Authorities
have filed more charges against a suspended New Jersey police officer accused
of setting fire to his police captain's home. Michael Dotro is accused
of illegally accessing police computer records, slashing a woman's car tires,
possessing illegal weapons and buying marijuana while in uniform and on duty as
an Edison police officer.
Authorities say a search of Dotro's duty bag revealed the marijuana along with a set of brass knuckles and a small club known as a blackjack. Prosecutors say the 36-year-old engaged in a pattern of official misconduct.
Dotro has pleaded not guilty to aggravated arson and attempted murder charges stemming from a fire at the Monroe Township home of Police Capt. Mark Anderko. Authorities claim Dotro was angry about a recent transfer and a forced psychological evaluation.