The more than 230 sworn police officers of the Lowell Police Department will now undergo even more realistic and immersive training in de-escalation, firearms, and tactics, thanks to an upgraded virtual reality training machine installed in the Lowell Police Department Training Institute.
LOWELL — Smiles, pizza, ice cream and carnival games greeted anyone who attended the Lowell Police Department’s fifth annual Youth Outreach Day on Wednesday in JFK Plaza.
As the new school year begins, it is everyone’s responsibility to keep students safe — on the roads and beyond.
Fifty-eight kids from the City of Lowell were able to get to know and to ride horses as part of a horsemanship program at Strongwater Farm in Tewksbury thanks to Lowell Police and funding from the Office of Grants and Research’s Shannon Community Safety Initiative.
Lowell Police Youth Services recently organized a series of three-on-three basketball games in city parks, giving everyone from age 10 to 20 a chance to play organized basketball with police officers and Lowell Housing Authority staff serving as referees.
LOWELL — Superintendent Greg Hudon would like to introduce the Lowell Police Department’s co-response mental health clinician to the community and to share the ongoing success of the co-response program.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Lowell Police Superintendent Gregory Hudon, and Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow announced today that Kevin J. Lino, 38, a former resident of Lowell, has been indicted for two separate acts of First-Degree Murder: the killing of Gary A. Melanson, 54, who was beaten to death with an aluminum baseball bat under the Rogers Street Bridge in Lowell in 2010; and the killing of Douglas Leon Clarke, 30.
Superintendent Greg Hudon is pleased to report that Lowell Police Department officers teamed up with the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team and Lifeguards from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to offer free swimming lessons to 75 Lowell youth this week.
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches quickly, we would like to remind residents that the recreational use of fireworks is illegal in Massachusetts.
LOWELL — On June 12, 2025, the Lowell Police Department, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts State Police Air Wing, and Massachusetts Environmental Police, conducted a coordinated operation targeting the unlawful and reckless operation of motorcycles, dirt bikes, off-highway vehicles (OHVs), and mopeds on public roadways.