Snyder · 3540 Main Street

Mother Restrains Adult Daughter on the Floor at 3540 Main as Amherst PD and EMS Sort Out a Family in Crisis

A 945 carrying years of Crisis Services history, a recent death in the family, and a drug-use admission on the way to ECMC

Just before a quarter to two, Amherst PD was dispatched to a mental-hygiene call at 3540 Main Street in Snyder where, according to the radio traffic, “Ron is physically holding down the daughter right now”. Dispatch flagged the address as a known 945 from two or three years ago involving Crisis Services and a recent death in the family; an officer added on the air that the daughter had “smoked 221 today”.

One party reported a minor injury but refused medical attention; another was loaded into the ambulance and transported to ECMC by around 2:30 p.m. The call cleared without arrests aired.

Williamsville · Wehrle Drive

Landlord-Tenant Dispute Turns Physical at 1572 Wehrle in the Village

Just before 9:36 a.m., Amherst PD reported a “landlord-tenant dispute… physical, two males pushing each other” at 1572 Wehrle Drive[*] between Monroe and Columbia, in the Village of Williamsville. The arriving officer said the two males involved were already separated; a supervisor self-assigned a follow-up at the same address a few minutes later. No injuries aired.

Williamsville · Harlem Road group home

Third Visit in Two Days to a Harlem Road Group Home for a Resident Who Says He Wants the Hospital

Just before 10 a.m., an Amherst officer told dispatch he was going to check on Thomas Olson at 4799 Harlem Road[*] “again today — we were there twice yesterday”, and that “he wants to die and go to the hospital”. The location is a group home. PD cleared without aired escalation.

Amherst · 306 Hunter's Lane

Staff Member Returns from Lunch “Throwing Things Around” at 306 {street:s1}; the Alarm That Brought Engines Was the Soda Pump

Just after 1 p.m. Amherst PD coordinated an entry at 306 Hunter's Lane for a staff member who had “come back from lunch under the influence at a very high rate, throwing things around”; one officer noted the subject as a previous PCP user. A fire alarm hit the same address simultaneously and brought engines, but by 1:06 PM Amherst Fire dispatch had the cause: “the pump for the soda system, let go”, a stuck-open pump-house valve that tripped the alarm panel.

Tonawanda · 658 Marine Drive

Screaming Couple Brings Officers Upstairs at 658 Marine Drive

Just before 12:41 p.m., a domestic call brought officers to the upstairs apartment at 658 Marine Drive; dispatch told arriving cars that “it does sound physical between a male and a female screaming and yelling”. No injury count or arrest aired by the close of the brief window.

Niagara Region · Embassy Suites · 2:48 PM

Maintenance Status Update of the Year, from Embassy Suites Niagara Falls

Just before 3 p.m., an Embassy Suites Control radio in Niagara Falls, Ontario, offered the unvarnished afternoon status update: “Uh, snakes being, uh, needing to be snaked”. No follow-up call for additional plumbers aired.

Niagara Region · Embassy Control · 12:55 PM

Whisper Misheard, Embassy Suites Edition: “Son of a Military”

Two hours before the snake report, the same Niagara Falls hotel-ops trunk gave us the day's most quotable mishearing: “Son of a military”. Context never aired.

BNIA · TPS Shuttle · 7:08 AM

An Airport Shuttle Driver, Hot-Miking Pure Poetry

At eight minutes past 7 a.m., an open mic on the BNIA shuttle trunk produced the Wednesday-morning incantation: “Bologna, Bologna, Bologna, Bologna”. The dispatcher did not respond.

Grand Island Schools · 11:22 AM

Grand Island Bus Dispatcher Reaches the Limit of Patience

Just after 11 a.m., the Grand Island Central school-bus dispatcher offered an exasperated audit of a stuck route: “This bus. This is ridiculous. What are we waiting on?”. Earlier in the morning the same channel had served as end-of-year housekeeping court: “Gum on the floor, take the time to really put some effort into cleaning your buses and leave them clean for the summer”.

Cheektowaga FD · 2:52 PM

Cheektowaga FD Rescue Call: One Dog, One Shed, One Tight Squeeze

Just before 3 p.m., Cheektowaga FD was toned out to 27 Franson Terrace, between Zeller and Birchwood, for “a rescue call for a dog sunk underneath a shed”. Cheektowaga 5-1 on scene; no further detail aired.

Williamsville · 27 South Union · 11:51 AM

Case Closed on a Barking-Dog Complaint: His Name Is Beckham, and He Lives in the Upper Apartment

Just before noon, Amherst PD closed out a barking-dog complaint with the kind of granular finding that radio police work occasionally produces: “The dog actually lives at 27 South Union in the upper apartment. The owner of the dog, Beckham, clear”.

Amherst PD · 10:08 AM

The Day's Tidiest 911 Resolution: Cell Phone on the Roof of a Car

Sometime around 10:08 a.m., an Amherst officer offered the cleanest dispatch closure of the morning: “It was a cell phone that was left on the roof of a car, and there's no further issue”.

Clarence Center · Strickler & County

Car-vs-Truck at Strickler and County Sends One Patient to ECMC

Around 1:30 p.m., Amherst-Clarence Fire dispatch toned Clarence Center FD for a “motor vehicle accident, car versus truck” at Strickler Road and County Road. By 2:17 PM the post-incident update aired: one patient transported to ECMC, the roadway reopened, and Clarence Center returned to service.

East Aurora · 3300 Transit · Mayor Brothers

East Aurora Calls a Second Alarm at Mayor Brothers, 3300 Transit Road

Around 1:15 p.m., East Aurora Fire dispatch confirmed a second alarm at Mayor Brothers, 3300 Transit Road, and a mutual-aid engine was requested into East Seneca to backfill: “We're at second alert. Engine requesting mutual aid to East Seneca”. No injury count or full-fire status aired by the brief's window.

Boston · Oakwood Luxury Apartments

Paramedic Response to a Cardiac Arrest at Oakwood Luxury Apartments, 7287 Boston State Road

Just before 1 p.m., Town of Hamburg dispatch toned a paramedic-level response for a “44-year-old female cardiac arrest” at Oakwood Luxury Apartments, 7287 Boston State Road, Apt 26; Boston 815 was added on the second dispatch a few minutes later.

Cambria · Cambria-Wilson Rd at Ridge

Garbage Truck on Fire in the Roadway at Cambria-Wilson and Ridge

Just after 2:30 p.m., Niagara County patrol on location reported “there's a garbage truck on fire” at the intersection of Cambria-Wilson Road and Ridge Road in Cambria. A crew was using a hand extinguisher while Cambria FD responded.