Guilderland police are stepping up their presence at Crossgates Mall following two violent incidents in as many months.

Both fights involved someone getting stabbed.

Now, the Guilderland Police Department will station two officers on site full time at Crossgates. But, it wasn't just those two fights that prompted this; Crossgates says it's been in the works for months.

The move will create two new positions in the Guilderland PD, paid for by Crossgates. That means having officers full time at the mall won't take any officers off the street for other emergencies or cost taxpayers. 

Crossgates said millions of people are in and out of the mall over the year, and the officers will help mall security keep all of them safe.