Police step up patrols after Maltby attacks
POLICE are stepping up patrols in Maltby following a series of violent crimes.
Maltby Town Council revealed today that they had been told mounted officers would be duty and extra foot patrols in place this evening and a police spokeswoman confirmed the arrangements.
It follows the robbery of 80-year-old ex-miner Tommy Ward last month, the rape of a woman in her Grange Lane home last week and the murder of a man in Littlehey Close last Friday.
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Hide AdA town council statement said: "Due to the recent incidents in Maltby. South Yorkshire Police have informed Maltby Town Council that mounted police will be on patrol in the town today and additonal officers will be on foot patrol this evening."