The New York State trooper who allegedly lied about getting shot during a Long Island traffic stop may have been looking for sympathy or even to win the attention of an “unrequited love,” officials ...

A former New York State Police trooper who claimed that a driver shot him, triggering a region-wide manhunt, made the whole thing up, prosecutors alleged. Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, ...

Thomas J. Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, who resigned from the force last Friday, pleaded not guilty to charges of tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting an incident and official ...

A former New York State Police trooper who claimed that a driver shot him, triggering a region-wide manhunt, made the whole ...

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Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, allegedly shot himself in the leg on Oct. 30, called in shots fired, and told his fellow officers he was shot by a man who fled “near Malverne.” ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, shot himself last year at Hempstead ... 22- caliber gun used in the shooting was found in their West Hempstead bedroom, according to prosecutors. The three pleaded not guilty ...

Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State ... 22- caliber gun was discovered in their West Hempstead bedroom, according to prosecutors. Those charges are because as a convicted felon ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, was arraigned alongside his ... review into his claims of getting shot during a traffic stop in West Hempstead. After launching its review, police halted their search for ...

A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot himself in the leg and then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway ...