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 — The Lowell Police Department and Lowell Public Schools are excited to invite Lowell youth and their families to a Spring Jamboree, which is being held at the UMass Lowell Campus Recreation Complex in partnership with Lowell Public Schools. When: Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: UMass Lowell Campus Recreation…
LOWELL — Interim Police Superintendent Barry Golner is pleased to share that the Lowell Police Youth Services Program and community partners offered a school vacation week basketball camp to Lowell youth in grades 5 to 8. The camp was offered in collaboration with Lowell Public Schools, UMass Lowell and the Afro-American Community Collaborative from Tuesday…
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…
LOWELL — Lowell Police Department Superintendent Raymond Kelly Richardson and Lowell Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joel Boyd are pleased to announce a new partnership that gives Lowell’s middle school students opportunities to attend an informative and age-appropriate Student Police Academy after school. The collaborative effort, launched last year, provides students in Grades 5-8 at Lowell…
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 — 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…