Attempted Car Burglary Thursday Morning In Parsippany: Police

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A would-be car burglar was thwarted in Parsippany when the car's owner locked the car doors from a distance, Parsippany police said.

The attempted burglary happened on Bridgeton Drive around 1:20 a.m. Police say the car's owner woke up when she heard the car alarm going off. When she looked outside to check, the woman saw a man yanking on the car handle trying to get into the car.

"She quickly clicked her lock button which made the vehicle chirp twice," police said, which scared off the man.

Police say the man had ran away by the time they got there. He was described as a white man with a black hoodie and black pants. Anyone in the area of Bridgeton Drive between Madison Ave and Halsey Road is asked to checked their security systems to see if the suspected burglar was caught on camera.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police Investigative Division at 973-263-4311.

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