Needham Police Log: Several Residents Struck by Credit Card Fraud

March 13

10:25 a.m. - An officer conducted a motor vehicle stop on a brown Honda SUV at the intersection Great Plain Avenue and Noyes Street. The operator and registered owner, a 35-year-old Weymouth woman, will be summoned to Dedham District Court for impeded operation of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with a revoked registration.

A Cogswell Court resident came into the police station to report that she had her credit card used fraudulently to make an online purchase. She reported it to the credit reporting agencies.

A party come into the police station to report that money was withdrawn from their account via fraudulent ATM transactions. This is similar to a number of reports taken over the last few days.

An Emerson Road resident came into the police station to report that his ATM card was fraudulently used to withdraw money from his account. This is similar to a number of reports taken over the last few days.

7:07 p.m. - A Jennifer Circle resident told police that a large sum of money was taken from her bank account. This is similar to a number of reports taken over the last few days.

March 14

An Officer responded to a Morton Street address for a report that money was withdrawn from their account via fraudulent ATM transactions. This is similar to a number of reports taken over the last few days.

5:25 p.m. - An officer responded to a Blackman Terrace address on a reported larceny. An unknown offender had withdrawn six transactions from his Santander bank account.

The ATM fraudulent transaction incidents above are all under investigation. All victims have possession of their debit cards, are customers of Santander Bank, and all used the ATM at the 695 Highland Ave. branch in the days prior to the fraudulent activity.

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