The Long Island-based New York State trooper whose story of being shot and wounded by a driver on the Southern State Parkway last year apparently unraveled in the days afterward, was arrested on charges that he falsely reported the incident, state police said. Thomas J. Mascia, 27, a state trooper since 2019, turned himself in to the state police barracks. Mascia was charged with tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting an incident and official misconduct. Link in bio for more on this developing story. (Video credit: James Carbone) . . . . . #longisland #longislandny #longislandnewyork #liny #newyorkers #nassaucounty #nassaucountyny #suffolkcounty #suffolkcountyny #igreels #linkinbio #statetrooper #statetroopers #policeofficer #policeofficers #officer