Police rush to home to reports of ‘screaming woman’ only to find loud parrot
Three police cars were dispatched to the property in Essex.
Police swooped on a home following reports of a screaming woman only to find it was the owner’s loud parrot making the noise.
Three police cars had been dispatched to the property in Canvey Island, Essex, before officers realised the sounds were coming from yellow-naped Amazon parrot Freddie.
Essex Police said they had been alerted to a possible incident at 1.50pm on Tuesday, involving a woman shouting for help by a “concerned neighbour”.
Pet owner Steve Wood, 54, said he was stunned when they knocked at his door and added he felt a wave of panic.
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The bird keeper, a retired policeman, assured the officers that the noises were coming from his three-year-old pet.
Wood, who keeps 22 parrots, recorded a video of the aftermath, saying: “I might be in a bit of trouble cause a concerned neighbour has been passing by telling me that there is screaming coming from my house – a woman screaming for help.
“This is brilliant. This has made my year, thank you very much.”
Two officers who had attended Wood's home could be seen in the video laughing along with him after their call out.
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An Essex Police spokesperson thanked Wood for his understanding following their welfare check at his premises.
They said: “We were contacted shortly before 1.50pm on Tuesday 4 July by a member of the public reporting the sound of a female’s screams in the area of Larup Avenue, Canvey.
“Officers attended to conduct a welfare check, but upon arrival discovered the noise was in fact caused by a number of parrots inside a property.
“Officers engaged with a member of the public at the property and we thank him for his understanding and patience.”
