Crime & Safety
Needham Police Log:
The following reports were provided by the Needham Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.

The following reports were provided by the Needham Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, May 12
- At the intersection of Webster Street and Great Plain Ave, at about 9:15 p.m., police responded to a two-car crash with injuries. The Fire Department arrived on scene to take one of the drivers to Beth Israel Needham for head injuries.
Monday, May 13
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- 3 a.m., police responded to taxi cab evasion reported on Capt. Robert Cook Drive. After investigating a claim that the passenger walked off without paying, the 20-year-old man from Needham in the cab will be summonsed to court for evading a fare.
- Police report arrested and charged Yurick Road resident Luis Hiraldo, 36, with violating a restraining order, at about 2:30 p.m.
- Police arrested and charged 28-year-old Marsh Road resident Blair Pico with domestic assault-and-battery at about 10:30 p.m.
- 4:30 p.m., police were dispatched to a Greendale Avenue residence for a report of two iPhone 4 devices reportedly stolen from a residence by people known to the victims. The phones were tracked to Gardner and recovered, and police say charges are pending.
- A vehicle with an expired inspection sticker was seen driving on Highland Avenue at about 6:45 p.m. A query also determined that the vehicle registration had been revoked. Police pulled the vehicle over and summonsed the driver, a 32-year-old Dover man to Dedham District Court for an expired inspection sticker, driving with a suspended registration and not having the registration in his possession.
Tuesday, May 14
- A Horace Road resident, 21-year-old Matthew Pruneau was arrested and cahrged with assault-and-battery domestic at about 10 p.m.
Wednesday, May 15
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- The Elliot School reported vandalism in a second-floor classroom at about 6 a.m. Police determined that multiple rocks were thrown at the window and shattered it. At about 9 a.m., police also spoke with school staff. Police are investigating.
- 9:45 p.m., police report a youth broke a window at the Hillside School with a rock.
- A First Avenue business reported vandalism to their trailer, which the owner alleges was caused by an employee while unloading cargo. The business filed a report at about 2:30 p.m.
- A woman came into the station to report a fraud incident: someone had opened a credit card in her name and made several charges. She notified credit agencies and made a fraud alert.
- A 45-year-old woman from Waltham was stopped on Highland Avenue at about 5:30 p.m., and was summonsed to court for operating without insurance.
- 7:30 p.m., Sterling Road residents report that about $600 in purchases were made using her Kohls credit card information from Kohls and Best Buy.
Thursday, May 16
- At about 9:30 a.m., police saw a black pickup truck on Central Avenue near the Recycling and Transfer Station, which a registry check revealed had an expired status. Police pulled the vehicle over in the RTS driveway, and arrested and cahrged 26-year-old Julio Ramirez-Lopez with unlicensed operation.
- A Charles River Landing resident reported receiving an e-mail that morning from Wal-Mart thanking her for an order, which she had not placed with Wal-Mart. The business was notified.
- Highland Avenue, 5:30 p.m., police stopped an unregistered moped, and the owner was issued a civil citation, and the moped was towed.
- Police responded to a Hoover Road property damage crash at about 7:30 p.m. A white man wearing khakis was seen running from the vehicle. Police were unable to find the registered owner in the area, or at his address. There was minor damage to a fence at the Hoover Road residence. The vehicle was towed, and police are still investigating who caused the crash.
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