Crime & Safety
Teen Party Leads to Arrest; Deer Struck; Stolen Scooter
The Needham PD supplied the following information. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Wednesday, Aug. 27
- At 11:30 a.m., a resident of Dedham Ave. reported that her Razor scooter was stolen while she was playing at Green’s field.
- At 6:10 p.m., police responded to the area of Chestnut Street at Southfield Court, where a deer had been struck by a car
Thursday, Aug. 28
- At 9:29 a.m., police stopped a car on Highland Ave. with a cracked windshield. The registration had been revoked for insurance. The owner, a 40-year-old woman from Dorchester, will be summonsed to court.
- At 2:40 p.m., a Needham teen from Highland Ave. reported that his bike was stolen from the rack at the Pollard School
- At 5:25 p.m., police stopped and arrested Sara Wittenberg, 30, 3101 Stagecoach Road, Stoughton, for unlicensed operation
- At 10:19 p.m., police responded to Fuller Road to a residence for a report of underage party with alcohol. The house was supposed to be empty. Several juveniles were located along with several bottles of alcohol. A Needham juvenile female will be summonsed to court for furnishing alcohol to persons under the ages of 21
- At 10:25 p.m., a property owner reported that a former tenant had removed and damaged several fixtures from his building on Great Plain Ave.
- At 2 p.m., Troy Pierre from 30 Madeline Road, Falmouth, was arrested on a default warrant out of Brockton
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