Needham Police Share Department Guidance, Policies on ICE
January 28, 2026 • Needham Police officers have a “duty to intervene” in the event of excessive force, Chief John Schlittler told the Select Board...
Rausch, Needham Resident Push for Domestic Violence Legislation
October 29, 2025 • The bill, An Act addressing staged suicides, aims to strengthen law enforcement training and procedures around potential domestic violence deaths. It...
Needham Police: Emergency Calls, Mental Health Needs Rise
April 16, 2025 • Needham’s police chief shared highlights from its 2024 report. The Needham Police Department fielded close to 44,000 service calls in 2022....
Police Warn Residents of Car Break-ins
August 28, 2024 • After another string of reported break-ins and property theft from parked vehicles, the Needham Police Department advises locals to take the...
Needham History: True Bootlegger Tales!
Where there is a Will, there is always a Way. Cast of Characters: Norman MacKenzie (right) was Needham’s first chief of Police, serving from 1912...
Local Author Pens Novel on Infamous Needham Bank Robbery
February 6, 2024 When Robert W. Wallace drives down Great Plain Avenue, past a 90-year-old crime scene, the hairs on the back of his neck...