Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty in connection with the Oct. 30 incident that resulted in a multistate search for a nonexistent shooter.

Thomas Mascia, former NYS trooper who shot himself and then lied about it last year on Long Island, has pleaded 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 ...

New York State Police Trooper Thomas Mascia was suspended without pay Monday ... and four other New York City cops who live on Long Island were arrested by Suffolk County Police in May, 1992 ...

A former New York state trooper admitted in court Wednesday to staging a fake crime scene, shooting himself in the leg and saying someone else did it — as part of what prosecutors say was an effort to ...

WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- New York State Police say it is now conducting two investigations into Long Island State Trooper Thomas Mascia, who claimed he was shot in the leg while on the job last week.

Authorities have launched an internal investigation in the case of a New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long ... into whether trooper Thomas Mascia shot himself in the ...

The New York state trooper who allegedly lied about getting shot during a Long Island traffic stop ... “unrequited love,” officials said. Thomas Mascia, 27, was arraigned alongside his ...

A now-former New York State Police trooper admitted he shot himself and then fabricated a story about being ambushed on a Long Island highway, triggering a massive, multi-state manhunt.Thomas Mascia, ...

A disgraced New York State trooper who deliberately shot himself during a Long Island traffic stop and then lied about it — allegedly to impress a woman — secured a sweet plea deal of six ...

New York State Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on Long Island last ... between Trooper Thomas Mascia and a suspect who fled the ...

WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- New York State Police are looking into the credibility of Trooper Thomas Mascia's claim he was shot last week on Long Island. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports ...