Twitter feed for all Greater Manchester Police work

feedtheram · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:33

gmpolice: All calls tweeted are 999, switchboard calls, however we deal with a wide range of other issues as well #gmp24 [via Twitter]

Greebo · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:37

Wasn't there a big thing a few months ago trying to make the same point about some of the non emergency 999 calls they have to deal with and they released one about a man complaining he couldn;t get all his tv channels?

SO I can well beleive these are all 999 calls.

Tefal · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:38

So who's sitting there typing them all up? or is it just automated from the log they write?

antijoke · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:38

Other forces should do this.

It could do wonders for public relations. This is classic.

I cannot help but think that other companies should do this type of thing too.

Tefal · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:40

anticonscience said:
I cannot help but think that other companies should do this type of thing too.

yeah but imagine you ring ocuk because your i7 hasn't arrived then read the feed to see

"irritating **** called about his i7 for the 6th time, wiped arse with it and sent it out"

Hequn · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:40

call 1169 report of someone putting rubbish in caller's bin in Rochdale #gmp24
34 minutes ago via web

Well, I mean, you DO need to call the police for that....right?

doofer · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:55

call 1185 ladder lying on M56 #gmp24

I hope they take steps to remove it!

Greebo · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:57

doofer said:
call 1185 ladder lying on M56 #gmp24

I hope they take steps to remove it!

I wondered what had happened the the ladder when I got back to the office.

Cosimo · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:57

Hequn said:
Well, I mean, you DO need to call the police for that....right?

It might have been a cat.

antijoke · 14 Oct 2010 at 14:59

Tefal said:
yeah but imagine you ring ocuk because your i7 hasn't arrived then read the feed to see

"irritating **** called about his i7 for the 6th time, wiped arse with it and sent it out"

I see no problem.

bledd · 14 Oct 2010 at 15:08

vonhelmet said:
That's a given.

Hmm, I take it that's the English equivalent of saying "avoid going to Merthyr"

Abraham · 14 Oct 2010 at 15:20

update re call 1165 human excrement smeared over police car handles #gmp24

@GMPolice is fairly active anyway, I think they have a media/web bod who has that as part of their role, in fact I know they do as I know the person it used to be. I'd imagine for today they have some others lending a hand.

wez130 · 14 Oct 2010 at 16:07

scaramanga182 said:
Anyone had a look at the spoof gmp24_7 one?

i was in stitches at that this morning, then they got the warning about infringing copyright, they changed the pic to a police mini, but have stopped tweeting too.

iKettles · 14 Oct 2010 at 16:26

call 1169 report of someone putting rubbish in caller's bin in Rochdale

Andy90 · 14 Oct 2010 at 16:58

Wait until it goes dark, then you'll see an increase in antisocial behaviour by gangs of kids, domestics as everyone returns to their homes from work etc., and then the alcohol fueled incidents as the night progresses.

Nothing on the GMP tweets that are out of the ordinary for any Force up and down the length and breadth of the Country.

You would not believe some of the calls the Police receive, must have them are obviously genuine calls for assistance but some really take the buscuit.

Cosimo · 14 Oct 2010 at 17:01

The novelty will soon wear off. It’s just like listening to some of the US police forces.

ringo747 · 14 Oct 2010 at 17:05

What kind of geographical area are we talking for the coverage of this force?

Vonhelmet · 14 Oct 2010 at 17:35

ringo747 said:
What kind of geographical area are we talking for the coverage of this force?

It's an area about the size of Greater Manchester.

ringo747 · 14 Oct 2010 at 17:38

vonhelmet said:
It's an area about the size of Greater Manchester.

Come on now. I'm a country bumpkin from NI!

dekez · 14 Oct 2010 at 17:39

I'm surprised there hasn't been any "caller rings up to see if their call makes it on to twitter" yet.