A retired NYPD officer working as an armed security guard has said he was arrested after jumping in to tackle an alleged shoplifter.
Salvatore Lopiccolo, 50, was working as an armed security guard at a Walgreens in the Port Authority Bus Terminal when he jumped in to stop the shoplifter, who he says hit him in the head with a jar of food.
He has now said he plans to sue the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) after the incident, which happened in March, left him facing charges including assault, for allegedly threatening and "recklessly" causing injury to the accused thief's back, according to court documents.
