About Us

All UMass Lowell police officers are certified with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Each officer attends and annual in-service training program as well as a host of specialized training programs.

The department is equipped with both marked and unmarked vehicles, a motorcycle unit, and mountain bikes which enable officers to cover a wide area of the University community. Foot patrols are also used so that the University community has an opportunity to become familiar with members of the department. 

The UMass Lowell Police Department has a fully staffed communications center with dispatchers trained in answering 911 calls, monitoring closed circuit televisions and alarms within the University’s buildings and surrounding properties as well as answering day-to-day questions from the public. Other duties include taking both emergency and non-emergency calls to the police department, dispatching officers to calls and assisting members of the University community.

The department also has a close working relationship with Lowell Police Department, other municipal departments, Massachusetts State Police as well as federal agencies. Additionally the UMass Lowell Police Department will often times share information with these departments as well as internal departments to maintain a secure environment.

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