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NY department receives body armor, helmet grant

The department will use the grant funding to purchase protective vests and helmets


By Donna Thompson
GateHouse New York

FRANKFORT, N.Y. — The Frankfort Village Police Department was one of four local police departments to receive grant funding under the 2016-17 Police Protective Equipment Program.

Police Chief Ronald Petrie informed the Village Board in a report submitted that the village applied for the grant with the assistance of Herkimer County.

The village was awarded $2,760, which Petrie plans to use to purchase protective vests and helmets for the village patrol officers.

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