A former New York State trooper staged his own shooting to impress his ex-girlfriend. Thomas Mascia faked a traffic stop attack on October 30, 2024. He insisted on being taken to the hospital where ...

A former New York state trooper was sentenced on Wednesday to six months behind bars after he shot himself in the leg and falsely claimed that he was wounded by an unknown gunman. Thomas Mascia ...

FILE - Former New York state trooper Thomas Mascia leaves Nassau County court in Mineola, N.Y., on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, File) (Philip Marcelo ...

MINEOLOA, Long Island (WABC) -- Former New York State police Trooper Thomas Mascia and his parents were sentenced on Wednesday morning in Mineola. The 28-year-old Mascia pleaded guilty in May to ...

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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 accused of faking his own shooting and sparking a massive manhunt for a made-up suspect pleaded guilty on Wednesday to multiple charges, including official misconduct ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, prompting a ...

An ex-Long Island-based state trooper admitted in court Wednesday that he shot himself in the leg and then lied to authorities when he falsely claimed he had been shot in the line of duty by a ...

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 ...