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 ...

A former New York State trooper has admitted to falsely reporting that he was shot by a “dark-skinned” man, triggering a manhunt, when the trooper had in fact accidentally shot himself in the leg.

As part of the plea deal, 27-year-old Thomas Mascia is expected to be sentenced ... him while he was checking on a disabled vehicle on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway.

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway ...

An ex-Long Island-based state trooper admitted ... masked assailant on the Southern State Parkway last year. Thomas J. Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, who resigned from the force in January ...