For many, the Fourth of July is a day for parades, picnics and fireworks. But for Nick Triveri, it’s an opportunity to commemorate an important piece of history. Triveri, 67, of Freeport, recites the ...

A disgraced state trooper who faked his own shooting in an apparent bid to get attention from a love interest got hit with prison time in a Nassau County courtroom Wednesday — while his parents will ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — New York State Police held a press conference on Wednesday regarding the investigation into a trooper who was suspended without pay after he was shot on Southern State ...

A former New York State trooper who shot himself and then lied about it pleaded guilty Wednesday on Long Island. Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical ...

A disgraced New York State trooper who deliberately shot himself during a Long Island traffic stop and then lied about it — allegedly to impress a woman — secured a sweet plea deal of six months ...

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 ...

Nick Triveri of Freeport wears his patriotism on his sleeve every Fourth of July. For the 14th year, the 71-year-old organized a reading of the Declaration of Independence at Riverside Park in ...

A former New York state trooper who shot himself on Long Island and then lied about it was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison and five years probation as part of a plea deal. Thomas Mascia ...

Authorities have launched a criminal investigation, along with their internal one, in the case of a now-suspended New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island's Southern ...

MINEOLA, Long Island (WABC) -- Former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia was back in court Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty. Thomas Mascia, 27, is charged with shooting himself and then claiming ...