Lowell Police Department Completes Active Shooter Training in Coordination with School District

Lowell Police Department Completes Active Shooter Training in Coordination with School District

LOWELL — Interim Superintendent Barry Golner is pleased to share that the Lowell Police Department successfully completed an active shooter training drill involving multiple community and public safety partners. Lowell Police partnered with the Lowell Fire Department, the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, PRIDEStar EMS, and Lowell Public Schools to complete active shooter training on Tuesday…

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Lowell Police Department Shares Job Openings for Five Lateral Transfers

LOWELL — The Lowell Police Department is seeking active Civil Service police officers interested in transferring to five open positions in Lowell.  Only full-time, permanent, Civil Service police officers from Massachusetts are eligible for transfer under the provisions of Chapter 31, Section 35 of the Massachusetts General Laws. All candidates seeking transfer to the Lowell…

Lowell Police Department Jail Diversion Clinicians Touch 78 Lives In Less Than a Year With Co-Response
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Lowell Police Department Jail Diversion Clinicians Touch 78 Lives In Less Than a Year With Co-Response

LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department report that Co-Response Jail Diversion Clinicians Courtney Motuzas and Mackenzie Dezieck have partnered with police officers to divert 78 people from arrest or involuntary emergency room visits since July 2021.  Co-Response clinicians provide city residents facing mental health crises and trauma with an immediate,…

Lowell Police Department To Recognize Autism Acceptance Month
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Lowell Police Department To Recognize Autism Acceptance Month

LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner would like to share that the Lowell Police Department will recognize April as Autism Acceptance Month with events meant to increase awareness and acceptance of those on the autism spectrum.  On April 2, Lowell Police will recognize World Autism Awareness Day by participating in “Light it up Blue,” a nationwide event…

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Lowell Police Department Awarded $29,935 in Grant Funds for Body-Worn Cameras

LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner is pleased to announce that the Lowell Police Department has been awarded $29,935 in state grant funds allocated by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR) Body Worn Camera (BWC) grant program. The Lowell Police Department plans to use the grant funding…

*MEDIA ADVISORY, RSVP Requested* Lowell Police Department Training Officers on De-escalation Using State-of-the-Art Virtual Reality Simulator

*MEDIA ADVISORY, RSVP Requested* Lowell Police Department Training Officers on De-escalation Using State-of-the-Art Virtual Reality Simulator

LOWELL — Superintendent Raymond Kelly Richardson would like to invite members of the media to experience a state-of-the-art training simulator the Lowell Police Department is using to allow officers to practice real-world scenarios involving de-escalation and other strategies. WHEN:  Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, starting at 10:30 a.m. WHERE:  Lowell Police Department Training Center, 115 Middlesex St.,…

Lowell Police Department K-9 Mack Gets a Surprise Gift
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Lowell Police Department K-9 Mack Gets a Surprise Gift

LOWELL — Superintendent Raymond Kelly Richardson is pleased to share that the Lowell Police Department’s new missing persons and comfort dog got a surprise gift in the mail.  Late last month, Officer Paul Robbins and his K-9 partner Mack were surprised to receive a specialized first-aid kit for dogs.  The kit was sent by a…