Guns, steroids and $1 million found in home of state trooper under investigation: report

A hunt of the location of a New York State Police trooper nether probe turned up guns, steroids and money, according to a report.

PIX11 News reported the discoveries precocious Thursday pursuing authorities’ 19-hour hunt of the location Thomas Mascia, 27, shares successful West Hempstead with his parents.

According to the station, astir $1 cardinal successful currency and steroids was found. Several guns were besides taken from the home.

The hunt is portion of an probe into an Oct. 30 shooting of Mascia connected Long Island’s Southern State Parkway. He reported being changeable successful the close limb adjacent Exit 17 aft stopping to assistance a stranded motorist. He claimed the operator alternatively changeable astatine him and drove away.

After initially being hailed arsenic a hero, the hunt for the operator was called disconnected arsenic questions arose astir Mascia’s story.

The authorities constabulary said this week it had “reason to judge that the incidental did not hap the mode it was reported.” He was suspended without wage connected Monday and his work limb and badge were taken.

The probe is trying to find if Mascia’s gunshot coiled was self-inflicted. The guns confiscated from the location volition beryllium tested to find if they were utilized successful Mascia’s shooting.

Mascia’s begetter — who is besides named Thomas —was fired by the NYPD successful 1993 aft pleading blameworthy to a number of conspiracy to administer cocaine. He was 1 of 5 officers from the unit surviving connected Long Island charged, the study noted.