Resident complaints of a lady in distress prompted a police visit to a home on Canvey Island, Essex, England. Steve Wood, a 54-year-old retired police officer, opened the door to see officers and three police cars pull up to his home. Wood was startled by the police since he didn’t expect to see so many arrive at his door.
Concerned neighbors called the cops after they heard a woman screaming for help from Wood’s house. Officers rushed to the home to investigate the situation. Once law enforcement got a peek inside the home, they realized that the cop wasn’t spending his retirement years kidnapping ladies.
Rather than a criminal undertaking, he kept 22 parrots at his home and told the officers the cries for help were coming from his three-year-old yellow-naped Amazon parrot named Freddie. Wood shared a clip with the two officers laughing with him over the funny turn of events.
Wood said: “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.”
Essex Police spokesperson expressed gratitude for Wood’s understanding during the police investigation. “We were contacted shortly before 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 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.”
No helpless victims in this house but the surprise visit did make Wood’s day more interesting. As an added bonus, the birds had new visitors for an afternoon chat.