Herkimer Police Special Response Team

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all who have served our country, included two of our team members, Herkimer Police Sergeant and SRT Sniper Rich Bowman and Mohawk Police Officer and SRT Team leader Pat Murphy.

Here's a few pictures of the Special Response Team earlier this week completing their yearly New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services SWAT firearms qualifications. These qualifications consist of both rifle and pistol courses of fire and are more strenuous and demanding than a normal police firearms course.

INCIDENT at HERKIMER WALMART (4/26/2020).. At approximately 3:30pm this afternoon, the Herkimer County 911 Center received a call regarding a possible incident ...at the Herkimer Walmart. Officers responded and immediately worked with Management to conduct an orderly evacuation of all customers and employees. Herkimer Police conducted a preliminary search of the building and found nothing suspicious. Utica PD K9 unit responded and assisted with an extensive secondary search, again finding nothing of a suspicious nature. A subsequent search was again conducted by Herkimer Police. At that time, it was determined that there was no danger or threat of safety to the community. The building was turned back over to Walmart Management. The investigation in ongoing at this time. Thank you, Chief Mike Jory