iStockPolice patrols have been stepped up after a report that horses were pelted with projectiles by a group of youths in Aberdeen.
At around 4.20pm on Sunday, police were called to a field near Craigton Road, Cults.
Officers found no trace of the youths and said the horses were uninjured but that there would be more police out on patrol.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4:20pm on Sunday, April 18, 2021, police received a report of a group of youths throwing items at horses in a field near Craigton Road.
“Officers attended and there was no trace of the youths. The horses were uninjured.
“As a result of this incident additional officers will be patrolling the area.”
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