Crime & Safety

Police Reports: Multiple Vehicle Break-ins

The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.

Needham Police received several reports of unlocked vehicles being broken into and items stolen over the past week:

  • A vehicle on Lexington Street was broken into overnight between Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, and a black Coach clutch containing $80-$100, various credit cards, the victim’s license and a $200 American Express gift card was taken. 
  • A Hawthorn Avenue resident reported on Sunday, Nov. 4 that his unlocked vehicle was broken into and a Fast Pass was taken.
  • Two cars that were parked in a driveway on Hillcrest Road were entered overnight between Nov. 3 and 4 and a wallet and loose change were stolen.
  • Another Hillcrest Road resident reported that two vehicles parked in her driveway were broken into overnight between Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4. The vehicles were unlocked. About $10 worth of coins was taken from one vehicle and a cell phone was possibly taken from the other.
  • And another Hillcrest Road resident reported a vehicle break-in on Sunday, Nov. 4. Police located several discarded items in the surrounding area that were related to the break-in and were returned to the owners. The incident is under investigation.
  • A Beaufort Avenue resident reported on Sunday, Nov. 4 that his vehicle was broken into sometime overnight. A total of $15 in cash was taken.


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