Wife Of Ex-Edison Cop Cuts Deal To Avoid Jail Time

MANALAPAN, NJ — The day after disgraced former Edison police officer Michael Dotro admitted to firebombing his supervisor's Monroe Township home, his wife cut a deal with prosecutors that avoids her serving jail time. Her husband, meanwhile, is facing 20 years in prison after his guilty plea Monday.

Alycia Dotro, 42, was admitted Tuesday into pretrial intervention for her role in her husband's nefarious activities, which he admitted to on Monday. Michael Dotro pleaded guilty to arson and attempted murder the home of Edison Police Captain Mark Anderko.

Anderko had reportedly ordered Dotro to undergo a psych evaluation after his 11th excessive force complaint. Dotro was charged with attempted murder because Anderko's entire family, including his wife, children, and 92-year-old mother, were in the home at the time. Dotro set the fire using a Molotov cocktail.

Alycia Dotro, a former nurse, was charged with providing false information during the investigation of her husband for the arson incident. Both she and her husband live in Manalapan. Alycia and Michael Dotro own Alycia's Bistro in Freehold. Her restaurant appears to be very popular and is well reviewed: https://www.facebook.com/alyci...

In an unrelated incident, she was also charged with slashing the tires on a car owned by an Edison woman. That woman works for the Edison Police Department and Michael Dotro allegedly he had an affair with her.

Both of these cases resulted in indictments handed up by a Middlesex County grand jury. Alycia was facing more than 20 years in prison if convicted.

"My client has been maligned," her lawyer, Richard Incremona, said in court Tuesday, according to NJ.com. "She has been through a lot mentally and financially."

She appeared today before Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Pedro J. Jimenez, Jr., in New Brunswick and was admitted to the program for two years.

PTI is a diversionary program typically offered to first-time offenders and upon successful completion of the program, all charges are dismissed. Related: 20-Year Prison Term For Ex-Edison Cop/Manalapan Resident Accused Of Arson