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DevelopingTonsil-Surgery Toddler Hemorrhages At Circle Court
Two-year-old's post-operative bleeding goes "uncontrolled," draws hot Mercy response from the 290.
12:38 · Amherst Fire Dis dispatched on a second EMS call to 4285 Circle Court between Howard Drive and Nottingham Terrace for a "0-2-year-old female, recent tonsil surgery, hemorrhaging uncontrolled."[3] A follow-up update at 12:40 noted the child's tonsils had been removed two weeks ago and Mercy unit 245 was brought in hot from the Boulevard and 290.[4]
Elderly Pedestrian Struck On Glen Oak Drive
A vehicle hits an older woman in a quiet residential pocket between Eveningwood and Periwinkle.
07:47 · Amherst Fire dispatched a "reported pedestrians struck" at 286 Glen Oak Drive for an elderly female struck by a vehicle.[1] The Snyder unit caught the call within minutes; a second engine moved in from Maple shortly after.[2]
Two-Truck Pile-Up In Eastern Hills Mall Lot
Pickups collide between JCPenney and Firestone; one wrist injury, traffic snarls Sheridan entrance.
12:24 · Two pickup trucks tangled in the parking lot of 4545 Transit Road, the Eastern Hills Mall, between JCPenney and Firestone, leaving one patient with a wrist injury.[5] A chief on location reported traffic backed up and re-routed responders through the Sheridan Drive entrance.[6]
Two-Vehicle Crash At Carousel — Main & Thompson
An elderly female complains of back pain after intersection collision.
09:43 · Amherst Fire dispatched a motor-vehicle accident at the intersection of Main Street and Thompson Road; two vehicles, elderly female with back pain.[7]
T-Bone Crash With Airbag Deployment At Maple & Donnelly
Patrol calls in unknown injury, finds plate-traced sedan at the scene.
13:38 · Amherst PD reported a T-bone accident at Maple and Donnelly with airbag deployment; injuries unknown at dispatch.[22]
Tractor-Trailer Off The Roadway At The 290
Boulevard near the eastbound ramp closed briefly after rig leaves the lane.
08:48 · Amherst PD reported a tractor-trailer left the roadway near the 290 on Boulevard, with traffic affected on the northbound 290 east ramp.[8]
Fire-Alarm Activation At Williamsville Dental Office
An audible alarm at Doctors Benatovich and Grant DDS draws Williamsville 9.
09:50 · Fire-alarm activation at 531 Farber Lakes Drive — Doctors Benatovich and Grant DDS, between SJ Road and International Drive — for an audible fire alarm ringing.[13]
Stroke Symptoms Echo Across Clarence Center Road
71-year-old male, "not alert," near Utley and Barnum.
13:51 · An EMS call at 11507 Clarence Center Road, between Utley Road and Barnum Road, dispatched for a 71-year-old male with stroke symptoms, not alert.[15]
Newstead 76-Year-Old With Stroke-Like Symptoms On Howe Road
Cold response from Fletcher Road via Newstead 8.
10:28 · Amherst Fire dispatched to 11107 Howe Road, Newstead, between Davidson Road and Barnum Road, for a 76-year-old female with stroke-like symptoms.[14]
Carbon Monoxide Detector Trips At Sturbridge Village
Investigators sent to Maple Road condo complex; alarm company gave Zone 1.
13:51 · Amherst Fire investigated a carbon monoxide detector activation at 80 Maple Road, Sturbridge Village, between North Forest Road and Old Lyme Drive.[16]
UB Ellicott Complex EMS — Loading Dock Call At Frontier Road
Fire dispatch sends out a second EMS run on the south campus.
10:00 · A second EMS call to 32 Frontier Road at the Ellicott Complex on the UB campus, between Skinnersville Road and John James Audubon Parkway, at the loading docks.[18]
Domestic At Creekview Luxury Apartments — Via FaceTime
A third-party caller relays a "male, female, male" struggle that ends when the computer breaks and the FaceTime drops.
09:51 · Amherst PD dispatched a domestic at 9150 Transit Road, Creekview Luxury Apartments, apartment 206, on a third-party complaint that "male, female, male, broke the computer. Process of FaceTiming that went offline."[11] A follow-up at 9150 Transit was logged at 12:05.[12]
Williamsville School Van Caller Triggers Brompton Sweep
Patrol 12 chases a complainant in a school district van down to Lawrence Bell Drive.
09:16 · Amherst PD called for Patrol 12 to meet a caller at 480 Lawrence Bell Drive, with the caller in a Williamsville school van.[9] A few minutes later, a foot search ran "Lawrenceville through Williamsville" looking for the work van; Brompton Road came back negative all the way to Main Street.[10]
Newstead Full Response — 12058 Main Road
48-year-old male sitting in his backyard with back pain at 6:02 a.m.
06:02 · Newstead EMS, full response recommended, 12058 Main Road between Tonehaven and Cummings Road, for a 48-year-old male with back pain.[17]
Hirschfield Drive — Late-Onset Head-Injury Complications
56-year-old male reports complications from a Monday head injury.
10:17 · Williamsville EMS call at 68 Hirschfield Drive for a 56-year-old male who hit his head on Monday and is now complaining of complications.[24]
Wires-In-Backyard Complaint At 28 Dorchester
A homeowner says someone showed up in a van overnight and "messed with her wires."
09:21 · Amherst PD logged a specific-occurrence complaint at 28 Dorchester for "someone that possibly came in a van last night and messed with her wires in the backyard."[23] A follow-up segment suggested overnight utility work on common-easement utilities was the likely culprit.
13:31 · Cheektowaga · Walden Galleria
Mom calls Cheektowaga PD after losing her 15-year-old daughter — long black hair with highlights, leopard sweater, gray camo jeans — somewhere in the upper level of JCPenney.[26] A described match goes out to mall security: 15-year-old female, "Hispanic or Arabian," black bonnet not yet specified, but a leopard sweater and gray jeans description.[27]
13:18 · Buffalo · 2075 Main Street
BFD Channel 1 dispatched on an alarm activation at 2075 Main Street, set off by Smolkin; Engine 33 alone, Truck 234 and 477 catching it.[32]
13:06 · Buffalo · Haviland Properties
Activated commercial fire alarm at 210 Hudson Street in Prospect and Whitney, Level 2 response to Haviland Properties; Engine 2, Engine 37, Ladder 2, B44 dispatched.[29] The signal turned out to be set off by Coquine and Engine 2 took the assignment, with the rest picked up.[30]
06:56 · Buffalo · 76 Pearl Street
Commercial fire alarm at 76 Pearl Street between West Seneca and West Swan, with reports of "street brewing" — a likely ref to nearby Pearl Street Brewing.[28]
14:14 · Buffalo · School Nurse's Office
BFD dispatched between Hampshire and a school for a "report of a six-year-old child who is not alert" in the nurse's office.[31]
05:39 · Eden · 5-Year-Old Asthma
CFD dispatch: 5-year-old male with difficulty breathing after an asthma attack, Idaho Department, apartment 10, between French and Last from French.[33]
09:35 · Lewiston · Prestwood Court
Niagara County FD dispatched to 16 Prestwood Court for a 7-year-old female with swelling and discoloration of the leg after a fall several days prior. Cold approach, ALS standard recommended.[34]
10:33 · Hamburg · CO2 Detector / "Adult Who Is Busy"
Town-Hamburg FD dispatch — Pachin and the Boston Emergency Squad — fielded a CO2 detector activation with reported illness, then a follow-up call from National Fuel reporting "an adult who is busy" at scene, prompting a full-crew angle response.[35]
13:29 · Le Roy · Schoolhouse Manor Lift
Genesee County FD dispatched a lift assist to 1 North Pearl Street, apartment 104, at the Schoolhouse Manor — a controlled-access facility.[36]
What the...?!Sharp Bus Line Driver Politely Recreates The Nativity
Canadian-side bus dispatch reports the Starlings have been turned away.
06:32 · "Mr. and Mrs. Starling have realized there is no room at the inn for them," a SharpBusLine driver reported on the Canadian Transport channel — a sentence delivered with the gravitas of a Christmas pageant narrator and the operational urgency of a stranded couple needing a different hotel.[37]
Heavyset Female In All Pink Is "Hanging Outside, Yelling At Customers"
Cheektowaga PD adds another entry to its all-time best-of compendium.
13:07 · Cheektowaga PD relayed a call describing a subject who was "be a male hanging on, hanging on, hanging, yeah" — and on follow-up, "she's hanging outside, yelling at customers."[41] A second call later that hour described another subject of interest as "a heavyset black female wearing all pink, black bonnet, white shoes."
Mangy Fox Stakes Out Casey Road Ball Diamond — Gets The Day Off
Patrol checks the Clarence Middle School ball diamond after a "per complainant" loiterer alert.
13:15 · Amherst PD: "Middle School, 105 Casey Road near the Ball Diamond on the Casey side. There's a mangy-looking fox per complainant that's been there all day."[20] On follow-up, "there's nothing showing, and you can just clear it out" — a second complainant from the district office was probably the same caller.[21]
Para Ops Operator Drops An "I Love You, Scott" Mid-Shift
A paratransit dispatcher signs off a call with the warmest cue heard on the simulcast all day.
05:26 · "I love you, Scott." — Para Ops, signing off in the pre-dawn dark.[38]
Para Ops On Niagara Falls Streets: "Hyde Park Boulevard Is The Only Safe One Out There Today"
A paratransit dispatcher renders a verdict.
07:15 · A Para Ops operator on the simulcast pronounced Hyde Park Boulevard the lone safe artery in Niagara Falls Wednesday — a meteorological-feeling judgement on a clear day, suggesting either heavy construction or an inside joke we will probably never crack.[39]
Depew PD Discovers Stowaway Dog "From Moss," No Tag
An officer ends up with a chain-collared K-9 in his car, en route to Lancaster BCO.
08:00 · Depew PD radioed about a dog already in his vehicle: "It does have a chain collar on, but no tag — says it came from Moss."[40] The officer later announced he was "transport[ing] the K-9 to the Lancaster BCO" — a rare front-seat upgrade for a stray.
Buffalo Limo Driver Loses His Tape Measure, And His Cool
A dispatcher demands precision; a driver replies with the energy of a man who has had enough.
11:38 · "Hey, it's not like I have a freaking tape measure." — BuffaloLimo driver, defending himself.[42]
Drunk Driver Or Drunk Pageant? "Stuck On Top Of A Sign"
Amherst PD asks for a tactical lift.
12:46 · "We're going to need to lift it up and off the sign she's managing to get herself stuck on top of." — Amherst PD on an unspecified vehicle/person/situation that has clearly gone wrong.[43]
Road Rage At The Western Chevy: White SUV With Hooded Driver vs. Florida-Plate Van
A reckless duel ends in the dealership parking lot.
12:59 · Amherst PD: a road-rage stop complaint at 8040 Transit Road, the Western Chevy — a white SUV with a driver "wearing a white hood over his head" was antagonizing a gray van with a Florida tag, both speeding northbound on Transit until they peeled into the parking lot.[44]
Depew Bus Dispatcher Reviews Buffalo Radio: "I Have Bluetooth"
A school-bus driver delivers a verdict on local AM/FM, then lets a "great interview" hang in the air.
10:25 · DepewPublic: "Oh, I have Bluetooth. I don't listen to radio stations in Buffalo." Beat. "Even with the prune. Great interview." — a fragment that probably made sense to the other driver and absolutely no one else.[45]
Wyoming Sheriff: "She Won't Let Him Take His Crap"
A domestic-flavored possession dispute, in six syllables.
13:37 · "She won't let him take his crap." — Wyoming County Sheriff's Office 1.[46]
National Grid: "Twilight Zone"
A utility dispatcher signs off in the spirit of Rod Serling.
07:06 · After confirming a customer disconnect was correct, the National Grid dispatcher offered a one-word atmospheric assessment: "Twilight Zone."[47]
Pre-Dawn Sign-Off On Amherst PD: "Night, Buffalo." "Night, Piggies."
A car-to-car ribbing right before the 5 a.m. shift change.
05:58 · A patrol exchange on the Amherst-Clarence channel: "Night, Buffalo." Reply: "Night, Piggies." (Said twice for the people in the back.)[48]
Airport Hotel Shuttle Driver Signs Off A Conversation With The Lord
Embassy/TPS BNIA shuttle driver delivers a benediction at 7:48 a.m.
07:48 · "Go on, have a nice week, good Lord willing." — TPS BNIA Shuttle, in a moment of unscripted grace.[49]
Pre-Dawn Road Rage: Black Dodge Run Off The Road Near Sweet Home
Multiple callers report a coordinated push at 5:57 a.m.
05:57 · Amherst PD: "Got a couple calls on this from several different callers, cars, apparently they're trying to run the black Dodge off the road."[50]