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 ...

Thomas J. Mascia, 27, who had been a state trooper since 2019, pleaded not guilty to falsely reporting an incident and other charges.

Mascia, who joined the state police in 2019, had been suspended without pay since November when the investigation began. He ...

Former state trooper Thomas J. Mascia, 27, has been charged with a felony and two misdemeanors, including tampering with physical evidence.

Former N.Y. State Trooper Thomas J. Mascia Jr., 27, was arrested after he allegedly staged a line-of duty-shooting. He was arrested for tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting an incident ...

A former New York state trooper was charged after he allegedly shot himself in the leg and falsely reported that he was wounded by an unknown gunman.

Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park with a .22-caliber rifle then stashed the gun, drove to the highway and called for help, prosecutors said Monday. He also allegedly planted ...

A New York state trooper who reported being shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on the Southern State Parkway on Long ...

A former New York state trooper who claimed he was shot while checking a disabled vehicle has been arrested after an ...

Nassau County district attorney Anne T. Donnelly alleges the 27-year-old shot himself "for sympathy, attention, to ease a wounded ego." ...

New York State Police Trooper Thomas Mascia, who claimed he was shot on Long Island, is now facing charges in the case.

Thomas Mascia, 27, was arraigned alongside his parents Monday in Hempstead as new details were revealed in his bizarre scheme — including that he sprinkled bullet casings on the Southern State ...