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.

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.

Law enforcement organizations, such as the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, also came out against going after small scale shoplifters. Now, lawmakers, police and business lobbyists use the term — “organized retail theft” — to delineate larger scale thefts from individuals who steal a few items.

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.

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