Thomas J. Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, who resigned from the force last Friday, pleaded not guilty to charges of tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting an incident and official ...

A former New York State Police trooper who claimed that a driver shot him, triggering a region-wide manhunt, made the whole thing up, prosecutors alleged. Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, was arraigned alongside his ... review into his claims of getting shot during a traffic stop in West Hempstead. After launching its review, police halted their search for ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, allegedly shot himself in the leg on Oct. 30, called in shots fired, and told his fellow officers he was shot by a man who fled “near Malverne.” ...

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He also resigned, New York State Police Superintendent Steven James said at a press conference detailing the charges levied against Thomas ... Parkway in West Hempstead. Mascia had told ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, shot himself last year at Hempstead ... 22- caliber gun used in the shooting was found in their West Hempstead bedroom, according to prosecutors. The three pleaded not guilty ...

The 27-year-old now-disgraced trooper from West Hempstead turned himself in just before 6 a.m. His parents, Dorothy and Thomas Mascia, Sr., a former NYPD officer, also turned themselves in.

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