Needham Police Warn of Driveway Scams

Don't get scammed by a high-pressure paving scam, detailes released in a public service announcement from the Needham Police Department.

  If your drive could use a little patching up, the summer could be the perfect time for it. However, make sure you don't end up getting scammed.  In the spring and summer months, paving scams happen fairly regularly, according to a press release sent by local police, and these scams often target senior citizens. From the Needham Police Department's public service announcement (emphasis ours):  A man knocks on your door and says he has extra asphalt and is willing to pave your driveway at a discounted price. His high-pressure approach confuses and intimidates. You are not getting a deal, you are being scammed.  If you agree, here is what likely happens.  Men and equipment suddenly appear and begin “working” on your driveway.  At some point…

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Needham Police Search for Hit-and-Run Driver

Hit-and-run crash with a fleeing driver, according to reports.

  A driver involved in a crash is fleeing the scene of a crash, on foot, according to scanner reports. Somewhere in the Webster Street/Hoover Road area, police received a report of a hit-and-run crash, with the driver fleeing the scene on foot. Police are chasing the driver. According to those reports, the vehicle is registered to an address on nearby Donna road.

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Clear Out your Medicine Cabinet at Needham Police Station

Needham Police announce Medicine Take Back day, April 27.

  If you have any old meds in your cabinet, this weekend is the time to get rid of them. Make sure you don't have anything expired, and ensure your old pills or syrups in the back don't make it into the wrong hands accidentally. An announcement on the town website says there is a collection of unused and expired medications in the driveway of the Needham Police Department, 99 School St. Stop by any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Some time today, the announcement reccomends you check the expiration dates on any medications you have at home: over the counter, prescription, cough and cold, etc. However, they do not accept needles, thermometers, medical waste or illicit drugs.  If you can’t make it to the disposal event, there is always a box…

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Needham Stabbing Suspect in Custody

K-9 requested to pursue the perpetrator who fled the Helen Road stabbing scene.

2012's Top Police and Fire Stories in Needham: South Street Fire, Spa Prostitution Sting

Some of the most-read stories on Needham Patch in 2012: Shuttered spas stung by prostitution bust, a fire on South Street, and a case re-opens.

  Throughout the year, Police and Fire Departments performs a variety of services: traffic enforcement, fire fighting, arrests, some working with families who have lost someone. In 2012, the Needham Police and Fire Departments dealt with those incidents and more this year. Here are some of the most-read: Do you agree with this list? Disagree? What did you think were the top stories this year?

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Police Respond to Overturned Auto on Grove Street

Needham and Wellesley police responding to a crash on Grove Street involving a pedestrian struck and a car overturned.

[Update: According to a police press release, the crashed vehicle had hit a parked landscaping trailer and rolled over on Grove Street this morning, at about 8:15 a.m. Equipment from the trailer hit a landscaping worker. The driver, a 57-year-old woman from Natick, was taken to Beth Israel Deaconness in Boston with minor injuries. The worker was also taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. 10:51 a.m.] ---- Scanners report that, at about 8:30 a.m., police received a report of an overturned car on Grove Street, near the town line. Reports indicate a pedestrian was struck in the crash. Wellesley Police tweeted a photo of the crash, which shows a silver Mazda upside down on the road. One patient reportedly taken to Beth Israel in Boston…

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Police Reports: No Solicitors, Light Post Down

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

  No Solicitors Monday, 4:15 p.m. Police received a report of a suspicious person in the North Hill Avenue area soliciting services. Police are investigating.  Locker Phone Theft During football practice on Monday, a Lynn Road resident reported that her son's phone had been stolen from the locker room at about 6:15 p.m., Monday. It was gone when he returned after practice. Police advised them to cancel the service.  Threat by Text A West Street resident reported receiving a threatening text message on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Dump Driving Property damaged in a crash involving a dump truck on Great Plain Ave, Tuesday at about 8:15 a.m. Crosswalk Crash Pedestrian hit in a crash while crossing Webster, about 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday. The pedestrian was…

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Police Reports: Kitchen Fire on Hillside Avenue

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

A kitchen fire was reported at a home on Hillside Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 3 at about 1:48 p.m. The Needham Fire Department was able to contain the fire to the kitchen area. The fire appeared to have been caused by a lamp sitting against combustible materials. Other incidents included in the Nov. 6 Needham Police reports: Bike Stolen from Back Patio  A bike was reported stolen from the back patio of a Greendale Avenue home on Saturday, Oct. 3. The bike was described as a teal green “specialized road bike” and valued at about $200. Break-in Reported at High Street Home  A break-in was reported a High Street home on Sunday, Nov. 4. One person was working in the house and confronted another person who had walked into the open basement and …

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Police Reports: Vehicles Egged on Powers Street

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

A Powers Street resident reported vandalism on Thursday, Nov. 1 at around 5:52 p.m. She told police that her vehicles had been egged twice over the past three weeks. No one witnessed the incidents. Needham Police agreed to do extra patrols in the neighborhood over the next few weeks. Other incidents included in the Nov. 6 Needham Police reports: Elderly Man Missing from Adult Daycare  A man was reported missing from an adult daycare business on Second Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 10:10 a.m. The elderly man was located on B Street about an hour after he went missing. Hit and Run on Greendale Avenue  A Greendale Avenue resident reported a hit and run motor vehicle accident with property damage on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at around 5:52 p.m. Pickup …

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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:

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