STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A high-ranking cop seen on video pepper-spraying a group of already fenced-in protesters has been identified as a Staten Island resident. ¶

The pepper-spray incident happened on Saturday, during the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Manhattan. ¶

Videos posted on YouTube.com show two white-shirted police officer walk up to a group of women corralled by what's referred to a mesh barrier and surrounded by police officers. ¶

One of the white-shirted officers — who has since been identified as Dep. Inspector Anthony Bologna, of Westerleigh — takes out a spray canister, looses several bursts of spray into the corral, turns around, re-holsters the canister and walks off. ¶

On Sunday, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne defended the use of pepper spray as "appropriate." ¶

"Pepper spray was used once," he told The New York Times, "after individuals confronted officers and tried to prevent them from deploying a mesh barrier — something that was edited out or otherwise not captured in the video." ¶

By Saturday, the blog Davids Camera Craft had posted a close-up photo of Bologna's badge, and Monday afternoon, members of the hacker collective "Anonymous" released a document containing personal information — a possible phone number, names of Bologna's family members, every address in public records the group could find, and the docket of a lawsuit where he's named as a defendant. ¶

Yesterday afternoon, a police patrol was spotted keeping watch on Bologna's home, while newspaper photographers staked out his street. ¶

"We were shocked and disgusted by your behavior. You know who the innocent women were, now they will have the chance to know who you are,"Anonymous writes above the document. "Before you commit atrocities against innocent people, think twice. WE ARE WATCHING!!! Expect Us!" ¶

Anonymous, a loosely-knit collective of hackers and protestors known for wearing Guy Fawkes masks, have in the past targeted the Church of Scientology, the Gawker blog network, and critics of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. ¶

The NYPD has not yet released a statement on the release of Bologna's name.

Here's video of the incident: