Major discipline · 2025[1]
Sanctions not reported- Rank as reported
- Trooper II
- Sustained charge(s)
- Indictable Crime
- Separated while IA pending
- not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper II Alexander Lark was charged with resisting arrest, criminal mischief, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and cruelty toward animals under several New Jersey statutes. The New Jersey State Police record ties the charges to a Wayne Police Department investigation concerning a report that Lark acted erratically and attempted to remove a stop sign before assaulting an officer; his dog was found shot and killed at his residence. He was suspended from duty pending adjudication in 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member was charged with Resisting Arrest, NJSA 2C:29-2A(3)(A), a crime of the third degree; Criminal Mischief, NJSA 2C:17-3A(1), a crime of the fourth degree; Possession of Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, NJSA 2C:39-4A(1), a crime of the second degree; Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, NJSA 2C:12-1B(5)(A), a crime of the fourth degree; and Cruelty Towards Animals, NJSA 4:22-17C(1), a crime of the third degree. The charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the Wayne Police Department (WPD) in which it was alleged that the member was observed acting erratically and attempted to remove a stop sign from the ground eventually assaulting a WPD officer. Tpr. II Lark’s dog was also discovered to be shot and killed at his residence. Member suspended from duty pending adjudication.