A woman called police today claiming she had been kidnapped by TV baker Mary Berry . A woman called the police claiming she had been kidnapped by the Queen of British baking Mary Berry today , officers have revealed . Avon and Somerset Police were also called by a drunk man who wanted to find out the football scores this afternoon before proceeding to speak inappropriately . The force has been publishing its calls on Twitter today in a bid to highlight how the emergency call system is abused and the kind of reports received on a daily basis . Among the other bizarre calls was one from a woman in Bristol who said she had aliens in her living room and another reported seeing a cloud shaped like a hammer and believed it was a bad omen . One man called 999 to report that Vodafone was robbing him because he had no service and another rung to get a number for an electrician after his lights went out . Another man reported finding a melon on his doorstep cut into slices this evening and was advised by police the matter was 'not an emergency ' . There were also some calls that needed to be passed onto the RSPCA , including one woman who was worried about an emu in a field and someone who claimed she saw a monkey near Bristol zoo . Some even expected to use the force as taxi service , with a number of people calling for lifts with and one man in Burnham wanted to be taken to Tesco because he could n't find his friend 's house . The force 's first 24 hour 'tweetathon ' started at midnight this morning and call handlers had already dealt with 1,800 calls by 7.30pm . They are tweeting both 999 calls and those made to the non-emergency 101 number as well as statistics and advice after seeing a rise in the number of reports it is taking . The woman called the emergency number to report that the 'Queen of British baking ' had abducted her . A drunk man called 999 to ask what the football scores were and then carried on speaking inappropriately . One man also called Avon and Somerset Police to say that Vodafone had been 'robbing him ' because he had no signal on his phone . Becky Tipper , Call Handling Manager said : 'Every day we receive an average of 3,000 calls , 550 of which are emergency 999 calls . Last year 1 in 5 of these calls were n't emergencies . ' 'During our tweetathon we will be giving an insight into `` a day in the life '' in our communications centre . 'No two days are ever the same but we are hoping to show the huge variety of issues we deal with . 'If we can help cut the number of unnecessary calls we receive on both 101 and 999 , this will reduce call waiting times and improve the experience for callers who genuinely need our help . ' It comes at the end of a week long campaign to encourage the public to use the 999 and 101 numbers in the right way . Some expected the force to be used as a taxi service like this man who wanted a lift to Tesco in Burnham . The fire service was called today after one woman believed she had aliens in her living room who were scared of fire and were threatening her . One man who continually calls the number tells call handlers about the war , his childhood and even to let them know he has eaten a worm .
Avon and Somerset Police is doing a 24 hour live ' tweetathon ' online today . They are taking a variety of the reports they receive on a daily basis . It 's in a bid to highlight how the emergency call system is often misused . Some of bizarre calls taken online included a woman asking for football tickets . A woman reported seeing aliens in living room and another carrying a melon . another man called 911 to say ' Vodafone was robbing him ' as he had no signal . They have taken 1,800 calls so far today and will be tweeting until midnight .