Former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia was arrested and charged for lying about being shot by a "dark-skinned" male.

The New York State trooper who claimed he was shot during a Long Island traffic stop turned himself in to police Monday morning.

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.

A former New York state trooper has been arrested ... gunman on a Long Island highway last year. Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park with a .22-caliber rifle then stashed ...

Former state trooper Thomas J. Mascia, 27, has been charged with a felony and two misdemeanors, including tampering with physical evidence.

Thomas J. Mascia, 27, who had been a state trooper since 2019, pleaded not guilty to falsely reporting an incident and other ...

Nassau County district attorney Anne T. Donnelly alleges the 27-year-old shot himself "for sympathy, attention, to ease a wounded ego." ...

The New York state trooper ... Southern State Parkway, then fired at his own leg on Oct. 30. “It’s speculation,” State Police Superintendent Steven James told reporters of Mascia’s alleged ...

New York State Police Trooper Thomas Mascia, who claimed he was shot on Long Island, is now facing charges in the case.

A New York State Police trooper whose alleged shooting sparked a manhunt for a fleeing suspect, turned himself in Monday on ...