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.

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.

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

A former New York state trooper has been arrested ... gunman on a Long Island highway last year. Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park with a .22-caliber rifle then stashed ...

A former New York State Police trooper is being charged after officials said he shot himself in the leg and pretended someone else did it. Former Trooper Thomas J. Mascia, 27, has been charged ...

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 Police trooper who claimed that a driver shot him, triggering a region-wide manhunt, made the whole ...

NEW YORK -- A New York State Police trooper who claimed he was shot on the job last year on Long Island is now facing charges in the case. Trooper Thomas Mascia was charged Monday with tampering ...

The New York state trooper ... Southern State Parkway, then fired at his own leg on Oct. 30. “It’s speculation,” State Police Superintendent Steven James told reporters of Mascia’s alleged ...

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 ...