Guns, $1M Cash Found In Search Of NY Trooper's Home: Report

FARMINGDALE, NY — State police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a trooper in late October. Trooper Thomas Mascia has said he was shot while patrolling on the Southern State Parkway on Oct. 30.

But days after Mascia, 27, was released from Nassau University Medical Center, Nassau County D.A. Anne Donnelly said there were "inconsistencies" in the investigation. Police canceled an alert for the vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting.

State Police Major Stephen Udice said last week, "We have reason to believe that the incident didn't happen the way it was reported."

A search warrant was executed on Mascia's West Hempstead home. Although official details weren't provided, police uncovered $1 million in cash, guns and drugs during a 19-hour search, PIX11 reported.

The trooper was thereafter suspended without pay. His weapon, shield and identification were taken away.

Offers of rewards, which had reached $20,000, were also taken away once there were questions about the incident.

In an email to Patch on Tuesday, a state police spokesperson said the the investigation is continuing.