Officers Check Woods After Reports of Screaming Near First Parish Road

SCITUATE, Mass. — Police responded to a report of possible screaming coming from a wooded area near First Parish Road Wednesday evening after a resident reported hearing unusual sounds several times.

According to an automatically generated transcript of public dispatch audio reviewed by Plimoth Today, the call was received at approximately 6:10 p.m. on September 2. The incident was described as suspicious activity near First Parish Road in Scituate.

The caller reportedly told dispatchers that she had been outside when she heard screaming four separate times. However, she was unable to determine whether the sounds were coming from a person or an animal.

The caller believed the sounds were coming from the woods.

Multiple officers were dispatched to the area to investigate. Dispatch communications indicate officers were asked to conduct a visual check of the area after arriving.

At this time, there is no indication in the available dispatch information that anyone was found injured or that a crime had been confirmed.

The nature of the sounds also remains unclear. Because the caller could not determine whether the screaming was made by a person or an animal, authorities’ response appears to have been precautionary while officers checked the area.

CrimeRadar, which provided the dispatch information, specifically cautions that its transcript is automatically generated from live public dispatch audio and may contain errors or omissions. The service also states that the information is not an official police report and should be independently verified.

Plimoth Today has not located an official police statement confirming additional details about the response.

Residents in the area who hear unusual sounds or believe someone may be in danger should contact 911 rather than entering wooded areas themselves.

Editor’s Note: This report is based on publicly available dispatch audio information and should be considered unconfirmed pending verification from the Scituate Police Department or another official source. No conclusion should be drawn about what caused the reported sounds.