Chautauqua County · Westfield · Jones Road · Armed Subject

An Armed Man Refuses to Leave a Westfield-Area Home, Making Threats; Deputies Secure the Scene and the Weapon

A caller watching from a red pickup across the street reported a man refusing to leave a Jones Road residence and threatening the people inside, with a long rifle later observed before the subject was taken into custody.

Just before 11:00 PM last night, Chautauqua County dispatch sent units to 8518 Jones Road in the Westfield area, near Sherman Road and Parker Road, for a man — identified on the air as Marcus Dettweiler — allegedly refusing to leave and “making threats towards several subjects there at the residence”. The caller had pulled across the street and was watching from a red F-150 as deputies headed in.

A deputy relayed that “in the past, the caller has known him to carry a handgun and a pocketknife”, though it could not be confirmed on scene at that moment. Over the next half hour deputies reported an armed subject inside with a long rifle observed, ran emergency traffic, and then marked the subjects secured with the weapon taken into custody — the standoff ending without reported injury.

Cheektowaga · Lovejoy Street · Domestic

A Lovejoy Street Domestic Turns to a Bleeding Victim and Word of a Handgun in the Apartment

A woman ran from a Cheektowaga apartment saying she'd been punched in the face and the man had a knife; as officers massed, dispatch warned of a black handgun somewhere inside.

Yesterday at about 4:46 PM, Cheektowaga police rushed cars to 1345 Lovejoy Street, Apartment 5, south side between Wagner and Atlantic, for a domestic in progress. The caller said the man “punched her in the face. He had a knife”, then ran from the house while he stayed inside — and she disconnected before dispatchers could call her back.

Officers stacked multiple units on the address as word came the woman was bleeding, and an ambulance staged nearby off Walden and Harlem. Minutes in, dispatch added a sharper warning for the cars moving up: “also has a black handgun somewhere in the house”. Crews held the air as officers pulled up on East Lovejoy. The scanner did not broadcast an arrest or the victim's condition before the thread moved on.

Clarence · Greiner Road · Industrial Accident

A Worker Is Impaled Knee to Foot by a Steel Pole in a Greiner Road Industrial Accident

A 40-year-old woman was pinned by a steel pole running from her knee down to her foot at a Greiner Road steel operation; crews reported the injury serious but not life-threatening.

Late last night, around 10:21 PM, Cheektowaga police and fire responded to 54 Greiner Road for an industrial accident at a steel operation, where a 40-year-old woman had been impaled by a steel pole running from her knee down to her foot.

An AMR crew had the call upgraded from a cold to a hot response as the scope became clear. Crews worked to free and stabilize the woman; the injury was reported serious but not life-threatening. The scanner did not broadcast further detail on her condition before the thread closed.

Chautauqua County · Jamestown · Missing Juvenile

Jamestown Police Search Overnight for a Missing Ninth-Grader Last Seen at School

Patrol cars carried a full description of 14-year-old Connor M. Jimerson, last seen leaving Jamestown High School in a red shirt and blue jeans with a red basketball bag.

Late last night, around 11:34 PM, Jamestown dispatch put a missing-person broadcast on all patrol cars for Connor M. Jimerson, a 14-year-old ninth-grade student at Jamestown High School. He was described as about 5'4" and 115 to 120 pounds with dark brown hair, last seen at school in a red shirt with blue lettering, blue jeans and a red basketball bag.

Dispatch said he left the school in an unknown direction, and officers carried the attempt-to-locate through the overnight shift. The scanner did not broadcast that the teen had been found before the thread moved on.

Buffalo · Fulton Street · Fall From Roof

A Patient Falls Six to Eight Stories From a Fulton Street Roof, Suffering Multiple Injuries

Buffalo Fire upgraded an AMR response and stepped up a thermal advisor crew for a patient who had fallen from the roof of 124 Fulton as a wave of medical calls ran citywide.

Last night at 9:08 PM, in the middle of a run of overlapping calls, a Buffalo Fire company radioed an update to AMR: “we have a patient that fell from the roof of 124 Fulton here, it's like a 6 story drop, 8 story drop” at 124 Fulton, off Perry Street. Dispatch marked the patient with multiple injuries and moved to get a second ambulance moving.

Crews stepped up the response, with an AMR thermal advisor crew advised to hurry on roughly a 10-minute ETA. The scanner did not broadcast the patient's condition or a transport before the thread moved on, as the same minutes carried a two-patient incident at 181 Ellicott and a CO investigation on Fillmore.

Buffalo · Hewitt Street · Gun Call

A Hewitt Street Gun Call Yields Two Firearms, Narcotics and Live Ammunition

Officers working a gun call on Hewitt recovered a pair of firearms and drugs in a yard and warned of live rounds in the basement.

Overnight, around 1:37 AM, Buffalo officers working a gun call on Hewitt Street began turning up evidence in the yard of 445 Hewitt. One officer warned the others that “we got some live rounds in the basement, just so officers are aware”, and moments later crews reported a firearm and some narcotics recovered in the yard — then corrected it to a second firearm.

The recovery followed an earlier gun complaint at the same address, where a man had been reported displaying a weapon before fleeing on foot. A supervisor radioed “Great job, gentlemen” as the scene wrapped. The scanner did not broadcast any arrest tied to the recovery before the thread closed.

Buffalo · Alabama Street · Stabbing

A Woman Is Stabbed by Her Mother on Alabama Street, Drawing Multiple Units Overnight

A caller in a Bravo apartment on Alabama Street told dispatch her mother had stabbed her with a knife; cars were sent and staged for police.

Early this morning, around 1:35 AM, Buffalo dispatch sent cars for a stabbing at 305 Alabama, Apartment B, after a woman called to say “her mom stabbed her with a knife”. A second car was requested to head over as units converged.

The response staged for police as officers moved in. The scanner did not broadcast the victim's condition or an arrest before the thread moved on.

Cheektowaga · Buffalo Niagara · Ramp Ops

Forward Is Backward, Backward Is Forward: A Pushback Tug Defeats Its Own Crew

A Delta ramp crew wrestled with a tug that insisted on going the opposite of everything they asked of it.

Yesterday afternoon at 3:15 PM, a Delta ramp crew at Buffalo Niagara keyed up to report a tug that had developed a mind of its own: “When I put the forward, it goes backward. When I put the backward, it goes forward” Then, the dawning realization: “We're probably facing the wrong way. We aren't turning the wheels” And finally, plaintively, the only question left: “So which way should I turn?”

Amherst · Central Fire Alarm Office · Tribute

A Quiet Thank-You on the Air for the Dispatchers Who Keep the Night Running

On a night Amherst remembered Rick Belke, a crew that couldn't be there keyed up to tell the fire alarm office it was appreciated anyway.

Last night at 8:03 PM, an Amherst crew working the shift took a moment on the radio for the people on the other end of it. “As we remembered Rick Belke tonight, and I know you guys are not able to be there because you're working, just want to tell you guys, if no one's told you today, we appreciate your work” the crew said. “You coordinate us, you keep us safe, you get the services. Thanks for being there on the radio. And thank you for your service” The Central Fire Alarm Office answered the way dispatchers do — briefly, and back to work: “WF of the Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office, we appreciate that”

Lancaster · Fire Dispatch · Avoidable

Dinner Burns, Nobody's House: Lancaster Marks a Fire Call 'Avoidable'

A kitchen scorch job brought the engines out, then sent them right back with a verdict for the record.

Yesterday at about 4:57 PM, a Lancaster unit got to the bottom of a smoky call quickly: “could be burnt food, no need for fire” Dispatch logged the editorial that followed just as plainly — “Mark this as avoidable” — and the companies cleared and returned to quarters.

Cattaraugus County · Olean · Traffic Stop

Yabba-Dabba-Don't: Olean Driver Gives His Name as Fred Flintstone

A West Henley Street stop hit a snag when the driver reached for a name from Bedrock.

Yesterday afternoon, just before 5:00 PM, an Olean officer who had finally gotten a reluctant vehicle stopped on West Henley Street radioed in for help running the registration — and shared the hitch with dispatch: “He's saying his name is Fred Flintstone and I think he's...” The actual plate came back to a Chevy Avalanche registered to someone decidedly not of Bedrock.

Thruway · Out of Gas · Won't Pay

Out of Gas in the Median, and Not About to Pay for More

A black Jeep Compass ran dry on the Thruway, and its occupants drew a firm line at the fuel bill.

Yesterday at about 5:45 PM, Thruway dispatch logged a disabled vehicle at mile marker 402.8 eastbound, sitting in the median: a black Jeep Compass, out of gas — and, per the call, its occupants did not want to pay for the fuel to get moving again.

Amherst · Sheridan Drive

Heavy Extrication Ordered After Smoking Rollover at Sheridan and Boncrest

Yesterday at 3:40 PM, Amherst Fire Dispatch sent Harrisville and Eggertsville companies to Sheridan Drive and Boncrest, near Fond Crest, for a one-vehicle rollover with the car reported possibly smoking and extrication likely needed to free the driver.

Minutes later, dispatch upgraded the run to heavy extrication for one car and one patient, confirming the vehicle was still smoking as additional engine and rescue companies, including Sheridan 5, were sent to the scene.

Amherst · Marstead Park

Phone Ping Points Search Toward Marstead Park Trail for Missing Person

Yesterday around 7:54 PM, Amherst Police Dispatch worked a missing-person search centered on Marstead Park, telling units a phone ping carried a wide radius of confidence but mapped closer to the trail entrance off 400 Mill Street, before the trail meets the creek; an officer said he would start toward that area.

Dispatch also sent a unit to the Dollar Tree at 3500 Main Street to look for the man, described over the air as a Black male wearing a COVID mask, black hoodie, black pants and a blue backpack; the search's outcome was not stated on the air.

Buffalo · Rosedale

Buffalo Firefighters Chase Fire Into Roofline at Rosedale Street Blaze

Just after 12:30 AM, Buffalo Fire companies were on scene at 3 Rosedale — fireground radio corrected an initial address given as "Forest Island" to the Rosedale location — for a structure fire; within minutes a truck officer reported the bulk of the fire knocked down on the exterior as crews began checking for extension into the building.

Crews pushed through the building floor by floor — the first floor was called clear and searchers moved to the second — while radio traffic turned to the roofline, where a truck officer reported fire visible in the roof and another crew said they had no access to the attic through an opened ceiling, working with a hand light while trying to cut their way in.

A chief designated "Rosdell Command" arrived to take the incident roughly nine minutes in, reporting the bulk of the fire knocked down but "a little fire that made it up into the roofline," with crews still working to gain access; dispatch advised command the fire had passed the 15-minute mark as a second truck company was held in staging and told not to act until ordered.

Firefighters opened the roof at the rake edge to chase the fire, and by the final radio exchange a crew reported water pushing out from the area that had been smoking before command told dispatch to stand by; no injuries or additional extent of damage was given over the air.

Buffalo · Edison

Shots-Fired Call on Edison Escalates as Neighbor Reports Woman Limping

Yesterday at 9:24 PM, Buffalo Police dispatched cars to 151 Edison after a caller reported shots fired in the middle of the street with multiple rounds heard; a second caller phoned in separately to report hearing four or five shots, and dispatch noted a vehicle going up and down the street with no description of anyone shot at that time.

A follow-up update relayed that there was no vehicle description but that a crowd of people remained outside; officers were still working the call when a dispatcher separately asked a unit by name what was going on, with the response standing by for further details.

Buffalo · Elmwood

Woman Pulls Gun on Another Woman in Old Braymiller's Lot, Police Say

Yesterday at 6:44 PM, Buffalo Police Bravo cars were sent to 20 Elmwood, the parking lot of the former Braymiller's Market, after a caller said a woman had pulled a gun on another woman and held onto her; dispatch described the caller as uncooperative, with a lot of yelling in the background and no description given of the woman with the gun.

Additional units were sent to assist before the call was slowed down for responding cars; the same district was separately handling a person found passed out in a car on the first floor of an Elmwood Avenue parking ramp around the same time.

Buffalo · Fillmore Avenue

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Trigger Multi-Unit Response on Fillmore Avenue

Yesterday at 9:04 PM, Buffalo Fire Dispatch sent a still alarm, level-2 response — including Ladder 5 and Engine 43 — to investigate carbon monoxide with symptoms at 471 Fillmore Avenue, an upper apartment between William and Peckham Streets.

Dispatchers relayed that residents were reporting symptoms and that carbon monoxide detectors in the building were sounding; an AMR ambulance was added to the call as crews began checking the floors.

Cheektowaga · JFK High School

Teen Hurt in Head-and-Neck Injury on JFK High School Football Field

Yesterday at 7:16 PM, Cheektowaga Fire Dispatch requested an ambulance “hot” to the football field behind JFK High School, near Creek Road between Helen and Henry Streets, for a 16-year-old boy with a head and neck injury.

Crews already on the road held rather than return to quarters, and a fire official told incoming AMR units “we'll have the patient packaged and ready to go when they get here” as the response was arranged.

Lancaster · Bowmansville

Three Hurt, All Denying Injury, in Two-Car Crash at Pleasant View and Harris Hill

Yesterday at 5:22 PM, Lancaster Fire Dispatch sent Bowmansville units to a reported injury accident at Pleasant View Drive and Harris Hill Road, with Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps notified and a unit sent to block the intersection near Bridle Path.

An officer on scene reported two vehicles and three patients with no extrication needed, adding that “all victims denying injury”.

Wyoming County · Route 48 & 77

Head-Injury Crash at Route 48 and 77 Prompts Mercy Flight Standby

Yesterday afternoon, Wyoming County Sheriff's deputies and fire crews responded to a motor-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 48 and Route 77 involving a head injury, prompting dispatch to place Mercy Flight on standby as a precaution.

Town of Freedom · School Bus Crash

School Bus Carrying Children Involved in Town of Freedom Collision

Yesterday afternoon, Wyoming County Fire dispatch, assisted by Cattaraugus County Fire units on mutual aid, responded to a motor-vehicle collision in the Town of Freedom involving a school bus carrying children. The extent of any injuries was not stated over the air.

Pembroke · Truck Stop

Missing Genesee County Child Found Safe, Asleep at Pembroke Truck Stop

Just after 3:38 AM, Wyoming County Sheriff's dispatch picked up a multi-county search for a missing child, relayed from Erie County to Genesee County and on to Wyoming County after a parent reported the child had last been seen near Route 63 and Peoria Road in a white Ford Transit van.

By 4:00 AM, a dispatcher reported reaching the child's father, who was also out searching and unsure of the vehicle's location; dispatch then updated the vehicle description to a 2020 Volkswagen SUV. Minutes later the search was closed out — “he's in Pembroke at the truck stop, sleeping” — a dispatcher reported, confirming the child had been found safe.

Cassadaga · Assault

Cassadaga Assault Victim's Head Smashed Into Wall, Suspect Held on Scene

Yesterday evening, Chautauqua County law enforcement responded to a reported assault in Cassadaga in which a victim's head was said to have been smashed against a wall; the suspect was reported secured on scene by the time units arrived. The victim's condition was not given over the air.