Users of the social networking site Twitter have been given a detailed insight into the workings of one of Britain's busiest police forces.
Greater Manchester Police tweeted every incident it dealt with for 24 hours from 5am on Thursday.
In the first six hours, there were around 500 tweets sent out by the force, covering a wide range of incidents - from serious crime to the more mundane.
These included call 412 from a woman who asked for help to sue the Benefits Agency because she had no money.
Call 686 was a complaint that a man shouted "you're gorgeous" to woman. Elsewhere, a team of officers were dispatched to a bridge following call 384 reporting concerns that a man was "dangling" a small baby over the edge. When they arrived they found the man was simply carrying his dog in his arms because it has a fear of bridges.
Officers were also searching for a missing teenager who has previously vanished around 40 times before returning. There were scores of 999 calls from children playing with their parents' mobile phones.
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