Buffalo · Durham Avenue · Domestic Violence

Woman Locks Herself Away as Boyfriend Strangles Her and Blocks Her From Calling 911, Buffalo Dispatch Reports

A third-party relay drove the emergency: an off-site woman called after another woman told her she couldn't get out or reach police.

Just after 12:25 PM this morning, Buffalo police were sent to 82 Durham in the lower unit for a domestic that came in through a chain of callers, according to the radio traffic. An off-site woman had called police after another woman phoned her to say her boyfriend was threatening her, would not let her call 911, and would not let her leave.

The dispatcher's relay to responding cars was stark: “the male is strangling her, she's locked herself in a room away from him, his name is Tay”. The traffic gave the male's name only as Tay. The scanner did not broadcast a resolution during the window.

West Seneca · Mill Road · Domestic Threat

Third-Party 911 Call Reports Boyfriend Threatening to Kill Girlfriend at a Mill Road Apartment

West Seneca police were called to a domestic relayed by someone off-site who feared for the woman inside.

Overnight, at about 12:47 AM, West Seneca police were dispatched to a domestic dispute at 750 Mill Road, Apartment 1, according to the radio traffic. The call came in third-party, with a report that a boyfriend was threatening to kill his girlfriend inside the unit.

The call ran on the West Seneca radio for more than twenty minutes as officers worked the address. The scanner did not broadcast an arrest or other resolution during the window.

Buffalo · Helmison · Welfare Check

Welfare Check on a 12-Year-Old Reported to Have a Parent's Gun and Suicidal Statements

Buffalo dispatch relayed that the child said the firearm came from a police-officer father.

Yesterday evening at about 9:24 PM, Buffalo police were sent on an urgent welfare check at 6 Helmison, according to the radio traffic. Dispatch relayed information gathered for a 12-year-old named Jordan who, callers said, had a gun and stated they wanted to shoot themselves.

The dispatcher passed along the detail that made the call more serious: “their father is a cop, and they got it from him”. Cars raced to the address, and within minutes an officer reported being on scene. The scanner did not broadcast a further resolution during the window.

Cheektowaga · Genesee Street · Fire Risk

Dementia Patient on Oxygen Tries to Light Papers in an Oven at a Genesee Street Suites, Prompting a Fire-Risk Call

Staff reported an elderly man in nicotine withdrawal attempting to set papers alight while on home oxygen.

Yesterday evening, at about 9:46 PM, Cheektowaga Fire fielded a call from Tompley Suites at 4265 Genesee Street, Room 202, described as an elderly male with dementia, on oxygen, attempting to light papers with the oven amid nicotine withdrawal — a combination that carries a real fire risk with oxygen equipment in the room, according to the radio traffic.

The call ran alongside a busy evening for Cheektowaga fire and EMS. The scanner did not broadcast a fire or a resolution beyond the response during the window.

Cattaraugus County · Olean · Robbery

Robbery of a Woman Reported Near The Pines in Olean; Suspect Description Broadcast

Olean police and the Cattaraugus County Sheriff put out a lookout for a male suspect on the west side.

Yesterday evening at about 7:50 PM, Olean police and the Cattaraugus County Sheriff worked a reported robbery of a woman near The Pines off West State Street, according to the radio traffic.

Dispatch broadcast a description of the male suspect — a pink sweater, black leggings and a backpack — to responding units. The scanner did not broadcast an arrest or other resolution during the window.

Cattaraugus County · National Fuel · The Long Wait

Fire Crew Asks National Fuel for an ETA, Gets the Bad News Instead

There are hold times, and then there is the utility answer that reframes your whole evening.

Late yesterday evening, around 10:16 PM, a Cattaraugus fire crew keyed up to ask dispatch a simple question: when might National Fuel actually show up? The answer relayed back was less a time than a season — a three-day wait, per the traffic. The crew took it with the equanimity of people who have heard worse, allowing they would try back, according to the radio traffic.

Cheektowaga · Route 33 · Too Many Wee-Woos

Say Again: Officer Can't Hear the Plates Over Too Many Wee-Woos

A rollover on Genesee at the 33 came with its own soundtrack.

Yesterday afternoon, working a rollover crash at the entrance to the 33 off Genesee, a Cheektowaga officer tried to run two plates back to a colleague. It didn't take. “Stand 4, couldn't hear you. Too many wee-woos in the background”, came the reply — the technical term, apparently, for a scene with enough sirens running that radio work becomes optional, according to the traffic.

West Seneca · Send in the Drone

Second Floor, No Stairs: An Officer Floats Sending in the Drone

When the subject can't come down, one solution flies.

Overnight, faced with a subject who couldn't manage the stairs, a West Seneca officer reached for the twenty-first-century workaround. “This guy can't walk, so I'm going to have to bring the drone in for your second floor”, he told dispatch, per the radio traffic — proof that the modern patrol kit includes an aircraft for the awkward second-floor problem.

Thruway · An Existential Traffic Stop

Trooper's Deadpan Verdict: "Apparently We Don't Know What a Police Officer Is"

A driver doing 29 on the Thruway prompts some philosophy over the air.

Yesterday afternoon, a Pennsylvania plate crawling along the Thruway at 29 miles an hour set off a slow-motion failure-to-comply. When it finally came to rest and the trooper marked himself secure, he offered dispatch a weary summary of the encounter: “I'll be secure. Apparently we don't know what a police officer is”, according to the radio traffic.

Buffalo · Seventh Street · One Live Round

By the Garbage Cans: A Buffalo Dispatcher Logs One Live Round, Calmly

The steady voice of a late shift, noting exactly where the evidence sits.

Late yesterday, following up on a shooting near Seventh Street, a Buffalo unit asked dispatch to make a note with the unhurried precision the job demands: “we got one live round at 423 735 at the garbage cans, please”, per the radio traffic. No drama, just an exact address for a single cartridge.

Amherst · Maple Road

75-Year-Old Found Not Breathing in Suburban Hospital Parking Lot

At 5:47 PM yesterday, Amherst Fire dispatch sent an echo-level response — the department's highest EMS priority — to the parking lot of Suburban Hospital on Maple Road, near St. Gregory Court, for a 75-year-old woman who was not breathing.

Dispatch directed crews to parking lot D and described the woman's vehicle as a blue Equinox; East Amherst engines were already en route within a minute, and a Clarence unit radioed in asking to be added to the call as well.

Amherst · Briarhurst

Welfare Check on Briarhurst Recalls February's “Deplorable” Conditions

At 5:12 PM yesterday, Amherst police dispatch sent a patrol unit to 149 Briarhurst for a welfare check after a caller identified on dispatch as Justin Culpera said he hadn't heard from his father in several days.

Dispatch flagged the address for the responding officer before they arrived: the department had been called out in February and found “deplorable living conditions”, conditions that were referred to Adult Protective Services at the time.

Tonawanda · Parker Boulevard

Group Home Resident Drinks Bleach, Locks Herself in Bathroom

At 6:01 PM yesterday, Tonawanda police dispatch sent three units to 1153 Parker Boulevard, a group home, after staff reported a female resident had drunk bleach and then locked herself in the bathroom.

Officers were still en route when another unit radioed that staff had managed to get the bathroom door open, though the woman could still be heard yelling from inside.

Buffalo · Seventh Street

Man Shot on Buffalo's Seventh Street, Downstairs Neighbor Implicated

Yesterday just after 11 PM, Buffalo police districts B through D relayed a shots-fired call at 424 Seventh Street, with four to five gunshots heard and a caller reporting the shooter fleeing on foot.

Officers located a man down on the ground at 364 Seventh Street and requested additional units to assist on the shooting; radio traffic then reported the victim told police the downstairs neighbor had arranged for people to come over and shoot him, an account investigators were still working to confirm.

Buffalo · Abbott Street

Shots Fired at Vehicle Outside Buffalo Dispensary, Casing Recovered

Yesterday at 8:14 PM, Buffalo police District A radio relayed a report of shots fired at a vehicle outside a marijuana dispensary on Abbott Street, with a caller describing three Black men running from the scene, one in a black hoodie with white lettering and light blue skinny jeans.

Units arriving within the minute found one shell casing outside 102 Abbott Street, consistent with a witness account of two gunshots, and flagged a security camera at 98 Abbott Street for the investigation.

Cheektowaga · Borden Road

Working House Fire Evacuates Borden Road Family, Draws Four-Company Response

At 6:14 AM, Cheektowaga Fire dispatch sent the South Line company to 801 Borden Road, on the east side between Castlewood and Armand, to check a possible residential fire after neighbors called saying they had woken up to flames but couldn't say what was burning.

South Line's chief found the house already evacuated with nothing showing on arrival, then moments later radioed a “working fire, upstairs, left side” and asked police to close the surrounding streets; the call was assigned its own radio channel to manage the response.

Bellevue Hose Co. moved a crew to stand by at its own hall for South Line, while dispatch sent several more engine and truck companies — including Twin District and ESG1 units — switching them to the incident channel as they rolled, a mutual-aid response spanning four departments.

Batavia · East Main Street

Fire Alarm Shows Second-Floor Fire at St. Mary Apartments in Batavia

Yesterday at 7:11 PM, Batavia city fire crews were sent through Genesee County Fire dispatch to a commercial fire alarm at 541 East Main Street, the St. Mary Apartments, after the panel indicated a fire on the second floor.

Chautauqua County · 4th Avenue

Driver In and Out of Consciousness After Car Strikes Building on 4th Avenue

Yesterday at 7:12 PM, Chautauqua County Fire dispatch sent Engine 311 and Rescue 312 to 1475 4th Avenue Extension after a vehicle struck the building, leaving the male driver going in and out of consciousness.

Frewsburg · Venman Street

Teen's Benadryl Overdose Draws Sheriff's Office, Two EMS Crews to Frewsburg

Early this morning at 3:56 AM, Chautauqua Fire Dispatch sent Frewsburg EMS on a priority response to Venman Street in Frewsburg for a 14-year-old girl who had ingested 12 Benadryl tablets, with the Sheriff's Office also responding.

A second alarm went out minutes later for an additional crew still needed on scene, and by 4:01 AM dispatch had added Medic 74 to assist Frewsburg with the same call.