Investigation of reported child scream finds no one in distress, Cambridge MA

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/19/2025 12:41 PM

Franklin St & Western Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Police investigated a report of a child screaming near Franklin Street and Western Avenue in Cambridge. The witness left before officers arrived and refused to speak. Officers searched the area but found no one in distress.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Police

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

It's going to be in the area of Franklin and Western.

00:08

We got a female at the call box reporting that she heard a child scream about five minutes ago at the intersection.

00:16

She has since left the area.

00:18

She does not want to speak to anybody.

00:19

Just check the intersection.

00:22

Bobby.

00:23

So the central alum.

00:25

Go ahead.

00:27

I can just have you tag along, uh,

00:30

Franklin and Western.

00:32

Franklin, I have it.

00:41

Thank you. Central innovation.

00:44

Centralum. What's going on? What do we have over here?

00:54

Go on. The party reported just in that area a child screaming; just check the area for anybody in distress.

01:03

Okay, copy.

01:04

I'm, you put me out.

01:08

Receive you're going out and just advising that RP was at the call box when they notified us.

01:12

It was a five-minute old call.

01:14

They left the area.

01:15

They don't want to see anybody.

01:19

13R to control.

01:22

13R.

01:24

Clearly 86.

01:28

3010 is clear. Very can ask clear.

01:32

11 of these.

01:40

Joe Venture.

01:45

Nobody out here in this area.

01:48

Talk to the gentleman that's been posted up by the bus stop in Greenin, Western, or Greenin magazine, technically.

01:54

He said he hasn't heard anybody screaming.

01:57

Totally people just hopped on the bus, but there's nobody out here.

02:00

You can clear everybody.

02:03

Really, fantastic.

02:05

Five hour, four, are you good disregard? Nobody's in the area.

02:08

Thanks, gentlemen.

02:09

All right, is it.

02:10

Thank you, too.

02:12

Wagon, I'm clear.

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Franklin St & Western Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

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