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Vol. I · No. 20 · Friday, May 29, 2026 · P.M. Edition · Window 07:00 → 15:00
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DEVELOPING — INJURY ON SCENE

Two Dogs Tangle on “The Island” at Ellicott Creek Park — One Dog Dead, One Man with a Leg Injury[1][2][3][4]

The day’s busiest call in the village zone came out of the off-leash dog park at Ellicott Creek Park, on the Tonawanda Creek island. At 11:57 an Amherst PD officer keyed up that he was heading over “for some kind of dog fight” at the park.[1] Two minutes later Amherst Fire dispatch toned out Ellicott Creek (the volunteer FD covering the Williamsville/Tonawanda corner) for an EMS call, with information forwarded by police describing an injury of unknown severity.[2]

By 12:03 the picture had sharpened: one male with a leg injury, one dog under control, the other dog “possibly deceased.”[3] Amherst PD repeated the same line to its own channel a minute later as units converged — though the on-scene officer had to ask dispatch for a more precise location because all anyone could tell him was “somewhere on the island.” The answer came back: in the dog park itself.[4] Ellicott Creek Park’s island off-leash area is the Town of Tonawanda’s only fenced dog run; the call cleared with one injured handler and one dead animal, and no further detail crossed the air.

WHAT THE…?!

Mulch Fire in Whole Foods’ Front Lot — 3139 Sheridan Drive Asks for an Engine Closer to the Road[5][6]

At 12:47 Amherst Fire dispatch toned a mulch fire in the parking lot of Whole Foods at 3139 Sheridan Drive in Amherst, with the dispatcher specifically noting it was “closer to the road” rather than the building itself.[5][6] Mulch beds along sidewalk edges are a perennial late-spring fire source — a discarded cigarette or a stray spark, plus dry shredded hardwood, equals a smoldering bed that takes a quick knock-down from one engine. No follow-up traffic suggested anything but a routine extinguish.

FIRE ALARM — ACCIDENTAL

Inspire of Western New York Fire Alarm Sends Main-Transit to 5500 Sheridan — Cooking on the Smoke Detector[7][8][9]

Twenty-three minutes after the Whole Foods mulch call, Amherst Fire dispatched Main-Transit Volunteer to a fire alarm activation at the Inspire of Western New York medical facility, 5500 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville — smoke detectors only.[7][8] By 13:24 the call was closed out as “set off by cooking, you can mark it accidental,” with Main-Transit back in service.[9] A textbook commercial-kitchen alarm: detector did its job, dispatch did theirs, no fire.

IN PROGRESS

Amherst PD Roll Cars North and South on 135 Somerset — “A Gentleman with a Knife”[10][11][12]

At 14:54 the Amherst dispatcher pushed traffic out for 135 Somerset, asking any cars in the area south or north to head over for “a gentleman with a knife.”[10] Units acknowledged in stride — one officer keying up, “Let me just get into a car” — and dispatch quickly added that they were still trying to pin down whether the subject was on the east or west side of the address, with somebody else working a separate phone line for more on the knife.[11][12] The call was active at the cutoff of this window; resolution will appear in tomorrow’s edition if it generates follow-up traffic.

MENTAL HEALTH CALL

“Mr. Dow Says He’s Feeling Suicidal Anxiety” — Castle Court, 09:26[13]

An Amherst PD officer reported at 09:26 that a man on Castle Court — identified as Mr. Dow — had told him he was feeling “suicidal anxiety,” with units staging to make the door.[13] Twin City Ambulance was used for transport, per a follow-up direction on the channel a few minutes later. The brief surfaces this not for drama but because the village watchlist tier calls for mental-hygiene calls to be logged when they come up in the home zone.

DAMAGED VEHICLE

Two Cars Tangle at Main Street and Forest View at 08:28 — Airbags Out, Driver Walks Off, Driver Walks Back[14][15][16]

The morning ledger opened with a damaged-vehicle call at Main Street and Forest View — black car disabled in the roadway, airbags deployed, plate Lincoln-Robert 8977 hooked for tow.[14][15] The other driver had momentarily walked off — “heard his head got a ride home but is coming back” per the patrol unit on scene — then returned and parked his blue-green pickup in the Wendy’s lot next door. The patrol officer documented a minor cut on the left arm and declined further EMS.[16]

HARASSMENT

Harassment Complaint at 3040 Sheridan Drive — Other Party Calls an Uber Out[17][18]

At 13:33 an Amherst PD officer on scene of a harassment complaint reported the other party had stated “he has an Uber coming to get him right out of here.”[17] Seven minutes later dispatch flagged the same address — 3040 Sheridan Drive — as the harassment locale, with the officer noting he couldn’t open the underlying call ticket on his terminal but had a working understanding from the scene.[18] Resolution: voluntary separation, no arrest.

Overheard: The WiresThings people actually said on the air →

“Ciao, Paul” — Amherst PD Files the Most Italian Sign-off in Scanner History, Mid-Knife-Call[19]

At 14:54, with cars rolling on a “gentleman with a knife” call at 135 Somerset, the channel had room for one more transmission. An officer keying up to head over said, “Let me just get into a car.” The very next voice on the air, from a colleague apparently heading the other way: “Ciao, Paul.”[19] Two seconds of radio. The dispatcher, the rest of the platoon, the man with the knife — all of them now know Paul is leaving.

Don’t Ruin It, Sheryl — Niagara County Fire Control Opens the Mic Hot Before an EMS Dispatch[20][21]

At 14:10 the Niagara County Fire Control dispatcher leaned into her mic and, with the open-mic light apparently glowing, delivered the message her workday demanded: “Don’t ruin it, Sheryl. Don’t ruin it.”[20] One beat later, in the dead-flat voice of every emergency dispatcher in the world, she was reading out a BLS-priority call for a 70-year-old male with an infected foot wound on Hess Road between Dow and Charlottesville.[21] Sheryl, whoever you are, you appear to have not ruined it.

Embassy Suites Niagara Reports That a Pool Door, Which Is Located in the Laundry Room, Is Working[22]

At 10:12 the Embassy Control desk on the Niagara Region trunk delivered the sentence: “That pool door that’s in the laundry room is working.”[22] Followed immediately by: “Can you just check that, please?” The brief presents this without explanation, because there is none. Hotel maintenance is a parallel realm.

Happy Saint Angles — TPS Airport Shuttle Coins a Brand New Feast Day[23]

At 11:40 a TPS BNIA Shuttle driver wished a colleague over the radio: “Happy Saint Angles.”[23] No saint by that name appears in any calendar — Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, or otherwise — though “St. Anglus” sounds like it could be a small-town parish patron. We choose to believe the parking-shuttle dispatcher is in on something the rest of us are not.

The Max-and-Logan Bus Swap Threatens to Topple SGCSD’s After-School Pickup Order[24][25]

A patient SGCSD Buses dispatcher at 14:27: “Have you been trying to go home with Max, or the other way around?” The driver, equally patient: “No, Max is trying to go with Logan.”[24] Cue the supervisor pulling up the route sheet on Bus 5 to Sibley and trying to figure out which boy is going to which house, a working diagram of friendship economics now playing out in real time on a public-safety frequency.[25]

Marine 22A-1022 Spends Ten Minutes Reading a Cuyahoga River Bridge Inspection Notice into Lake Erie[26][27][28]

From 11:03 on Maritime Ops, a Coast Guard broadcast station (Marine 22A-1022) opened with “It’s really nice” — almost certainly an open-channel test before going official — and then proceeded to read, in full, an advisory about increased dredge-vessel activity in Rocky River, Ohio, the Cuyahoga River bridge inspection schedule from Echo to 096 Alliance Road, and a regatta race course on Lake Erie.[26][27][28] The notice will affect mariners weekends between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Western New Yorkers tuned to the Coast Guard advisory frequency got a free geography lesson.

KTUFSD School Bus Witnesses a Car Go Off the Road on Main, Calls 911 on the Way Past[29]

A Ken-Ton schools bus driver mid-route at 13:29: “Before Main Street — there’s a car that just went off,” followed by “Yeah, we literally just passed it. I saw it on the right-hand side. We just called 911. There’s somebody on their way.”[29] The bus did not stop. Twenty-seven children continued on to their destination. Civic duty, dispatched.

FRS 16 Hosts an Unhurried Conversation About a Knife’s “Big Trauma on the Bottom of the Blade” and Seven Acres of Mowing[30][31]

Yesterday’s edition closed with Rick from Lockport holding court on FRS 15 for an hour about a cemetery and a mountain. The morning brings Family Radio Service channel 16 holding its own conversation: a hand-forged blade (“the Bushide”) with “a big trauma on the bottom of the blade”[30], then a pivot to mowing seven acres at a buddy named EJ’s place, with Brandon “showing up” and a pasture “that has been mowed in about 30 years.”[31] A walkie-talkie band devoted to childcare and ski resorts, used today for knives and pastures.

BroadwayTaxi Dispatcher Reminds the Garage to Drop Off the Chips — “Fogman Will Be Here Early”[32]

At 09:22, BroadwayTaxi’s morning dispatcher: “Sit tight, hang around, keep the mic in your hand. If you haven’t dropped off the chips, please do, because the boss man will. Fogman will be here early, so let’s get those trip seats turned in.”[32] Three job functions stacked into a single transmission: vehicle dispatch, accounting close-out, and a warning that the operator known as Fogman is about to enter the office at a brisk pace.

Regional BlotterWNY-wide ledger →
STRUCTURE FIRE — GRAND ISLAND

Possible Structure Fire at 430 Eastern, Grand Island — Smoke from the Outlet[33][34]

At 14:18 Grand Island Fire Control toned a possible structure fire at 430 Eastern Boulevard between Ferry and Bush, with the caller describing smoke “coming from the outlet” — suggesting electrical, not full-involvement, origin.[33] OPFD (Olmsted/Pendleton or Orchard Park — channel handoff suggests Grand Island mutual-aid handle) marked on-location at 14:18 timeout with Engine 8830 also responding.[34] No follow-up traffic suggested escalation during this window.

FOUR-CAR MVA — BUFFALO

Four-Vehicle Crash at Broadway and Dessler — Buffalo Fire Hands It Off to AMR[35]

At 12:23 AMR dispatcher ADI Ch. 1 logged a four-vehicle MVA at Broadway and Dessler in Buffalo’s East Side; the call had come over from Buffalo Fire and was queued for an AMR ambulance response.[35] No injury severity surfaced in subsequent traffic.

ROLLOVER — LOCKPORT

One-Vehicle Rollover at 600 West Avenue, Lockport — ALS Priority[36][37]

Niagara County Fire Control dispatched ALS priority at 08:10 for a one-vehicle rollover at 600 West Avenue, Lockport, between Heath Street and Park Avenue.[36][37] No fatality or entrapment indicated in the call.

T-BONE MVA — SOUTH NIAGARA

T-Bone Accident on the South Settlement Bypass — Mutual Aid Requested, Upgraded to ALS[38][39]

At 07:53 Niagara County Fire Control issued a mutual-aid request to Wheatfield-area resources for a T-bone motor-vehicle accident on the South Settlement Bypass, with one occupant complaining of body weakness; the call was promptly upgraded from BLS to ALS priority.[38][39]

Other Calls of Note

  • [07:51] Orchard Park Fire dispatch — drill MVA at 4040 Baker Road in front of the high school, possible entrapment.[40]
  • [08:05] BPD Ch. 3 Simul — bulletin to 919 Queen Street regarding an assault and stolen vehicle by an unknown male.[41]
  • [08:27] Erie County Sheriff — caller struck a guardrail two miles before the Right Road exit, reported feeling heavy, fever, recent medical procedure.[42]
  • [08:07] Niagara County Fire Control — auto-mutual-aid EMS to the Recovery Center of Niagara, 2600 Williams Street, 63-year-old female fall.[43]
  • [09:32] Genesee County Fire — EMS at 8103 Federal Drive, Batavia, Rochester Regional urgent care.[44]
  • [11:32] South-East Fire Control — car accident dispatched to Lancaster-area volunteer fire.[45]
  • [13:09] Niagara County Fire Control — ALS to 7340 Ward Road, Wheatfield, for a 22-year-old male with chest pain, dizziness, decreased level of consciousness.[46]
  • [13:11] Amherst Fire dispatch — Amberley senior living, 2330 Maple Road, room 270, elderly male fell and struck head.[47]
  • [14:08] Amherst PD — panhandler complaint at University Plaza, 3500 Main Street.[48]
  • [14:35] Cheektowaga PD — store theft call out for a white male in a gray Ram pickup with a trailer and lawnmower, suspect north on Dick Road; subjects “not wanted today.”[49]
  • [14:45] Cheektowaga PD — someone “cut down a tree and now they’re burning the roots away in the ground.”[50]
  • [12:14] Wyoming County Sheriff — cardiac arrest response paged, units advised they could return.[51]

Sources — Audio Files Cited

  1. [11:57] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 11-57-34 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 11-57-39.mp3
  2. [11:59] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 11-59-27 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 11-59-33.mp3
  3. [12:03] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 12-03-23 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 12-03-29.mp3
  4. [12:05] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 12-05-15 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 12-05-21.mp3
  5. [12:47] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 12-47-34 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 12-47-41.mp3
  6. [12:47] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 12-47-55 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 12-48-04.mp3
  7. [13:10] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 13-10-43 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 13-10-49.mp3
  8. [13:10] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 13-10-59 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 13-11-09.mp3
  9. [13:24] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 13-24-09 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 13-24-14.mp3
  10. [14:54] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 14-54-10 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 14-54-16.mp3
  11. [14:55] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 14-55-01 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 14-55-06.mp3
  12. [14:56] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 14-56-00 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 14-56-04.mp3
  13. [09:26] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 09-26-34 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 09-26-40.mp3
  14. [08:28] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 08-28-27 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 08-28-35.mp3
  15. [08:40] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 08-40-22 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 08-40-35.mp3
  16. [08:44] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 08-44-52 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 08-44-58.mp3
  17. [13:33] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 13-33-45 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 13-33-52.mp3
  18. [13:40] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 13-40-52 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 13-41-01.mp3
  19. [14:54] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 14-54-22 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 14-54-27.mp3
  20. [14:10] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 14-10-08 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 14-10-09.mp3
  21. [14:10] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 14-10-10 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 14-10-17.mp3
  22. [10:12] Niagara Region / Embassy Control — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara Region\05-29-26 10-12-31 - Niagara Region - Embassy Control TO 10-12-41.mp3
  23. [11:40] Businesses / TPS BNIA Shuttle — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Businesses\05-29-26 11-40-39 - Businesses - TPS BNIA Shuttle TO 11-40-45.mp3
  24. [14:27] Schools (Erie) / SGCSD Buses — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Schools (Erie)\05-29-26 14-27-47 - Schools (Erie) - SGCSD Buses TO 14-27-55.mp3
  25. [14:27] Schools (Erie) / SGCSD Buses — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Schools (Erie)\05-29-26 14-27-56 - Schools (Erie) - SGCSD Buses TO 14-28-06.mp3
  26. [11:03] Maritime Ops / Marine 22A-1022 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Maritime Ops\05-29-26 11-03-35 - Maritime Ops - Marine 22A-1022 TO 11-03-45.mp3
  27. [11:08] Maritime Ops / Marine 22A-1022 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Maritime Ops\05-29-26 11-08-38 - Maritime Ops - Marine 22A-1022 TO 11-08-48.mp3
  28. [11:11] Maritime Ops / Marine 22A-1022 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Maritime Ops\05-29-26 11-11-08 - Maritime Ops - Marine 22A-1022 TO 11-11-27.mp3
  29. [13:29] Schools (Erie) / KTUFSD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Schools (Erie)\05-29-26 13-29-43 - Schools (Erie) - KTUFSD TO 13-29-50.mp3
  30. [07:34] FRS / FRS 16 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\FRS\05-29-26 07-34-16 - FRS - FRS 16 TO 07-34-26.mp3
  31. [07:41] FRS / FRS 16 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\FRS\05-29-26 07-41-24 - FRS - FRS 16 TO 07-41-34.mp3
  32. [09:22] Taxis / BroadwayTaxi — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Taxis\05-29-26 09-22-43 - Taxis - BroadwayTaxi TO 09-22-46.mp3
  33. [14:18] Municipalities / GIFC Ch1Dsp — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Municipalities\05-29-26 14-18-13 - Municipalities - GIFC Ch1Dsp TO 14-18-22.mp3
  34. [14:18] Municipalities / OPFD 1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Municipalities\05-29-26 14-18-40 - Municipalities - OPFD 1 Disp TO 14-18-43.mp3
  35. [12:23] Erie County / ADI Ch. 1 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Erie County\05-29-26 12-23-30 - Erie County - ADI Ch. 1 TO 12-23-36.mp3
  36. [08:10] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 08-10-08 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 08-10-14.mp3
  37. [08:10] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 08-10-17 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 08-10-24.mp3
  38. [07:53] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 07-53-44 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 07-53-52.mp3
  39. [07:54] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 07-54-04 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 07-54-13.mp3
  40. [07:52] Municipalities / OPFD 1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Municipalities\05-29-26 07-52-02 - Municipalities - OPFD 1 Disp TO 07-52-06.mp3
  41. [08:05] Schools (Erie) / BPD Ch 3 Simul — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Schools (Erie)\05-29-26 08-05-22 - Schools (Erie) - BPD Ch 3 Simul TO 08-05-31.mp3
  42. [08:27] Erie County / EC Shrf Patrol — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Erie County\05-29-26 08-27-34 - Erie County - EC Shrf Patrol TO 08-27-42.mp3
  43. [08:07] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 08-07-22 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 08-07-32.mp3
  44. [09:32] Genesee County / GenCo FD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Genesee County\05-29-26 09-32-22 - Genesee County - GenCo FD TO 09-32-32.mp3
  45. [11:32] Municipalities / S-E FD Cntrl — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Municipalities\05-29-26 11-32-36 - Municipalities - S-E FD Cntrl TO 11-32-40.mp3
  46. [13:09] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Niagara County\05-29-26 13-09-29 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 13-09-39.mp3
  47. [13:11] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 13-11-56 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 13-12-03.mp3
  48. [14:08] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Amherst-Clarence\05-29-26 14-08-40 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 14-08-50.mp3
  49. [14:35] Municipalities / Cheektwga PD 1 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Municipalities\05-29-26 14-35-14 - Municipalities - Cheektwga PD 1 TO 14-35-23.mp3
  50. [14:45] Municipalities / Cheektwga PD 1 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Municipalities\05-29-26 14-45-55 - Municipalities - Cheektwga PD 1 TO 14-45-59.mp3
  51. [12:14] Wyoming County / WyoCo SO 1 — E:\ProScan Recordings\05-29-26\Wyoming County\05-29-26 12-14-36 - Wyoming County - WyoCo SO 1 TO 12-14-43.mp3