Crime & Safety

Needham Police Log: More Eggs, Uninvited Guests and More!

The following reports were provided by the Needham Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.


Thursday, August 29
  • Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, police were dispatched to a Memorial Circle home to serve a warrant. At about 1:45 a.m., police arrested and charged Renand Savant, 29, of Memorial Circle on that outstanding warrant.
  • 9:15 a.m., police pull over a vehicle for speeding on Webster Street. After a records check, they learn that the 48-year-old Natick man at the wheel had his license suspended. He was summonsed to court for speeding and driving on a suspended license.
  • A walk-in party reported at the police station that she had been victim of fraud. Someone called claiming she had outstanding debt, and that she could clear it by sending him $500. Police took a report at about 11:45 a.m.
  • At a Chestnut Street business, police responded to a dispute between a former employee and his employer. Before noon, police helped the two reach an understanding to stay away from each other, and handed the employee a no trespass order. They escorted the employee from the premises without incident. 
  • Fraud reported at a Laurel Circle property at around 6 p.m. The caller reports that someone tried to open credit cards from two different stores using his name. Both were denied, and the activity was reported to Fraud Detection.
  • 8 p.m., police patrolling the Morton Street/Highland Avenue area ran the registration of a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee, and learned that the driver, a 48-year-old from Dedham, had a revoked license. The driver will be summonsed to court for driving after revocation. 
  • Someone egged a vehicle parked on Birds Hill Avenue overnight, according to a report filed with police at about 8:45 p.m. 
Friday, August 30
  • Police received a report of a cab fare evasion at about 3 a.m., in the parking lot at 300 Second Avenue. The cab drove a man to the address, and he ran off without paying. Police are looking into the matter. 
  • A car with an expired inspection sticker was pulled over on Chestnut Street at about 11:45 a.m. Police also learned that the 30-year-old Framingham man at the wheel was driving without a valid license. He will be summonsed to court for those violations.
  • A past hit-and-run was reported at a Hillside Avenue parking lot. One vehicle was hit by another before 5 p.m., and police have no other information at the time of writing. 
  • Police saw a vehicle on Dedham Ave with no registration sticker on its license plate, and pulled the vehicle over. After speaking with the driver, police arrested and charged Mallory Morris, a 26-year-old Boston man, with driving on a suspended license, driving without an inspection sticker, and driving without registration in possession at about 7 p.m.
  • A party at the  Needham High School reported that an iPhone 4S was taken from his locker some time before 10 p.m. Police are looking into it. 
Sunday, Sept. 1
  • A disturbance was reported on Murphy Road at about 10 p.m. when police received a report of a 23-year-old man who had knocked on the door of a home. Police advised him to leave because the home owner had not invited him, and did not want him there.

The above reports were provided by the Needham Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.



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