Police are investigating three residential burglaries in Parsippany NJ that may be connected.

Last week, Parsippany police officers responded to a home on Littleton Road. The homeowner reported that when he returned from a trip to the store, he found that his front door had been opened. The homeowner told police that jewelry and personal documents were missing from his bedroom.

On the same day, another Parsippany police officer responded to a Philip Drive residence in Parsippany. The officer was responding to a burglar alarm at the home that had been activated. When the police officer got to the scene, he found that the front door had been forced open and the deadbolt lock had been broken.

Later that evening, Parsippany police responded to a burglary report at an Alan Drive home in Parsippany. The resident of the home told police that the rear door had been forced open. Although the bedroom had been ransacked, no items were reported missing.

In New Jersey, burglary is addressed by N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2. In accordance with the statute, burglary is usually classified as a third degree criminal offense. In these cases, if the suspect is eventually apprehended and convicted of third degree burglary, he could be sentenced to as many as five (5) years in NJ State Prison.

Parsippany police have asked that anyone with information about the potential burglaries contact them at 973-263-4300.

To learn more, see the NJ.com article entitled “Three Home Burglaries in One Day May Be Connected, Parsippany Police Say.“