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LOWELL (WBZNewsRadio) - For the last five years, the Lowell Police Department has celebrated World Autism Acceptance Day on April 2nd, by "lighting it up blue" to raise awareness. This year, the department added an autism awareness cruiser to its fleet.
Using funds from the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), the cruiser was prepared by Fleet Manager, Kyriakoulis Tsouprakos. STEP uses funds from motor vehicle enforcement to "increase the visibility of traffic safety patrols and reduce crashes and dangerous driving by reminding drivers police are on patrol."
Aside from working traffic enforcement, the new cruiser will be visible at local community events to help raise awareness through out the month.
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