Walkout Ceremony Held For Longtime Parsippany Police Officer

PARSIPPANY, NJ — The Parsippany Police Department honored one of its longtime officers with a walkout ceremony as he departed from police headquarters for the last time.

Last Friday, Patrolman Theodore Anderson walked out of police headquarters for the final time in his 23-year career with the Parsippany Police Department.

Anderson, who served four years in the U.S. Army before working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 1998 to 2001, was celebrated by department members and Mayor James Barberio, who expressed their gratitude for his dedicated service.

Throughout his tenure in Parsippany, Anderson received two Exceptional Duty Awards, one Command Citation, three Life Saving Awards, and three Unit Commendations.

He also held positions as a firearms instructor, rifle Instructor and rifle operator, police officials said.

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This marks the latest change for the Parsippany Police Department, which has experienced a wave of retirements and new hires in recent months.

Earlier this summer, the township officially welcomed a group of four new police trainees who were sworn in during a ceremony. Cadets Shyam Patel, Peter Jones, David Przybylo and Keegan McCarthy took the oath of allegiance and received their badge assignments from Chief Richard Pantina and Mayor Barberio in late June.

They are now completing a 20-week course at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy with other local police trainees, which began in July.