The department is a member of the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, which provides specialized units throughout the region.

[2] In 2013, Deborah Friedl, although appointed temporarily, became the first woman chosen as police superintendent in the department's history.

[4] Through a strategic planning process known as Geographic Responsibility, as well as input from the people of Lowell, it was determined that Crime and Disorder could be most effectively fought with the presence of a constant officer in neighborhoods.

[5] Platoon 1 Late Nights Platoon 2 Day Shift Platoon 3 Early Nights Alpha Acre, Centralville, Downtown, Pawtucketville Bravo Belvidere, Back Central, Highlands, Lower Highlands, Sacred Heart / South Lowell The Lowell Police Department currently has 3 K9 teams: Lt. Steven Gendreau and his Bloodhound named Hope; Officer Chris Hanson and his German Shepherd named Bossi; Officer Michael Bergeron and his German Shepherd Randy.

In 1980, there was a memorial depicting an officer with his hand on the right shoulder of a young child placed in his honor directly in front of department headquarters at JFK Plaza.