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‘Stop Using These Mail Slots’: Needham Residents Warned Of Increased Phishing Scams ‘Stop Using These Mail Slots’: Needham Residents Warned Of Increased Phishing Scams
‘Stop Using These Mail Slots’: Needham Residents Warned Of Increased Phishing Scams Needham residents have been warned not to use outdoor blue post office collection boxes to send their mail after police received complaints about increased phishing scams in the area. Needham has over 25 collection boxes, but police warned on Monday, Jan. 8, that locals should “stop using them immediately.” “We have once again been targeted by mailbox phishing at area mail drop off locations,” a police Facebook post said. “The suspects are using keys to enter the mailboxes and steal dropped off mail that is inside them.” 🚨 Please share this post to ANY resident in the Town of Needham 🚨…

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Synagogues Victim Of Hoax Bomb Threats In Mass: Police Synagogues Victim Of Hoax Bomb Threats In Mass: Police
Synagogues Victim Of Hoax Bomb Threats In Mass: Police Multiple places of worship were the victims of hoax bomb threats over the weekend, causing police to evacuate homes and close roads until they could investigate the scenes.  An employee at Congregation Sha’aray Shalom at 1112 Main St. in Hingham received an email shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19 that said that bombs were inside the synagogue, according to police. The employee left and called 911. Several homes nearby were evacuated, and Main Street (Route 228) was closed in both directions, police said. Explosive detection dogs from Quincy police and Massachusetts State Police …

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Teenaged Trio Nabbed In Stolen Car Pursuit In Wellesley: Police Teenaged Trio Nabbed In Stolen Car Pursuit In Wellesley: Police
Teenaged Trio Nabbed In Stolen Car Pursuit In Wellesley: Police Three 15-year-olds led police in a chase that reached unsafe speeds in the latest development of a string of stolen car cases in Wellesley, officials say. Police noticed a vehicle driving at very slow speeds on Colburn Road in Wellesley around 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 and attempted to follow the vehicle as it sped down Washington Street, Forest Street, and into Needham, according to the Wellesley Police Department.  The speeding vehicle's license plate indicated that the vehicle was stolen from Great Plain Avenue in Wellesley early Monday morning.  Needham police joi…

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Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke Officers Among 15 Suspended By State Commission Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke Officers Among 15 Suspended By State Commission
Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke Officers Among 15 Suspended By State Commission A Worcester officer accused of taking money for overtime he didn't work and a Springfield cop charged with using his stun gun on a pregnant woman were among 15 law enforcement officials suspended by the state's Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) commission.  The commission announced the suspensions on Tuesday, Jan 3, as it reviews the backgrounds and training of the state's law enforcement officers. This is a first for the state as the POST Commission was founded following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, according to NBC Boston.&nb…

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by Josh Lanier