New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week.

The investigation into Thomas Mascia's conduct is "far from over" as investigators continue to piece together what happened, an official said.

New York State Police are looking into the credibility of Trooper Thomas Mascia's claim he was shot last week on Long Island.

The New York State trooper who claimed he was shot during a traffic stop on Long Island last week was suspended without pay — as officials probe whether he lied about the incident, authorities said. Police spent hours searching Trooper Thomas Mascia’s home in West Hempstead on Monday after launching an internal investigation into his account of the Oct.