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Official Misconduct

Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail
Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail A former New York state trooper who shot himself and triggered a massive multi-state manhunt will now spend time behind bars. Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Nassau County Court. It followed his guilty pleas to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with evidence, and official misconduct. Mascia told colleagues in December 2024 that he was shot in the leg by a man while checking on a disabled vehicle on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, as Daily Voice reported. His claim triggered…
Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG
Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG A former New Jersey police chief has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting and abusing multiple subordinates over more than a decade, authorities announced. Former Manville Chief Thomas Herbst, 57, of Bridgewater, was ordered by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober to serve 85 percent of his sentence — about six years — on the sexual assault charge, and a mandatory minimum of five years on counts of official misconduct before he is eligible for parole, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Monday, Aug. 11. The senten…
Video Shows Now-Former Paterson Officer Beating Defenseless Suspect, Prosecutor Says Video Shows Now-Former Paterson Officer Beating Defenseless Suspect, Prosecutor Says
Video Shows Now-Former Paterson Officer Beating Defenseless Suspect, Prosecutor Says Body camera video proves that a now-former Paterson police officer beat a defenseless suspect with a flashlight and kneed him in the face in an apartment hallway, a grand jury indictment charges. Spencer Finch, 45, of Mahwah filed an official report maintaining that he needed to use force against what he claimed was a combative suspect, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The video from a fellow officer’s bodycam tells a different story, Valdes added. Finch – who was with the department for nearly 18 years -- is charged with aggravated assault, official misconduct, perjury, t…