Crime & Safety

Police Log: Soda Machines Broken into at Highland Ave. Business

Money was taken out of the machines, according to reports.

Needham police spoke to a storeowner on Highland Ave. at 7:10 a.m. on Sept. 27 regarding larcenies involving his beverage machines. The man told police that he came into work that morning and noticed that his Coca Cola machine was unplugged. Upon further inspection he noted that the machine itself was slightly open. After walking the premises to look for any other disturbances, the man noticed that someone had also broken into his Powerade machine.

The man told police that money was missing from the machines. Police noted, upon inspection, that the key locks that hold the machines in place had been forced open.

Police gave the storeowner a property sheet and advised him to continuing checking the premises.

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