Police Twitter accounts that keep getting into trouble
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It normally tweets pictures of the London skyline or enjoys a bit of banter with other police forces but one official police account is in trouble for posting an aerial picture of Michael McIntyre.
The image was taken from the sky by a police helicopter and posted by the National Police Air Support Unit's Twitter account - @NPASLondon, external.
It's claimed the comedian's privacy was invaded as he didn't know it was going to be published.
The post showing the comedian has since been deleted.
The account now seems to have gone back to more mundane aerial images of London.
It's not the first time police helicopter Twitter accounts have been criticised.
Last year @MPSinthesky - which has now been shut down and taken over by the National Police Air Support - got into trouble by arguing back when people asked why helicopters were flying over their homes.
One woman went onto Storify to highlight the replies that she, and other users, were sent after getting in a row with whoever ran the account at the time, external.
It shows another resident who tweeted: "Turn it in, chaps, I've got a presentation to give tomorrow" as a helicopter circled above her area.
The account replied sarcastically: "Sorry to have disturbed you Sarah, I hope the chap with the knife we found hiding wasn't behind your shed."
On another occasion it responded to criticism of helicopters flying over houses at 2am.
"Not sure if searching for a stabbing victim and firearms suspects is unnecessary, but apologies if you were disturbed."
Bad Twitter use is not confined to @NPASLondon.
Solihull Police used Twitter to try and catch some drug dealers.
The @NPASLondon account did have better moments when people loved its work.
They witnessed a marriage proposal after seeing the words "will you marry me?" spelled out in a London park.
The officers were searching for a stolen car when they saw the couple.
The account tweeted: "We think we have just seen the most romantic guy in north London."
MPSinthesky tweeted for people to get in touch if they knew the couple
The National Police Air Service told Newsbeat that lessons have been learned in connection with the Michael McIntyre tweet and they won't make the same mistake again.
The Ground Operations Director for the National Police Air Service, Superintendent Richard Watson, said that "we are aware of the tweet from NPAS London and are investigating the circumstances leading up to its circulation.
"In the interim, we feel that the tweet is inappropriate and have removed it."
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