Acting Superintendent Barry Golner is pleased to report that the Lowell Police Department is partnering with students at Middlesex Community College’s Criminal and Social Justice Department to collect gifts for the eighth annual Lowell Police Holiday Toy Drive this year. Students in the Criminal and Social Justice Department, under the leadership of Department Chair and…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department unveiled a new traffic enforcement cruiser meant to increase the visibility of traffic patrols while also honoring veterans. There are 61 sworn Lowell Police Officers who are also veterans, and a large number of retired officers are veterans as well. “This is our small…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner is pleased to announce that the Lowell Police Department has been awarded $429,979 in grant funding to purchase and equip all officers of the Lowell Police Department with body-worn cameras. The grant funding was provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Fiscal Year 2022 Body-worn Camera Policy and…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner reports that the Lowell Police Department expanded its School Resource Officer Program to include six officers and a supervisor working in schools across the city, and that the program will be expanded further. The Lowell Police Department’s School Resource Officer Program at one point before the pandemic had eight…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department unveiled a new traffic enforcement cruiser on Friday, aimed at boosting the visibility of traffic patrols while raising awareness of Breast Cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a nationwide effort among police to raise awareness of breast cancer, the importance of early…
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…
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 — 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 — 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…
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…