Police patrols have been stepped up in Middleton town centre after two armed robberies and an assault in the last week. Local officers will be a 'high visibility presence' around the town centre following a number of incidents that have caused concern among residents.
An armed robber, thought to have been armed with a gun, burst into a Halifax bank in Middleton Gardens on Wednesday morning (August 14). READ MORE He thought he'd disguised himself in the chaos - but one smiling photo was all it took to bring him down The incident came less than 48 hours after another robbery at the Spar shop on Hollins Lane.
Staff were left 'extremely shaken' after the offender was said to have walked in 'wielding a knife'. Days earlier, on August 10, a man in his 20s was rushed to hospital after being 'slashed' in a reported knife attack in the town centre.
Two men were later arrested on suspicion of assault. On Thursday, the force said that there would be an 'increased high visibility presence' from officers in and around the town centre, targeting specific 'violent crime hotspots'.
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