Cheshire Police gave readers an insight into their work by tweeting about every incident they dealt with.
Tweets revealed prowlers in Nantwich, drink drive arrests, road accidents, drunken brawls, and stupid 999 calls.
In one, they tweeted about a caller who rang 999 to complain about a banging gate in the wind.
By 6am, they had 42 people across the county in police custody for various offences throughout the night.
Officers from Nantwich were also sent to scour the town in search of prowlers reported at 4.55am.
In a follow up message at 5.42, they said: “The Nantwich prowlers were not found. Officers visited caller and checked their property which was ok. Have remained in area for reassurance.”
They also provided hourly updates on the numbers of people arrested, how many were alcohol-related, and the number of 999 calls they took each hour.
Arrests were made for criminal damage, drink driving, aggravated vehicle taking, and public order offences outside various bars in the towns across the county.
Between 10pm and 1am, officers had also been called out to 12 separate road accidents.
And one group of officers traced an elderly person reported missing. She was found wandering the freezing streets in her dressing gown.
In an early tweet, they told how an operator had been abused by a drunken caller as early as 6.30pm.
The tweets, which ran throughout yesterday and the early hours of this morning until 6.45am, were welcomed by readers.
“Have enjoyed all the posts,” said one, and “very interesting, you do a great job” tweeted another.
One reader commented: “Great insight into what the police do. Really enjoyed reading the tweets.”
And another added: “great insight….shame about the stupidity you have to deal with. You deserve more respect and gratitude.”
Readers are also calling on Cheshire Police to do this every weekend.
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