Jack Shapiro, a 54-year-old outdoorsman and retired Brooklyn cop, was winter-surfing off Gilgo Beach with friends around 2:20 p.m. Sunday when he plunged into the surf and had to be pulled to
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 last year.
FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) -- A New York State Police Trooper who claimed he was shot on Long Island surrendered to police on Monday and is now facing charges after officials say he actually shot himself. Thomas Mascia, a once honored state police trooper, now finds himself on the other side of the law and stripped of his job.
A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday.
A New York state trooper who reported being shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island last year is facing criminal charges. The hoax prompted authorities to launch a manhunt that lasted days, which led to a significant diversion of resources.
A NY trooper, Thomas Mascia, and his parents surrendered to face charges including false reporting and evidence tampering from an alleged fake shooting incident.
NYPD homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Bronx man whose body was found in the ambulance of an Inwood-based ambulette service, officials said.
Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook was identified as the victim after being pulled to shore by a bystander off the coast of Gilgo Beach just after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19.
The NYPD released an age-progressed image of Arkadiy "ARK" Tashman, who disappeared from Staten Island in 2005, to renew public interest and gather information.
The New York State trooper who claimed he was shot during a Long Island traffic stop turned himself in to police Monday morning. Thomas Mascia, 27, whose claim that he was shot and wounded by a driver on the Southern State Parkway last October prompted a criminal probe,
By Shane O'Brien Over a dozen officers from the 114th Precinct in Astoria have been reassigned to patrol subway cars overnight as part of