A former trooper claimed he was shot in the line of duty. Officials say he made it all up.
Former state trooper Thomas J. Mascia, 27, has been charged with a felony and two misdemeanors, including tampering with physical evidence.
Prosecutors say ex-trooper shot himself then falsely claimed he’d been wounded by an unknown gunman
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 October.
Ex-NY state trooper shot himself, falsely claimed he was wounded by unknown gunman: prosecutors
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.
N.Y. State Trooper Who Said He Was Shot in the Line of Duty Turns Himself in for Staging the Incident for 'Attention'
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 and official misconduct.
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."
New York state trooper who claimed he was shot now facing charges, sources say
A New York State Police trooper who claimed he was shot by a fleeing suspect has turned himself in to face charges, sources say.
State trooper who claimed he was shot on Southern State Parkway surrenders to police
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,
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 ...
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 ...
N.Y. State trooper charged with false report in Southern State Parkway shooting
A New York State Police trooper whose alleged shooting sparked a manhunt for a fleeing suspect, turned himself in Monday on ...
Ex-N.Y. trooper staged his own shooting for attention or sympathy, prosecutors say
Mascia had claimed that he had approached what he believed to be a stranded motorist and that, as he did so, he was shot by a ...
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NY trooper faked his own shooting, setting off a massive manhunt, Nassau DA says
When Trooper Thomas Mascia reported that he’d been shot last fall, it set off a multiday, multistate manhunt for a vehicle ...
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New York state trooper charged after falsely reporting he had been shot by a ‘Black or dark-skinned Hispanic male’
New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia, 27, faces multiple charges after he allegedly "staged" his own shooting.
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'No Evidence Found': White New York Cop Who Claimed He Was Shot In the Line of Duty By 'Black or Dark-Skinned Hispanic' Arrested for Fabricating Story to Allegedly …
From the very beginning, investigators were suspicious of New York State trooper Thomas J. Mascia’s account of being shot in ...