POLICE were called to reports of a male on the floor in Bournemouth, only to find out he had opted to sleep in a bush while out on a stag do.

This was just one of the bizarre incidents unveiled in an investigation into Dorset Police’s dealings with stag and hens.

The FOI revealed incidents ranging from serious to funny including spikings, thefts, assaults, and coronavirus rule breaches, with many of the instances mentioning stags and hens as the victims of the offences.

The figures have emerged following Freedom of Information requests to police forces across Britain by the country’s leading stag and hen organiser, Last Night of Freedom.

Dorset Police disclosed details of 25 incidents involving stags and hens since the start of 2021, equivalating to around one a month.

Matt Mavir, manging director of Last Night of Freedom, said: “One a month is a drop in the ocean when you consider how many incidents Dorset Police deal with on any given weekend.

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“Of those incidents, many were either incredibly trivial – such as drinking on the pavement – or involved suspected breaches of covid laws which no longer even exist.

“In many cases stags and hens were the victims of crime, or their concerned friends contacted the police as they had gone missing, or they were worried about their mental health. In some instances, police logged it because a stag called them to apologise for pocket dialling 999.

“Stags and hens are sometimes unfairly portrayed as being drunken troublemakers, when these police logs couldn’t paint a more different picture. It proves stereotypes about stags and hens are completely unfounded.”

The powernap in a bush incident took place in August last year, and the police were quick to confirm that the male was ‘fine’.

Another one of last year's bizarre incidents took place in Weymouth on the day after Bonfire Night with police were called after a stag was suspected of setting a firework off inside a Weymouth boozer – while dressed as Big Bird.

Police logs show the suspect was on a stag party to the seaside town and was told to “turn out his pockets” – only for that to prove problematic given he was dressed as the gigantic Sesame Street character.

For more information visit https://www.lastnightoffreedom.co.uk/