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Doing the Hokey Pokey, BuffScan Turns Around
03/03/2026
BuffScan ceased compilation of the daily BuffScan Pokey Report recently but didn't realize how popular it was when it comes to searchers looking for names, perhaps including their own.
Outside its value for the effort, the second thing that bothered your Editor-in-Chief about it over time was how it quickly, in the absence of any other content for the day (which is most), it quickly takes over the entire presentation. Blah.
In bringing it back, in recognition of how valued it actually is, apparently, I believe I solved the latter problem by dedicating an entire BuffScan page to it that will be regularly updated, rather than posting it on the main feed.
You can find the BuffScan Pokey Report here now. A permanent link also now appears in the right sidebar. Kinda low there under the new "Resources" header where I will be expanding that list.
As a reminder, keeping in mind that people don't web surf anymore, your phone includes a way to drop a link to a website directly on your home screen. Doing so with the BuffScan Pokey Report is a great one to do that with. Here are two YT demonstrations for doing so on either platform.
Adding a Website to Your Home Screen - iPhones
Adding a Website to your Home Screen - Androids
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Dominic Melendez Accused of Murder
01/26/2026
Audio of Buffalo Police Recording.
This is audio of Buffalo Police's response to what is described as a chaotic situation that turned out to be the homicide of a woman at Buffalo's Pine Harbor Apartments at 10 Seventh St in Buffalo (referred to as "10 7" by BPD dispatch) on January 24, 2026.
Police can be heard shortly after the call-out attempting to manage the incident scene and then swarming the area in a manhunt for alleged suspect Dominic Melendez. The audio does not capture the actual apprehension but reports of his arrest began to appear in area profit media outlets the following day.
Days from Sentencing on Drug Charge
BuffScan's cursory online research indicates that Melendez was just days away from appearing in court to face sentencing on what appears to be a narcotics charge just before allegedly committing the stabbing, effectively though assumed, checking himself into prison for life. It is interesting to note that the transcript of these proceedings indicate that Melendez was released without bail, failed to show up for court, then later either turned himself in or was arrested before being released on his own recognizance a second time.
Court record shows Melendez was about to be sentenced. Was out on second-time-release-without-bail at the time he allegedly stabbed woman to death.
On Monday 1/26 his online court records updated to reflect a separate murder charge.
Murder case added.
At the time of this writing there are enough online leads to name the victim in this case but until officially cited by authorities BuffScan will withhold these leads.
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Track N' Cap
01/25/2026
Erie County Sheriff's Office Air 1 Tracks Stolen Vehicle Sunday 1/18/26.
The Erie County Sheriff's Office released this video of its Air 1 copter assisting in the tracking of a stolen Ford Explorer last Sunday 1/18. The same discussed in this previous post.
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Plow Truck Does it the Wrong Way
01/23/2026
Whoops. That Really IS the "wrong way."
— BuffScan (@BuffaloScan) January 22, 2026
Spotted at the Main Street & 290 Interchange this morning. Expand video to full screen for better playback. pic.twitter.com/ufvTu5E7wU
Your BuffScan Editor-in-Chief captured this video during his regular morning commute of a plow truck taking down "Wrong Way" signage yesterday.
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Noon Conditions in Williamsville
01/19/2026
With the region under a severe winter weather advisory today here is Buffscan's look at what appears to be an early band impacting an area not too far from the airport.
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Redefining the Rubber Wheel Termination
01/19/2026
BuffScan Editorial
Police need to stop using phraseology like "We are no longer chasing" or "we are terminating the chase" when engaging in rubber wheel pursuits.
Nobody stops "chasing" anyone. Today the chase ALWAYS continues even if in the form of cameras, FLOCK, radio spotting, and helicopters or drones.
Viewing the end of rubber wheel chases as "not chasing" only validates a rationale for running in the first place. Once runners realize it's as much about the knock at the door later, if not a tackle to the ground in the moment, they'll respect the teeth of law enforcement.
Chases transform from rubber wheel into "track n' caps" and that's the phraseology citizens need to hear on their police scanners and in the media.
This BuffScan opinion, posted to BuffScan's X account, came just before a chase that demonstrates the point exactly. In this video shared by spotter Buffalo Street News 716 (Facebook) a number of what appear to be juveniles were tracked from the air for nearly 30 minutes before being snatched comfortably from a house on Sycamore St., no fuss, no muss.
Video Shared as Courtesy by Buffalo Street News 716
In this particular chase, BuffScan was tuned in to the scanner. Buffalo Police had turned over to Erie County Sheriff's Air One early on while the driver being pursued raced wildly throughout Buffalo's east and west sides. At least one accident was overheard on the radio during this pursuit but it's unclear if there were any injuries as a result of that.
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Accident on Main Street in Amherst
01/13/2026
BuffScan encountered this accident on Main Street yesterday evening. It looked like a fairly serious banger but there weren't any medic units on scene at the time.
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Curb Videos May Be Someone's Problem
01/07/2026
Videos of Minnesota Deadly Shooting
BuffScan can assume that most people will find these videos in their various feeds. However, here is a compilation for the WWW view.
They are of different angles of the ICE shooting that resulted in the death of unidentified woman. They are definitely going to frustrate a straight-line government narrative that this death had to happen.
These videos shot by charged individuals on the spot are an example of the urgency for public documenting and decentralized media.
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Spotter Watch, Spotters on the Spot
The following is a textual linkset of social media shares via the BuffScan Facebook Page and the BuffScan X feed. This list is provided to stimulate and support the decentralized spotter community.
Based on sweep at 8:57 PM EST, 1/6/26.
- Amherst NY Scanner shares a picture of a customer refusing to leave the Wendy's drive-through. What's the beef?
- Buffalo Fire & Rescue On Scene Photos presented its album of fireground activity for a fire at 331 Vermont St.
- Buffalo Street News 716 shows off an album of ground activity surrounding the cause of that power outage this morning in Buffalo. Also this video.
- Cheektowaga Scanner posted video of Buffalo Police and Fire attempting to negotiate what they describe as a man in a precarious situation atop a house roof at Comstock and Stockbridge.
- Cheektowaga Scanner posted a police traffic stop on someone who almost hit them why they were regulating traffic following a fatal accident on that street, earlier.
** If you operate a digital place for the presentation of captured news and drama and would like to be regularly reviewed for BuffScan's "Spotters on the Spot", please let me know. But, that's nothing compared to this 5 car pile up on the 190 South!
BuffScan Pokey Report
The following are fresh listings in the publicly distributed Erie County Jail Roster as of yesterday 1/6.
- BROWN, MAKEIGH
- CARABALLO, JEAN
- DIAZ RIVERA, JERRY
- DUNBAR, THOMAS T
- EDWARDS, KENNETH L
- GONZALEZ, JESUS
- HARDY, CHASITY V
- HOUT, WILLIAM
- HOWARD, TREVON T
- KENNEDY, JULIAN
- LEVAN, MICHAEL A
- LOVELL, ERIC
- MALMIN, STEPHANIE
- MUNDELL, GERALD R
- ORTIZ, JAHYRIE
- PARKER, ALEXANDER R
- PETTY, JEFFREY C
- SAFFORD, JERMAINE
- TROUTMAN, DANDRE
** In providing this convenient aggregate listing please keep in mind the following: Incarceration in county jail does not imply guilt - statistically, most inmates are in fact legally innocent and are only incarcerated pending further legal proceedings. As well, many circumstances including mental health and addiction issues can lead to behavioral turbulence and conflicts with society that result in jail. In noting incarceration status please adopt a compassion-first regard. For a variety of reasons the given list may not be all inclusive of those individuals actually processed.
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BuffScan Daily Roundup for 1/6/26
01/06/2026
Spotter Watch, Spotters on the Spot
The following is a textual linkset of social media shares via the BuffScan Facebook Page and the BuffScan X feed. This list is provided to stimulate and support the decentralized spotter community.
Based on sweep at 8:57 PM EST, 1/6/26.
- Buffalo Street News 716 captured a serious accident at William and Colton Streets. Image gallery and video. Judging by this comment posted at Cheektowaga Scanner the accident may have resulted in a fatality.
- Buffalo Street News 716 shared video of a train crossing that malfunctioned, causing the train crew to resort to Plan B.
- Buffalo Street News 716 captured response to a domestic call on Lovejoy.
- Cheektowaga Scanner shared a user submitted photo of the resulting backup caused by road closure at the 190 South Ramp to Clinton/Bailey.
** If you operate a digital place for the presentation of captured news and drama and would like to be regularly reviewed for BuffScan's "Spotters on the Spot", please let me know. But, that's nothing compared to this 5 car pile up on the 190 South!
BuffScan Pokey Report
The following are fresh listings in the publicly distributed Erie County Jail Roster as of yesterday 1/5.
- CAO, GIANG T
- ELLIOTT, MELISSA
- KIMBLE, TERRENCE J
- LOVE, GARY L
- MOSTILLER, DANIEL
- PASQUALE, ANDRAE
- REINHARDT, LUKE
- THAGARD, AKEYIA E
- VAUGHN, ROBERT
- WARYK, JOSHUA
- WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER
** In providing this convenient aggregate listing please keep in mind the following: Incarceration in county jail does not imply guilt - statistically, most inmates are in fact legally innocent and are only incarcerated pending further legal proceedings. As well, many circumstances including mental health and addiction issues can lead to behavioral turbulence and conflicts with society that result in jail. In noting incarceration status please adopt a compassion-first regard. For a variety of reasons the given list may not be all inclusive of those individuals actually processed.
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Daily BuffScan Roundup for 1/5/26
01/05/2026
Spotter Watch, Spotters on the Spot
The following is a textual linkset of social media shares via the BuffScan Facebook Page and the BuffScan X feed. This list is provided to stimulate and support the decentralized spotter community.
Based on sweep at 8:01 PM EST, 1/5/26.
- Response porn by The Buffalo Blotter (Video). These are always a thrill to see!
- From Buffalo Fire Department-Helmets & Hose Wagons: BFD Dispatcher Marvin Jones is retiring. I wonder if the scanner heads among us would recognize his voice? Congrats and thank you for your service!
- Buffalo Fire & Rescue On Scene shares their photos of an MVA that occurred on Goodell
- Also from Buffalo Fire & Rescue: Unsure of what's happening here, or where, but it looks like Buffalo Fire handling a smoldering -- boat? -- fire. Here's another album from them of the same. Not enough of this? Turns out Buffalo Street News 716 made it there and captured this video and created their own image gallery, not to mention provided a live feed from the scene.
- A Buffalo Street News 716 follower sent them this video of a blown manhole cover.
- Buffalo Street news 716 also shares this Buffalo Police response porn. A gun call on Lovejoy per Buffalo Street News 716 of which they also published the detainment of 2 individuals. Here's their image gallery of the same.
- Buffalo Street News 716 published a video of an MVA on the 90 West sent to them by another driver. Be careful out there!
- And the shooting doesn't stop with just one. Buffalo Street News 716 posted this video of a shooting on Fernhill Avenue (and this image gallery).
- Crazy. Radio traffic gives a report of a man with a firearm at what I think I hear as the Hamburg Street overpass! According to Erie County Blotter, troopers showed up but there's no information on what happened after that.
- And, just when you thought things weren't batty enough, the Erie County Blotter proves you wrong.
** If you operate a digital place for the presentation of captured news and drama and would like to be regularly reviewed for BuffScan's "Spotters on the Spot", please let me know. But, that's nothing compared to this 5 car pile up on the 190 South!
BuffScan Pokey Report
The following are fresh listings in the publicly distributed Erie County Jail Roster as of yesterday 1/4.
- BOLTZ, JACK
- CARNEY, TYSHAWN D
- IMPERI, ZACHARY T
- KHULAQI, OBAD
- OESTERLE, GREGORY
- SCHAMBER, AMY
- SIMMONS, JERMAINE H
** In providing this convenient aggregate listing please keep in mind the following: Incarceration in county jail does not imply guilt - statistically, most inmates are in fact legally innocent and are only incarcerated pending further legal proceedings. As well, many circumstances including mental health and addiction issues can lead to behavioral turbulence and conflicts with society that result in jail. In noting incarceration status please adopt a compassion-first regard. For a variety of reasons the given list may not be all inclusive of those individuals actually processed.
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