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[feedtheram]

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

 

[Greebo]

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]

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

 

[antijoke]

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]

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]

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]

call 1185 ladder lying on M56 #gmp24

I hope they take steps to remove it!

 

[Greebo]

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]

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

It might have been a cat.

 

[antijoke]

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]

That's a given.

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

 

[Abraham]

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]

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]

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

 

[Andy90]

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]

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

 

[ringo747]

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

 

[Vonhelmet]

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]

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

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

 

[dekez]

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