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.
Former N.Y. State trooper shot himself and claimed to be wounded by motorist, prosecutors say
A former New York state trooper who claimed he had been shot on a Long Island highway by an unknown gunman, setting off a multistate manhunt, actually shot himself and stashed the gun at his home, a prosecutor said Monday.
State trooper who claimed he was shot on Southern State Parkway surrenders to police
FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) -- A New York State Police Trooper who claimed he was shot on Long Island surrendered to police on Monday and is now facing charges after officials say he actually shot himself. Thomas Mascia, a once honored state police trooper, now finds himself on the other side of the law and stripped of his job.
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 black Dodge Charger
New York State Trooper Surrenders to Face Charges for Falsely Reporting Shooting on Long Island
A NY trooper, Thomas Mascia, and his parents surrendered to face charges including false reporting and evidence tampering from an alleged fake shooting incident.
New York State Trooper Shot Himself for Sympathy, Prosecutors Say
Nassau County district attorney Anne T. Donnelly alleges the 27-year-old shot himself "for sympathy, attention, to ease a wounded ego."
Cop Falsely Claimed He Was Shot By Black Man After Shooting Himself: Police
A New York State trooper is facing charges after he allegedly shot himself after claiming either a "Black or dark-skinned Hispanic" man shot him.
Ex-NYS Trooper shot himself then falsely claimed it was someone else, prosecutors say
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 last year.
New York state trooper charged after falsely reporting he had been shot by a ‘Black or dark-skinned Hispanic male’
Authorities in New York have brought charges against a state trooper who allegedly staged his own shooting in October and blamed it on a “Black or dark-skinned Hispanic male.” Per ABC News, a spokesperson for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said Thomas Mascia,
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 ...
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 ...
State Trooper, Parents Face Charges in Alleged Shooting Hoax
A New York state trooper who reported being shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on the Southern State Parkway on Long ...
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 ...
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NY state trooper turns himself in after Southern State Parkway shooting
New York State trooper, Thomas Mascia, who said he was shot during an October traffic stop on Long Island, turned himself ...