Just after clocking in Monday evening, an Edison cop drove his unmarked car to New Brunswick and slashed a tire on his ex-girlfriend's car, according to three sources with knowledge of the incident.

The 15-year veteran, Paul Pappas, has since been charged with criminal mischief and stripped of his gun and badge, but the new details mirror previous known issues in the Edison police force, which officials have said they have worked to clean up.

Township officials would not comment further on the incident citing it as a personnel matter, and New Brunswick police could also not provide any additional details of the 10 p.m. arrest on Monday because the case is considered a domestic incident.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office is reviewing the case, spokeswoman Andrea Boulton said Thursday.

This isn't the first time the police had to respond to a domestic dispute involving an on-duty Pappas. In 2007, his wife at the time called police frantic saying he was going to attack her, according to previous reporting by NJ Advance Media. He was in uniform.

Pappas, 43, was hired by the department in 2003 and has an annual salary of $130,240, according to state pension records.

The officer was named six years ago in NJ Advance Media's investigation into the shocking record of police misconduct on the force, which serves the state's fifth-largest municipality.

That report brought to light numerous assault, excessive force and domestic incident allegations.

One of the most notable cops named in that investigation was Michael Dotro, who has since been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Dotro struck a plea deal last year in the firebombing of his supervisor's home.

Craig McCarthy may be reached at 732-372-2078 or at CMcCarthy@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @createcraig and on Facebook here. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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