PARSIPPANY — Multiple callers contacted the Parsippany Police Department’s Communication Center to report hearing a possible explosion in the area of Allentown Road and Marmora Road at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Sunday evening, November 27.
Paul Merkler, a spokesman for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, said the prosecutor’s office was notified of an explosion in the area of Allentown Road.
Multiple units responded to the scene and found the remnants of a small rudimentary device located in the roadway.
Parsippany Detective Ted Anderson, along with the Morris County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad, Morris County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Section and K-9 responded to the scene to assist in the investigation.
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery was called to the scene to provide lighting in the area.
Merkler stated investigators determined a beer can with an explosive substance was detonated in the street but more information on the explosive used wasn’t available.
No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Parsippany Investigative Division at (973) 263-4311 or to make an anonymous crime tip contact Morris County Crime Stoppers at 973-COPCALL.
