Gloucester Police moves back into the ground floor of the station after renovations

GLOUCESTER – Police Chief Edward Conley is pleased to announce that the Gloucester Police Department has moved back into the ground floor of its station after a year-long renovation.

Gloucester Police officially returned to the ground floor of the station at 197 Main Street last week. The operations center resumed operations on July 9 and administrative offices reopened on July 10. On Friday, July 12, the police station became fully operational and opened to the public.

Renovation work on the station’s ground floor began last year and the department was temporarily relocated to the second floor, previously occupied by Gloucester District Court.

Major improvements on the ground floor include a completely renovated men’s locker room and the addition of the department’s first women’s locker room, improvements to safety equipment and sprinkler systems, and an upgrade of radio and emergency equipment to meet modern standards.

In addition, the first floor detention facility was completely modernized to increase officer and inmate safety, including new furnishings, video recording equipment, fire protection equipment, and an inmate decontamination station.

The newly renovated Gloucester Police Department is now ADA compliant.

While police operated from their temporary location on the second floor, all persons arrested in Gloucester were transported to the Rockport Police Department for registration and temporary detention.

The second floor court area will now be renovated in line with the first floor, with an expected completion date of early February 2025, at which time the Gloucester District Court will reopen. While the first floor renovations are underway, the Gloucester District Court has temporarily relocated from its location to Peabody, where it will continue operations pending competition.

“I am incredibly proud of our entire team. Completing a full renovation without disrupting emergency services was a tremendous task. There is still more to do and we look forward to its completion,” said Chief Conley. “Special thanks to Chief Horvath and the men and women of the Rockport Police Department for allowing us to use their detention facility during this time. I would also like to thank Beauport Ambulance for assisting with RPD’s ambulance service.”

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