Greater Manchester Police have taken to social media to give the public a behind the scenes taste of what goes on at the station every day.
Since 5am this morning, GMP have published every 999 and 101 phone call received from the public.
In just six hour,s the total number of calls reached 650, demonstrating the demand and pressure on officers as a result of budget cuts.
The GMP’s fly on the wall stint also marked the four-year anniversary of their very first tweet – they have now sent to more than 26,000 on the micro-blogging site.
While the GMP Day 2014 Twitter feed continues to run, MM have collated the top five tweets featured so far.
- Call 479: Motorway cyclist
Cyclists was spotting weaving in and out of the hard shoulder and inside lane near junction six on the M61 were reported to police. The person in question has not been traced.
Call 479 report of cyclist on #M61 #gmp24
— GMP Day 2014 (@GMPDay14_2) October 14, 2014
- Call 214: Suspicious commuter
Police were called to speak to the suspicious male who had a hoody and a bag on Bennett Road in Crumpsall. They were satisfied that everything was above board and that it was just a bloke catching his bus.
Call 214 suspicious man sighted, turns out was on route for bus #Manchester #gmp24
— GMP Day 2014 (@GMPDay14_2) October 14, 2014
- Call 256: Barking mad
The public alerted police about a loud barking dog heard the previous night in Cheadle but have since passed on the issue to Stockport Council.
Call 256 complaint about noisy dog in #stockport #gmp24
— GMP Day 2014 (@GMPDay14_2) October 14, 2014
- Call 372: Man lying in the middle of the road
The man, who police confirmed was drunk on Albert Road in Levenshulme, was arrested for assault after being abusive to both police and paramedics
Call 372 report of man lying in the middle of the road #manchester #gmp24
— GMP Day 2014 (@GMPDay14_2) October 14, 2014
- Call 1044: Smoker on a bridge
Despite fears about a man loitering on a bridge, it later transpired that he was in fact having a cigarette.
call 1044 report of man on bridge turns out he was having a cigarette #manchester #gmp24
— GMP Day 2014 (@GMPDay14_1) October 14, 2014
Police also clamped down on tweeters who misused the 24 hour live feed by making false reports after one hoaxer rang up to ask if it was legal to have sexual intercourse with his pet.
.@streboRnayR unhelpful and an example of wasting police time & putting pressure on resources, exactly what we’re trying to show with #GMP24
— G M Police (@gmpolice) October 14, 2014
To keep up to date with developments surrounding the 24hours in GMP feed, head over to their Twitter page here.
Image courtesy of Greater Manchester Police via YouTube with thanks
