Needham Police Log: Week of June 15- June 21

Mailbox Smashing

June 15- 12:09 a.m.- Officers were dispatched to the area of 115 Oxbow Rd. for a report of a vehicle, described as a possible Suburban, driving up the street and smashing mailboxes. Upon arrival, officers noted the mailbox of 159 Oxbow had been knocked to the ground. After further investigation of the surrounding neighborhood, other mailboxes at 68 Bridle Trail Rd., 91 Bridal Trail Rd., 264 Country Way and 312 Country Way had mailboxes that were tilted off the posts. There are no suspects at this time.

Motorist Strikes Bicyclist

June 15- 5:55 p.m.- A bicycle/car crash was reported near 1315 South St. Officers observed a male sitting on the side of the road near a bicycle. When asked what happened, the man replied that he was riding his bike eastbound down South St. when a vehicle cut out in front of him, causing him to hit the side of the vehicle. He then fell into the roadway and came to rest up against another vehicle.

Officer James Treggiari then approached the driver of the first vehicle and asked her what happened. She stated that she was attempting to turn left into a driveway because she was lost and needed to turn around. She said that the sun was in her eyes and she did not see the man on his bike.

Information was exchanged between the parties and the scene was cleared.

Man Upset with Failed Inspection

June 17- 8:35 p.m.- Police were dispatched to the Needham Service Center for a disturbance report. Employees told police that a man brought in his car for a vehicle inspection, but upon learning that his car had failed, became irate, lowered the vehicle off of the jack, backed it out of the garage in an "unsafe manner" and left without paying.

Police looked up the registration number for the vehicle, located the man and spoke with him. He returned to the garage and paid for services rendered.

Chewed Up Lawn

June 21- 10:30 a.m.- A resident told police that a vehicle had driven onto his lawn before taking a left onto Bridle Trail Rd. At one point, when the car made its turn, divots of the lawn were thrown up.

At first, the homeowner believed that an in-ground sprinkler system had been damaged, but, upon checking, it appeared that it was in working order. Police were given a financial estimate of the damage.