Daily Mail14d
Trooper's claim that he was shot on highway by a gunman is an 'elaborate work of fiction', prosecutors say
A New York State trooper who claimed he was shot on a Long Island highway by a random gunman falsified his story, prosecutors have claimed. Thomas Mascia, 27, set off a multistate manhunt on ...
Yahoo15d
A former trooper claimed he was shot in the line of duty. Officials say he made it all up.
A former New York State Police trooper is being charged after officials said he shot himself in the leg and pretended someone else did it. Former Trooper Thomas J. Mascia, 27, has been charged ...
Connecticut Post15d
Prosecutors say ex-trooper shot himself then falsely claimed he'd been wounded by an unknown gunman
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged ... an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last year. Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park ...
Times Union15d
Trooper who claimed motorist shot him charged with making it up
Former state trooper Thomas Mascia ... Law enforcement officials said that Thomas J. Mascia, who was working his first road patrol shift for Troop L in that area, had shot himself in the leg ...