A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot himself in the leg and then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway ...

NEW YORK -- A New York State Police trooper who claimed he was shot on the job last year on Long Island is now facing charges in the case. Trooper Thomas Mascia was charged Monday with tampering ...

NASSAU COUNTY, New York -- A former New York state trooper who claimed he was shot while checking a disabled vehicle has been arrested after an investigation revealed he allegedly shot himself.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State Police force is growing. The agency on Thursday celebrated its newest recruits — 176 of them, to be exact — who just finished the 216th session of the New York State ...

Thomas Mascia is accused of staging the shooting for "attention or sympathy." A New York state trooper who claimed to have been shot in the line of duty in October is now facing criminal charges ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York state trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last year is facing criminal charges. Thomas Mascia and his parents ...

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

A group of 176 new state troopers joined the ranks of New York State Police on Thursday, and a Cohoes man got some special recognition. Gov. Kathy Hochul was there to honor the new troopers at the ...