Former NYS Trooper Thomas Mascia shot himself at park near Southern State, setting off 'wild-goose chase' for nonexistent shooter, DA says
Thomas J. Mascia, 27, who had been a state trooper since 2019, pleaded not guilty to falsely reporting an incident and other ...
New York state trooper staged his own shooting on Long Island, prosecutors say
New York State Police Trooper Thomas Mascia, who claimed he was shot on Long Island, is now facing charges in the case.
State trooper turns himself in after Long Island parkway shooting: officials
A New York State trooper turned himself on Monday following inconsistencies in his story about a shooting that left him ...
NYS trooper Thomas Mascia may have faked shooting at traffic stop to get attention of love interest: cops
The New York State trooper who claimed he was shot during a Long Island traffic stop turned himself in to police Monday ...
NY state trooper in alleged ‘shot-for-sympathy' case resigns, pleads not guilty
A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot himself in the leg and then ...
Trooper who claimed motorist shot him charged with making it up
Claim by Trooper Thomas J. Mascia set off an intensive manhunt for a suspect he described as a dark-skinned male driving a ...
SIGNS: Former NYPD Officer Resigns Over “Shot-For-Sympathy-Case”
NYPD is going to have to do a lot of leg work to come back from this—no pun intended. A former New York state trooper who claimed he was shot on a Long Island highway has resigned after triggering a ...
Trooper Who Said He Was Attacked Actually Shot Himself, Prosecutors Say
Thomas J. Mascia scattered casings around and then shot himself in the leg in a bid for attention, prosecutors said.