Unlawful Operation of Motor Vehicles Lead to Arrests in Needham Police Log: Dec. 2 - 4

Monday, Dec. 2

10:16 a.m.: Police conducted a routine traffic stop in the area of the Needham Town Common. Police stopped the vehicle on Chapel Street for displaying an expired registration sticker. As a result of a license check through the registry, a 32-year-old Waltham man will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

2:30 p.m.:Police stopped a vehicle near the intersection of West Street and Birch Road. The vehicle’s registration was revoked. The vehicle was secured in a driveway and the operator, a 19-year-old female of Needham was issued a criminal citation and summons for operation of an unregistered motor vehicle, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and operation of a vehicle after registration revocation.

Tuesday, Dec. 3

5:08 p.m.: A Grosvenor Road resident reported that her vehicle was entered sometime Dec. 2 or 3 and a GPS was taken. The vehicle was parked in the driveway and was unlocked.

8:34 p.m.: Police were dispatched to the intersection of Webster Street and Guild Road for a damaged fire hydrant. The hydrant appeared to have been knocked off its base by a vehicle. The Department of Public Works and Needham Fire Department were notified of the damage.

Wednesday, Dec. 4

7:39 a.m.: Police were dispatched to a Manning Street address for a report of a two-car crash involving a parked motor vehicle. It was determined that the operator had failed to clear her windshield of frost before operating the car and subsequently rear ended a parked motor vehicle. The operator was injured in the crash and was transported from the scene by paramedics.

1:37 p.m.: Party on Page Street reported that someone tried to withdraw money from their bank account. A fraud alert was made and the account was closed.