page_title: Lowell Police Department
section_title: Training Academy
hierarchical_section_title: Lowell Police Department / Training Academy
caption_attribution_description: Lowell Police Training Division station, located at 99 Middlesex Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
context_page_description: The Lowell Police Department has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation for a population of about 107,000 in the 14.5-square-mile city of Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell is the fourth-largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is county seat of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Raymond Kelly Richardson, a 30-year veteran of the department is the current superintendent of police. The department is a member of the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, which provides specialized units throughout the region.
context_section_description: The Lowell Police Department's Training Division has been in operation since 1996 and has conducted in-service training for police officers from 48 cities and towns. The Lowell Police Academy consists 50 classes over the course of 21 weeks. Student officers receive basic police training and must meet the standards established by the Massachusetts Police Training Committee (MPTC) to become a police officer. In 2010, the LPD moved its Training Division from the CrossPoint Towers to 99 Middlesex Street.The director of the Training Division is Captain James Hodgdon.
caption: Training Division station
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