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 is pleased to share that Lowell Police Youth Services and community partners held a flag football league for neighborhood youths from around Lowell, with a championship tournament concluding the league on Sunday. Approximately 85 kids took part in the league throughout the month of October, as the four-week program…
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 — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department are pleased to share that the Department held its second annual Youth Outreach Day on Wednesday with support from law enforcement and community partners. The Chelsea Police Department sent its ice cream truck, Manchester, N.H., Police sent its comfort pony and equestrian unit, and…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department invite the community to the second-annual Youth Outreach Day. WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 3:30-6 p.m. WHERE: JFK Plaza, 50 Arcand Drive, Lowell, MA WHAT: The Lowell Police Department’s second-annual Youth Outreach Day will feature games, food, and refreshments, a chance to challenge Lowell Police officers…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department are grateful to share that a city barbershop — Golden Cuts — provided free back-to-school haircuts for Lowell youth who are part of the Lowell Police Youth Services (LPYS) Boxing Program. Iglesia Bethesda Internacional, a church on Boston Road in Billerica, also provided backpacks…
LOWELL — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner is pleased to share that the Lowell Police Youth Services Program, in collaboration with the Afro-American Community Collaborative and Merrimack Valley Flag Football, hosted a free flag football clinic for Lowell youth. Approximately 60 Lowell youth in grades 5 to 8 participated in the clinic from Aug. 16-18 at…
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 — Acting Superintendent Barry Golner and the Lowell Police Department are pleased to share that 46 Lowell youth were able to take part in a riding program at Challenge Unlimited at Ironstone Farm in Andover thanks to funding from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Shannon Community Safety Initiative and support…