NYS trooper Thomas Mascia may have faked shooting at traffic stop to get attention of love interest: cops
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 ...
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 charges.
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[Opinion] State Trooper Karen Claims He Was Shot By Black Man, But You Won't Believe What Really Happened...
Tables have turned for a state trooper as he’s now facing criminal charges for allegedly making up a shooting. The former New York trooper was allegedly looking for “attention or sympathy,” according ...
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A former trooper claimed he was shot in the line of duty. Officials say he made it all up.
Former Trooper Thomas J. Mascia, 27, has been charged with tampering with physical evidence, a class E felony, as well as class A misdemeanors falsely reporting an incident and official misconduct ...
SIGNS: Former NYPD Officer Resigns Over “Shot-For-Sympathy-Case”
Mascia, who joined the state police in 2019, had been suspended without pay since November when the investigation began. He ...
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 ...
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New York State Police: Former Trooper Shot Himself, Filed False Report
A former New York state trooper who claimed he was shot while checking a disabled vehicle has been arrested after an ...
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Trooper Shot Himself On NY Highway For Attention, Police Say
A former New York State Police trooper who claimed that a driver shot him, triggering a region-wide manhunt, made the whole ...
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NY state trooper in alleged ‘shot-for-sympathy' case resigns, pleads not guilty
Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park with a .22-caliber rifle then stashed the gun, drove to the highway and called for help, prosecutors said Monday. He also allegedly planted ...
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Trooper's claim that he was shot on highway by a gunman is an 'elaborate work of fiction', prosecutors say
Thomas Mascia, 27, set off a multistate manhunt on October 30 when he said he stopped in the median of the Southern State Parkway to check on a disabled vehicle and was shot by a dark-skinned male ...
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New York state trooper staged his own shooting on Long Island, prosecutors say
Trooper Thomas Mascia was charged Monday with tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting a crime and official misconduct. His parents, Thomas and Dorothy, were also charged with criminal ...
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NYS trooper Thomas Mascia may have faked shooting at traffic stop to get attention of love interest: cops
Thomas Mascia, 27, was arraigned alongside his parents Monday in Hempstead as new details were revealed in his bizarre scheme — including that he sprinkled bullet casings on the Southern State ...