Friday, June 22, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
A Needham High School student was cited for marijuana possession after school staff reported that he appeared to be under the influence on Tuesday, June 11. A small amount of marijuana and a pocket knife were allegedly found on the 15-year-old's person. Along with the civil citation, he was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon. Other incidents highlighted in the June 19 Needham Police reports: Dedham Man Cited for Vehicle Violations A Dedham man was cited for multiple vehicle violations after being stopped in Needham on Tuesday, June 12 for having a suspended license. The 36-year-old driver was charged with attaching motor vehicle plates, driving without insurance, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and driving with a suspended…
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/7298706
Saturday, June 9, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
A moped operator was injured when he crashed his vehicle into the back of an SUV on Saturday, June 2 in the area of Great Plain Avenue and Marked Tree Road. The SUV driver told police she had been attempting to take a left turn onto Marked Tree Road when the moped crashed into the back of her vehicle. The moped operator confirmed this account, saying he had become distracted while driving just prior to crashing. The crash occurred at around 6:09 p.m. Needham Fire Department paramedics transported the moped operator to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham with non-life-threatening injuries. The man was also cited for operating a moped without a license and failure to use care when stopping. Other incidents noted in the June 5 Needham …
42.28025
-71.24389
Great Plain Ave & Marked Tree Rd, Needham, MA
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42.27732
-71.23739
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham
148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA
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154253
/locations/7176587
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/7176588
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
A Hillside Avenue resident reported that someone broke into his truck sometime between 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 and 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 30 and took a Dell laptop computer. Other incidents noted in the June 5 Needham Police reports: Truck Drops Part of Its Load on Bridge A vehicle transporting insulation on Tuesday, May 29 at around 11:39 a.m. dropped part of its load on the Great Plain Avenue bridge over I-95/Route 128. The driver, a 34-year-old Hyde Park resident, was stopped and detained until his foreign license could be verified. He was released with a verbal warning for having an unsecured load. Bank Account Fraud Reported A Coolidge Avenue resident reported some fraudulent activity on his bank statement on Tuesday, May 29. The bank …
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/7160128
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
A cell phone was reported stolen on Friday, May 18 from a display at the Sprint PCS Store on Highland Avenue. The phone was described as a Samsung Epic 4G. The matter remains under investigation. Other incidents noted in the May 22 Needham Police reports: Woman’s Card Used Fraudulently at Casino A Pickering Street resident reported on Friday, May 18 that her debit card had been used fraudulently at Twin Rivers Casino in Lincoln, RI. The woman told police that she had used the card on April 6 to withdraw $104 but that $204 had been charged against her account. On April 27, the card was used to charge $144 again at Twin Rivers; however, the woman had not been at the casino that day. Police advised the woman to call her other financial …
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-71.235387
Sprint
33 Highland Ct, Needham, MA
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153423
/locations/7081997
42.287617
-71.234878
Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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154020
/locations/7081998
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/7081999
42.28849
-71.21578
Hillcrest Rd & Woodledge Rd, Needham, MA
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
Needham Police are investigating break-ins that occurred last week in three units at the Charles River Landing apartments on Second Avenue. The break-ins were reported on Tuesday, May 8 at around 4:20 p.m. In all three cases, the doors to the apartments had been pried open. An unknown amount of property was taken from the units. On Wednesday, May 9, at around 6:32 p.m., Needham Police responded to another incident at Charles River Landing—this time, an attempted break-in at one of the apartments. All the incidents remain under investigation. Other incidents noted in the May 15 Needham Police reports: Local Man Arrested for Cocaine Possession A Needham man was arrested for cocaine possession on Tuesday, May 8 after police stopped his …
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/7029004
42.302139
-71.213567
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/locations/7029005
42.285702
-71.235513
Dunkin' Donuts
1203 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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154164
/locations/7029006
42.302874
-71.220251
Sheraton Needham Hotel
100 Cabot St, Needham, MA
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154019
/locations/7029007
Friday, April 20, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
A local landscaper contacted police on Monday, April 9 after a Dell Avenue resident allegedly struck him in the face with a rake during an argument over leaves being blown into the resident’s yard. The landscaper told police he had been doing work at a residence on Page Road when the resident of a nearby home on Dell Avenue confronted him, claiming the landscaper had blown leaves into the resident’s yard. The two began to exchange words when the resident allegedly struck the landscaper in the face with a rake, according to reports. The landscaper suffered minor injuries. The matter is under investigation. Other incidents noted in the April 17 Needham Police reports: Drivers Injured in Crash Two individuals were injured in a two-vehicle …
42.28287
-71.22985
Webster St & May St, Needham, MA
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/locations/6839851
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/6839852
42.28714
-71.23033
Needham High School
609 Webster St, Needham Heights, MA
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154232
/locations/6839853
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-71.27022
Fisher St & Central Ave, Needham, MA
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/locations/6839854
42.28631
-71.22368
Dell Ave & Page Rd, Needham, MA
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The driver’s side window of a vehicle parked at a business on Reservoir Street was smashed in on Friday, March 16. Nothing in the vehicle was taken. The incident is being investigated. Other incidents included in the March 20 Needham Police reports: Laptop Taken from Workplace A Framingham resident reported that her laptop computer was taken from her workplace on Highland Avenue on Saturday, March 17. The matter is under investigation. Dishwasher Repair Call Suspicious A Great Plain Avenue resident contacted police on Friday, March 16 after receiving a suspicious phone call from an appliance repair company. The caller had tried to set up an appointment to inspect the resident’s dishwasher. After an investigation, police found that the …
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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/locations/6651516
Saturday, March 10, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
Several electronic items were stolen in a break-in at a Lincoln Street home on Sunday, March 3. The resident called police around 11 a.m. after returning home to find the front door ajar. Electronics and several other items were reported missing. Needham detectives are investigating. Other incidents noted in the March 7 Needham Police Department reports: Driving with Suspended License A 27-year-old Needham man was pulled over on Webster Street for operating with a suspended license on Friday, March 2. The man was summonsed to court on the charge. iPhone Missing From NHS A Needham High School student reported that her iPhone was taken out of her backpack while she was at gym class on Thursday, March 3. The matter is being investigated. Walk…
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
/articles/police-reports-electronics-taken-from-lincoln-st-home
154397
/locations/6557859
42.27869
-71.23719
Needham Fire Department
88 Chestnut St, Needham, MA
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154444
/locations/6557860
42.304364
-71.220716
Hess
207 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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/locations/6557861
42.28714
-71.23033
Needham High School
609 Webster St, Needham Heights, MA
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154232
/locations/6557862
42.27117
-71.20538
Great Plain Ave & Greendale Ave, Needham, MA
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/locations/6557863
42.28026
-71.23692
Great Plain Ave & Chestnut St, Needham, MA
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/locations/6557864
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
A woman returned to her vehicle on Highland Avenue after shopping to find an anonymous note telling her that another driver had hit her car and left the scene. The woman called police on Friday, Feb. 24 at around 12:41 p.m. to report the incident. According to the note, an elderly woman driving a vehicle with Vermont plates had struck the woman’s vehicle then left the area. The Vermont driver was later located and advised of the situation, according to police reports. Other incidents noted in the Feb. 27 Needham Police reports: Resident’s Credit Card Used in NY A Captain Robert Cook Drive resident’s credit card was fraudulently used on three occasions in New York, the individual reported on Thursday, Feb. 23. The card was subsequently …
42.277972
-71.236064
Needham Police Department
99 School St, Needham, MA
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154397
/locations/6492332
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Student from an unspecified area school has been threatened by social media scammer
Parents, educators and local police should be wary of students falling into a Facebook trap by someone who created a fake profile posing as a teenage girl, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a letter received by local school districts. An area student—Morrissey did not specify which town—recently friended someone appearing on Facebook as "Sarah John," whose photo made her appear to be a teenager and who has yet to be identified. "After a few months as a passive friend, this Sarah John initiated conversations that led to the student sharing personal information," Morrissey wrote in the letter. "Sarah John is now trying to extort money from the student and has threatened to make this very personal information public …
John Casy
12:31 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012
The DAs office needs to spend there time doing real crime fighting and not waist it on this so call Facebook fraud. more ›