Serving Erie County Since 1993
Erie County’s Source for Official Incident News
Straight from official channels. We track the incidents, arrests, and reports that shape our community — so you always know what’s happening close to home.
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Latest Blotter Posts
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Creates Hazy Skies Across Buffalo and Western New York.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – If you stepped outside today and thought the sky looked unusually cloudy or noticed an orange or…
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CRIME STOPPERS WNY: REWARD OFFERED IN BUFFALO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
Crime Stoppers WNY is offering a reward of up to $7,500 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment…
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Jamestown Police Arrest Four After Children Found Living in Deplorable Conditions.
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. 🚔 Four Jamestown residents are facing multiple criminal charges after a child welfare investigation uncovered what police described…
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Erie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Headlines
July 4 to July 10, 2026. 🚨 Over 2,100 Calls for Service Across Erie County The Erie County Sheriff’s Office…
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Cheektowaga Police Department Weekly Patrol Briefings
📅 July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026. Submitted by Sgt. Justin Blackchief, Cheektowaga Police Department.Reported by Erie County Blotter.…
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Free Mental Health First Aid Training By the ECDOH.
The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH)’s Office of Health Equity offers free Mental Health First Aid Training to help…
What We Cover
A record of what happens in our county, kept in plain sight.
Erie County Blotter provides timely public safety, emergency, and community information throughout Erie County and across Western New York.
Our coverage includes significant police, fire, and EMS incidents; traffic accidents and major road closures; severe weather and emergency alerts; missing and endangered persons; official law enforcement media releases; animal welfare, rescue, and wildlife concerns; and other developing situations that may affect the safety of our communities.
We also highlight important community resources, first responder news, public safety campaigns, mental health and crisis resources, charitable efforts, and positive stories of neighbors helping neighbors.
Our goal is not to simply report every call that occurs, but to share relevant, verified, and meaningful information that helps keep Western New York informed, prepared, and connected.
Erie County Blotter is independently operated and is not an official law enforcement, fire, EMS, or government agency.
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