MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — An NYPD cop who was accused of punching a customer in a Manhattan Apple store two years ago was found not guilty on Thursday, authorities said. In July 2023, Officer Salvatore Provenzano was indicted for assault after he was accused of slapping a man who was not under arrest in the […]
NYPD officer Salvatore Provenzano was cleared after being accused of punching a man in the face while trying to escort him out of an Apple Store on the Upper West Side over a year and a half ago.
DA Alvin Bragg's indictment of NYPD Officer Salvatore Provenzano has sent the strongest signal yet that public disorder is a protected activity and official efforts to contain it will be treated with harsh sanction.