LOWELL — It has been 20 years since the Shannon Community Safety Initiative (CSI) began providing major funding to a community-wide approach to preventing and reducing gang and juvenile crime, and police are now drawing attention to a significant, long-term reduction in violent crime in Lowell that coincides with the community’s efforts.
LOWELL – The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office has confirmed the ongoing investigation into a fatal shooting that occurred today just before 4:00 p.m. at an apartment complex on Pawtucket Boulevard.
The Lowell Police Department was joined by family members earlier this month as they dedicated a memorial Hero Sign to Officer Patrick Leavitt, who gave his life in the line of duty on Dec. 18, 1941.
LOWELL — The Lowell community stepped up in a big way this holiday season and donated about 1,500 toys to the Lowell Police Department’s 11th annual toy drive.
Thanks to generous grant funding from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, PAL of Massachusetts, Pridestar Trinity EMS, and Target, Lowell Police Officers, Firefighters, Pridestar Trinity EMTs and representatives of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office were able to go holiday shopping with 100 children from under-resourced neighborhoods in Lowell this weekend.
LOWELL — Community members can now track crime in their neighborhood, keep track of trends citywide, and more, as the Lowell Police Department has unveiled a new crime dashboard to increase transparency.
The Lowell Police Department is notifying the community of a nationwide cyber attack against the OnSolve CodeRED emergency notifications system, and encouraging users of the system to immediately change their passwords.
LOWELL — The Lowell Police Department was joined by family members on Monday as they dedicated a memorial Hero Sign to Officer Christos G. Rouses, who gave his life in the line of duty on Nov. 17, 1978.
The Lowell Police Department is seeking assistance from the public as the investigation continues into a fatal hit and run crash that occurred last week in Lowell. At approximately 11:55 p.m., on Thursday October 30, 2025, officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle in the 700 block of Chelmsford…
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.