I'm very intrigued that Greater Manchester police are spending 24 hrs tweeting all the calls they receive (999 & other). Apparently its to give people an idea of what they have to deal with on a daily basis.

 

twitter accounts @gmp24_1, @gmp24_2, @gmp24_3 and @gmp24_4

 

Haven't been able to check it out yet today so going to have a look see now.

They're allowed to do that :surprised:

they're not using names & addresses. just giving an idea of what the call was about and a location.

Got there before me Jenj!

 

Just seen about this, I still think it's a bit crazy that they give out this much information.

eBay fraud in Wigan

:laugh3:

 

http://twitter.com/gmp24_3

"Call 2519 Woman asking advice on Royal Mail dispute in Golborne #gmp24"

 

Um, wow. :|

call 2056 Homeless man asking police to contact a friend for him #gmp24

 

Ohhh, this is sad. :(

Really weird that they're tweeting.

Doesn't help to feel safe there I suppose.

 

I prefer my image of the British Police that I have after watching Hot Fuzz :laugh4:

Oh and at the Pride Parade in London in summer the Police were handing out condoms to people, that was really cute. One of them said "We're there for the safety, today we help you to get a different kind of safety." So cute!! :heart:

They are going to get soooo spammed that the stats will be worthless. Another idea thought up by an underworked bean-counter!

 

Every chav within 50miles is going to see if they can get their report in a tweet! It'll be the case of who can make up the wackiest report! :rolleyes:

shouldn't they be keepin an eye on the streets and not the tweets?!

 

 

ohhh yeah! see what I did there..... oh my I sound like someone I know :uhoh: some one stop me.

@gmp24_1: Call 3003 Reports of four foot doll or robot on Princess Parkway near M56 - officers attend but nothing there #gmp24

@gmp24_1: Call 384 report of man holding baby over bridge - police immediately attended and it was man carrying dog that doesn't like bridges #gmp24

@gmp24_1: Call 2859 Man urinating at rear of houses in Sale - five officers attend #gmp24

 

WHAT IS THIS

Final figures for Twitter experiment

 

Figures have been released at the end of Greater Manchester Police's 24 hours of publishing details of every incident on Twitter.

 

Between 5am on Thursday 14 October 2010 and 5am, today, Friday 15 October, the force has dealt with 3205 incidents and posted details of every single one on Twitter.

 

The calls have ranged from those that are not police matters, including someone who called to say there was a rat in the house, and that the cat may be responsible, and a woman reporting a man shouting "you're gorgeous" at her, to serious offences including injuries to a child.

 

Officers have arrested 341 people in the same time period and 126 of those remain in custody.

 

The demonstration has seen Greater Manchester Police's Twitter profile go from having 3,000 followers in the two years since it was set up to more than 17,000 today.

 

Many of the followers have posted comments about the exercise. One said: ⿿What comes across from these tweets is how much the police are involved in the community and how much they are relied upon.⿝

 

Other comments included ⿿I applaud the decision to open up your world to us ⿿ it was fascinating⿝, and ⿿they did more in the last five minutes than I thought they would in a whole day.⿝

 

The tweets have also showed how officers need to identify links between the incidents they are currently dealing with and earlier crimes, often in a different area. At about 11.50pm on Thursday 14 October 2010, a post office on Burnley Lane in Chadderton was ram-raided and cash was stolen.

 

Later, at about 2.20am on Friday 15 October 2010, a report was made of a car driving dangerously in Blackley. The back of the car, a Volkswagen Toureg, was badly damaged. The vehicle was abandoned on Brockford Drive. A link with the earlier ram raid is now being investigated.

 

Another significant incident saw officers investigating after a woman was raped in Manchester city centre on Wednesday 13 October.

 

Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: ⿿The reaction we have received proves that the public perception of modern day policing was removed from the reality that my officers face.

 

"We have tried to give a serious message about transparency and how we get that out to the public.

 

"As well as serious crimes, we deal with many social issues and other incidents that the public are quite surprised about.

 

"Through this experience we get a better picture that crime is connected to our social issues such as drug use and relationship breakdowns.

 

"Many of the things we deal with are about the same people: missing people who have been missing 60 or 70 times before or repeat offenders putting demands on public services."

 

TWITTER INFORMATION

You can follow the information on Twitter by using the following three account names

 

@gmp24_1

@gmp24_2

@gmp24_3

 

Due to the restrictions set by Twitter we will be alternating between the three accounts throughout the day so you will have to follow all three to get the full picture.

 

Or you can go directly to Twitter to see them at:

http://twitter.com/gmp24_1

http://twitter.com/gmp24_2

http://twitter.com/gmp24_3

 

These accounts will be backed up by the corporate account (@gmpolice), which will we use to promote each of the accounts so that people know which to follow for the latest updates.

You will also be able to see all the Tweets on our website gmp.police.uk

 

http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/pages/68FF568654153DA6802577BD001FD68A

Although our local department doesn't tweet, they do post police logs every month online that are basically the same thing. Sometimes whoever posts it makes the summaries very snarky (similar to the examples that Cobalt posted).

@gmp24_1: Call 384 report of man holding baby over bridge - police immediately attended and it was man carrying dog that doesn't like bridges #gmp24

 

Hahahahaha!

including someone who called to say there was a rat in the house, and that the cat may be responsible,

 

:lol:

Greater Manchester Police to cut a quarter of posts

 

Greater Manchester Police to cut a quarter of posts

 

Greater Manchester Police will lose a quarter of its staff, including front-line officers, as it faces a £134m budget cut in the next four years.

 

Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) said nearly 3,000 posts would have to be cut from its 12,000 staff. A total of 1,387 officers and 1,557 civilian posts could go. A recruitment freeze is also planned for 2011-12.

 

The prime minister's spokesman said the government wanted as many resources as possible "devoted to the front line". The proposals will be presented in a joint report from Chief Constable Peter Fahy and the authority's treasurer at an authority meeting on 22 November.

 

"Protecting frontline policing is at the heart of the plans we have been developing," Mr Fahy said. "As the majority of our money is spent on staff it is inevitable that there will be an impact on our people."

 

The authority plans to cut 2,944 jobs over four years, with staff being offered voluntary redundancy. It also plans to reduce management costs by 43% over the next four years.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-11757760

I are bored. MOAR TWEETS THAT THEY MADE

 

Call 3026 Suspicious man wearing cape in Bolton - police attended and no sign of man #gmp24

Call 2992 A drunk woman asking for police officers to call her back. #gmp24

Call 2976 Confused man saying he has lost his keys to his house in Benchill. Officers have attended. #gmp24

Call 2907 A firework has been put through a letterbox. No injuries. No fire. (New Moston)

Call 2849 Caller says her two missing cats have come back home. This is a regular caller #gmp24

Call 2841 A suspicious man was whistling in the street last night in Chorlton #gmp24

Call 2749 Man calls police to say he is going away over Christmas, is worried he is going to be burgled and wants someone to attend #gmp24

Call 2597 A group of five young boys drunk, officers attend. They were just five scouts walkking past a takeaway, Trafford #gmp24

call 1417 Advice requested about the age of babysitters, Stockport #gmp24

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

Call 898 report of man asleep in toilets in theatre when asked he left #gmp24

Call 814 Call from a man who hadn't recieved his benefits #gmp24

Call 409 baby playing with phone. Mother soken to #gmp24

Call 281 member of the public in Salford complains about being woken up #gmp24

call 281 member of the public in Salford complains about being woken up #gmp24

 

Was it by the bin-men?