I sent Paul Manning a DM, and he replied with several.

Note:

He gave me permission to provide the details from his DMs.

He did not widely share that photo, to which he owns the copyright, before it accompanied the Sputnik News article.

The person in the approximate centre of the photo is definitely not a cop but, rather, Ivan Gallo, who works with both the Luppinos (of Burlington) and the Musitanos.