After several grants and an increase in police appropriations, the town of Frankfort Police Department has begun to grow.

Ilion Police arrested John J. Stanley III, 26, of 114 S. Washington St., Herkimer, and charged with second-degree assault.

A Mohawk area man was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday afternoon after his vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer truck pulling a full milk tanker on Route 5S in the town of German Flatts. 

MOHAWK — A Mohawk Police officer on patrol observed a large party at the residence at 14 Marmet St., Mohawk, on Sunday, March 30, around 3 a.m.

Two area police agencies have expanded their reach through technology in hopes of protecting area children from online predators.

Herkimer Police arrested Patrick Blush, 27, of 2 Shulls St., Ilion, on Sunday at 1:53 a.m. on North Caroline Street and charged him with driving while intoxicated, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, failure to keep right, DWI with a blood alcohol concentration over .08 percent, unlawful possession of marijuana, and fourth-degree criminal possession of weapon.

A day after events within the Mohawk school system, Superintendent Joyce Caputo said the district is beginning an investigation into what occurred on Tuesday.

Mohawk Central School locked down both of its school buildings Tuesday afternoon as the result of a reported threat.

Herkimer Police arrested Nicole Wilcox, 19, of New York Mills, on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. while she was in village court on a charge of obstructing governmental administration.

Seven people have been arrested, including four from Herkimer County, in connection with violating the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005.

Herkimer Police arrested a 19-year-old Herkimer woman Wednesday on charges of second-degree rape, sexual misconduct, endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree aggravated harassment.

Equipped with funding from a state grant, the Ilion Police Department will soon be able to utilize a new tool to keep a closer watch on vehicles that contain anything from fleeing felons to drivers with overdue insurance.

The Herkimer Police Department, with assistance from the Herkimer County Department of Social Services and the Herkimer County District Attorney’s Office, have arrested David Allen Dennis, 25, of King Street, Herkimer on charges of third-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest followed a week long investigation.

Local law enforcement will be out in force this weekend as Herkimer County agencies participate in the statewide STOP-DWI enforcement effort.