A New Jersey state trooper allegedly shot and killed his own dog before fleeing his home and assaulting an officer who found him in the township police parking lot, officials said.

A New Jersey state trooper allegedly shot and killed his dog, vandalized a stop sign and assaulted a local police officer.

Former Pompton Lakes Police Officer William Pepe claims he was pressured to meet a minimum number of motor vehicle summonses — a quota practice banned by state law, according to a Passaic County lawsuit.

A New Jersey State Trooper, Alexander Lark, is accused of firing a gun in his condo and ‘acting erratically’ on Thursday, according to police officials. The Wayne Police Department received a 911 call from a condo complex at 12:55 a.

He also was fond of scraping fluids from his underwear onto people seated in [his] office,” the court documents alleged.

The New Jersey state trooper that was arrested in Wayne on Thursday was going through a "personal crisis," says STFA President Wayne Blanchard.

A NJ state trooper has been arrested and charged after being accused of killing his dog inside his condo in Wayne, assaulting a police officer, and destroying street signs, according to an affidavit.

A NJ state trooper was arrested in Wayne after allegedly shooting his dog, vandalizing a stop sign and assaulting a Wayne officer, officials said.

Alexander Lark, a New Jersey state trooper was arrested after allegedly shooting his own dog at his condo, vandalizing a stop sign and assaulting a police officer.