one wearing all gray”, with the suspects moving through the back yards between the north and south ends of the block.

As the search tightened, an officer called for the net to close — "let's hit a car or two off at Parkhurst" — tracking the suspects to the curve where Wrexham and South meet. By about 1:45 AM, a supervisor was positioning units, asking for one car on South, one on Parkhurst, and clearing the drone to go up. The scanner traffic established the pursuit, the backyard search, and the drone deployment but did not establish what prompted the chase or whether anyone was caught before the thread closed.

Cheektowaga · George Urban Boulevard · Domestic Threat

A Child's 911 Call Reports a Man Holding His Grandmother Against the Wall

Late yesterday afternoon, Cheektowaga police flooded George Urban Boulevard after a child caller said a man was inside the home threatening his grandmother.

Yesterday at about 4:30 PM, a Cheektowaga dispatcher sent cars to the 1300 block of George Urban Boulevard, on the south side of Nagel and Bernice, after a child caller stated that “a male is inside the house threatening grandma, holding her against the wall”. Officers covered one another in as they moved toward the home.

Moments later the picture sharpened: a caller identified on dispatch stated the male had kicked in the door. The dispatcher called for radio silence twice — "all cars ready for silence" — clearing the air for the units working the scene. The scanner traffic established the child's report, the forced entry, and the heavy police response but did not establish any injuries or an arrest before the thread closed.

Cheektowaga · Franklin Street · Domestic Assault

An Intoxicated Man Headbutts His Partner With Two Rifles Somewhere in the House

A Cheektowaga domestic turned tense yesterday evening when dispatch warned responding officers of two rifles inside and a victim refusing an ambulance.

Yesterday at about 7:26 PM, a Cheektowaga dispatcher sent officers to 72 Franklin Street, on the north side of Jackson, for a domestic assault. The complainant stated the male had headbutted her and punched her in the face, and that the male was intoxicated.

Dispatch added the warning that drove the response: “there's two rifles in the home, but the male doesn't know where they are”. The parties were separated, and the female was refusing EMS. An officer answered that he was a minute out, and another moved to cover. The scanner traffic established the assault report and the weapons warning but did not establish any arrest or injury treatment before the thread closed.

Buffalo · I-90 Eastbound · Overturned Rig

A Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over Eastbound on I-90, Wheels Throwing Sparks Across the Lanes

Yesterday evening a State Police caller reported an erratic rig flipped on its side with a wheel grinding sparks and debris spread across the road.

Yesterday at about 7:36 PM, a State Police unit on the Thruway channel reported an “erratic 414 eastbound and an upside vehicle” eastbound. The vehicle was a tractor-trailer on its side, with its wheels throwing sparks — the caller noted it looked like the inner right rear wheel — and debris all over the road.

Dispatch moved to notify other units and keep an eye on the lanes as the response set up. An earlier report of a separate tractor-trailer on the westbound right shoulder minutes before was cleared as a disabled vehicle whose tow was already on its way. The scanner traffic established the rollover and the hazard it posed but did not establish any injuries before the thread closed.

Buffalo · East Ferry · Felines & Ladders

Ladder 14 Answers the Oldest Call in the Book: Cat, Roof, Won't Come Down

Yesterday at about 7:50 PM, Buffalo Fire dispatched a Ladder 14 response to 557 Goodyear, between Genesee and East Ferry, where parking enforcement was already on location reporting a cat on the roof. The detail that elevated it from errand to legend: the dispatcher noted the cat “said it's been up there since midnight last night”. A full night of calls, and the ladder company still had to go up for the oldest customer in the fire service.

WNY · AMR South · Signing Off

A Medic Ends the Overnight With a Benediction

At about 4:37 AM, in the small, quiet hours when the air mostly holds unit numbers and travel directions, an AMR South medic keyed up and offered something else entirely: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen”. Then the ordinary traffic resumed — a status return, a note about traveling back north — as if nothing unusual had passed over the channel at all.

WNY · TransAm Ambulance · Caped Response

Chief Dons the Superman Cape for Two Cars in a Parking Lot

Yesterday at about 9:12 PM, a TransAm Ambulance crew brought a little theater to an otherwise humdrum fender-bender, radioing that “Chief put on his Superman cape, responding to two cars in the parking lot”. A parking-lot tangle of two cars, and the cavalry arrived dressed for a bigger emergency. They allowed that they'd handle it either way.

Tonawanda · Niagara Falls Boulevard · Welfare Check

Room 207, the Holiday Inn: A Welfare Check With a Rhythm of Its Own

Yesterday at about 5:13 PM, a Tonawanda dispatcher rattled off a welfare check with the cadence of a seasoned caller: “Six and fifty-one, Chuck Welfare, 2400 Niagara Falls Boulevard at the Holiday Inn”. A family member had phoned the front desk, the subject in the room wasn't answering the phone, and he had diabetes. Crisp, complete, and over before the next unit could key up.

Tonawanda · Moulton Avenue · Working Fire

Two Houses Afire on Moulton Avenue, Tonawanda Crews Chase Conflicting Entrapment Reports

Tonawanda Town Fire Dispatch reported a house fire at 117 Moulton Avenue, between Englewood Avenue[*] [heard: Inglewood Ave] and Belcher Avenue, yesterday at 7:04 PM, with early callers giving conflicting accounts — one stating “everyone is out of both houses”, another warning “there may be two people trapped in one of them”. Ladder 19 arrived within two minutes to find “heavy fire showing” and immediately requested Village company mutual aid. As crews stretched lines, command upgraded the call's scope, radioing dispatch “that's going to be a large two and a half” to describe a large two-and-a-half-story exposure next door. Town and Village companies responded under an auto-aid request, with additional engines arriving from neighboring departments as the fire grew.

Buffalo · Princeton Street · Working Fire

Working Fire Displaces Residents of Two-and-a-Half-Story Princeton Street House

Buffalo Fire Dispatch sent a full box alarm — engines, ladders and a fast team — to a reported structure fire on Princeton Street, between North Legion Avenue and Seneca Street, yesterday just after 9:16 PM, after two separate phone calls reported people trapped inside. Crews arriving moments later found “smoke showing on the first floor”, but quickly confirmed “reports are all occupants are out”. Command then reported “heavy fire, looks like out of bedroom, first floor”, with flames blowing out a window on the house's number-three side, and firefighters began a primary search while stretching a second hose line. Chiefs called in additional equipment — Engine 28, Engine 32 and Ladder 2 — as the fire grew.

Buffalo · Bailey Avenue · Shots Fired

Woman Robbed, Shots Fired Outside Bailey Avenue Mini-Market

Buffalo police sent available C District units to a mini-market on Bailey Avenue yesterday just after 7:14 PM after a man flagged down officers to report a woman nearby had been assaulted. Dispatch relayed that the woman said “she was hit over the head” and was now reporting that “shots were fired”, with no suspect description beyond an unidentified vehicle. She later told the responding ambulance crew that “her phone was taken”. Officers racing to the call were told to slow down as the exact number of shots remained unclear.

Buffalo · Washington Street · Crash, Suspects Flee

Speeding Sedan Crashes Near Washington and Hero, Occupants Scatter on Foot

Early this morning, Buffalo police radio tracked a sedan speeding south through downtown — past Ferry, Jefferson and Michigan — while dispatch emphasized “cars aren't pursuing”. Around 1:49 AM the car crashed near Washington and Hero, with an officer radioing “they took out a light pole”. The vehicle was found unoccupied with three doors open; M&T Bank security told police “there was about four of them” fleeing eastbound. One person was later detained nearby at Pearl Street and Court Street.

Buffalo · Holley Avenue · Death Investigation

Siblings Find Brother Dead Inside Holley Avenue Home

Buffalo police sent an available ambulance to Holley Avenue yesterday around 7:22 PM, where dispatch relayed a DOA call. Minutes later a Bravo unit radioed that a male and female had “found their brother deceased”, with one of them detained for a mental-health crisis evaluation on scene.

Buffalo · Elmwood Avenue · Machete Call

Intoxicated Man Carries Machete Toward Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo Police Swarm West Utica Corridor

Buffalo police dispatch sent B and D District units to West Utica Street and Ashland Avenue just after 5:01 PM for what was first logged as a knife call, then upgraded on the air to a machete. The subject was described as “white male, purple sweater, appears intoxicated, machete in his hand”, walking toward Elmwood Avenue and throwing the weapon into the air as he went. B District cars 424, 441 and 421 and D District cars 451 and 441 were routed to track his path; by 5:02 PM dispatch marked the call cleared, though no arrest was confirmed over the air.

Depew · Mona Court · Carbon Monoxide Call

Carbon Monoxide Call on Mona Court Brings National Fuel, ALS Ambulance to Depew

Depew Fire Control dispatched Village firefighters to Mona Court[*] just after 7:42 PM for a carbon-monoxide detector activation with no symptoms reported. Crews held at quarters on a cold response until Chief 9 — identified on the radio as Bruce — made entry and reported “40 parts per million upon entry”, prompting a request to “roll National Fuel and give me a plus for an evaluation of one”. Dispatch confirmed “National Fuel has been notified, they're en route, no ETA” a few minutes later, and units were released from the scene by 7:53 PM.

Cheektowaga · Eggert Road · Welfare Check

Welfare Check at Eggert Road Apartment Escalates Over Pet Threats, Then Resolves as Family Spat

Cheektowaga police sent backup units to a welfare check yesterday at 26 Eggert Road just before 8:48 PM, after a downstairs neighbor reported that the upstairs tenant — identified on dispatch as Michael Robertson — was having a schizophrenic episode and had said “he's gonna kill a dog and a cat in the episode”, with the complainant adding that he “he just killed a cat recently”. Dispatch held a second car in reserve, saying it was needed “just in case he is having mental episodes like that,” and told the complainant she could return home and keep her animals once officers cleared the apartment. A follow-up call minutes later put the incident in a very different light: the dispute, dispatch relayed, really came down to “having family from Massachusetts visiting during the holidays, and she just doesn't like that he's having guests over”. Units cleared without incident — “good scene right there”, dispatch remarked.

Jamestown · West 7th Street · Domestic Assault

In-Progress Domestic Leaves Man Bleeding From Knife Cuts on Jamestown's West 7th Street

Jamestown police were sent to an in-progress domestic disturbance at 112 West 7th Street just before 12:45 AM, with dispatch describing a subject striking another person in the face with a knife during the confrontation; the radio traffic was partly unclear but indicated a female occupant of the home was also involved. A man was left bleeding from cuts to his face, according to the call. Officers later ran records checks on two people identified on dispatch as Cameron Lawson and Amanda Eddy, with dispatch reporting back that “nothing coming back on Lawson, and Amanda Eddy is negative alarm”.

Ellington · Route 62 · Welfare Check

Sheriff's Deputy Sent to Check on Several People Living in Roadside Camper in Ellington

Chautauqua County sheriff's dispatch sent a deputy to 4477 South Route 62 in Ellington yesterday just after 9:11 PM, after fire crews — who had already cleared the scene — flagged that “apparently there are several subjects in a camper living out there in poor living conditions”. Dispatch relayed to the responding unit that “they're living in this camper along the side of the road”. No further details on the occupants' identities or an outcome were broadcast in this window.