KINKY screams, black bull on the loose, men urinating in a hot tub, a woman hitting herself on the head with a hammer....just four of the incidents which have been tackled by North Yorkshire Police overnight.

The force has been running a 24-hour Tweetathon to give the public an insight into its work,with information tweeted about every incident called into the force control room.

And it has painted a vivid and fascinating picture of some of the dangerous - and daft - incidents officers have had to deal with across the county on Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday morning.

In Scarborough, there were reports that a man had driven down the slipway and onto the beach. "All the car doors are open," staff tweeted. "The driver appears intoxicated and is dancing and waving his arms around with cans in his hands. Another man has just fallen out of the car..."

Also in Scarborough, a man reported his ex-partner was hitting herself on the head with a hammer. "Advice given to ambulance staff to request police if assistance required."

In Rufforth, there was a black bull on the loose in the road this morning. "Our caller is concerned someone may hit it. Please be careful if you're in the area and please call 101 if you have any information about who it belongs to."

At an unidentified location, a man called to report he could hear a woman screaming - "but it could be a 'kinky scream' - he's not sure where its coming from though."

In York, a caller reported she was on holiday with fifteen other women and two men were outside urinating in the hot tub. "The women shouted at the men who left the scene, leaving one of their jackets behind. The men are now banging on the door."

Also in York, ambulance service colleagues called the force to to alert it that a women had been assaulted at a hotel. "The victim is currently with the hotel's security team." Another call from the ambulance service said it was 'dealing with a man who has been knocked unconscious' in York.

In Acomb, a parent reported their daughter's light blue lady's Trek mountain bike had been taken at approximately 7.15am in the York Road area whilst she was doing her paper round.

In Selby, police received a report of a serious single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle in Doncaster Road, and elsewhere in the town, a group of about 30 to 40 youths appeared to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol and acting in an an anti-social manner - "officers on way to deal."

The force also tweeted some of the time wasting calls it has received, such as: "Taxi driver: 'My passenger doesn't know where she lives.' NYPControlRoom: 'Can you ask her again, check her ID perhaps?' Taxi driver: 'I've already taken her to two addresses... why did I bother calling you?!' Please only call in an emergency folks."

Residents have tweeted about how interesting they found the Tweetathon.

One tweeted: "Fascinating insight into what goes on behind the scenes and the array of incidents they deal with in any given day."

Another tweeted: "Been occupied during my insomnia by NYorksPolice tweeting their calls and jobs on #BehindtheScenes ...very interesting insight into what they do to keep us safe. Have loved this, thanks for doing it."

The Tweetathon was part of a campaign to show the current demand placed on the force and help people understand why some incidents are prioritised above others, and to highlight inappropriate calls that are not police matters.

People were reassured that if they called the force during the Tweetathon, the information released would be 'sanitised' with nothing that could identify them.

The Tweetathon has now ended, with a force spokeswoman saying: "We expected the Tweetathon to be of interest to many people, however, the response, support and feedback from members of the public has exceeded all of our expectations.

"Our aim was to give an insight, as best we could, into a day in the life of frontline officers and staff. The tweets have provided a mere glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of policing, including the challenges, the emotion, the darker, and the lighter side of the job.

"There was a real variety of incidents called in over the period but believe it or not, that was a fairly steady 24 hours compared to some. And while the live tweets have come to end and normal Twitter service has resumed, the calls continue 24 hours a day, 365 days a week.

"Why did we do it? A number of reasons, Twitter is now an important communications channel to warn and inform members of the public in times of crisis, to assist investigations, and to engage with, or simply inform people of what we do. It’s also free to use.

"Tweetathons have been held in the past by numerous forces, including North Yorkshire Police, and have really helped to inform people about our work. Demand is increasing and changing, and we believed that now was the right time hold another one, to help explain what is a police matter and what isn’t, how some incidents will take priority over others and to signpost people to advice if they are experiencing a similar situation.

"We are an accountable public service and it’s important that members of the public have an insight – within operational and legal boundaries – into what we do. Our thanks go to everyone who followed and provided very kind and supportive feedback. It’s really appreciated by our hard working officers, staff and volunteers.

"If you missed it, visit Twitter and search for #NYP247 or @NYorksPolice."