'Expect us': Anonymous posts name and information about officer accused of pepper-spraying women at Wall Street protest

New York police officers accused of using excessive force on protesters are now the target of a campaign of hackers.

The group known as Anonymous has posted what they claim is personal information, as well as family members linked to the police officer who was caught on tape pepper-spraying a group of women at the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests over the weekend.

Anonymous identified him as Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, while a photographer posted various images of the incident, including a close-up of his badge.



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Sprayed: Video posted on YouTube captures the moment that a female protester was targeted by police

Target: This posting, which appears on the site Pastebin.com, identifies the officer believe to have sprayed a group of women during the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests

A document on the website Pastebin.com, which has more than 16,000 views, lists the officer's name as well as phone numbers and addresses of possible family members.



The posting reads: 'Before you commit atrocities against innocent people, think twice. WE ARE WATCHING!!! Expect Us!'



Videos posted on YouTube showed the moment when the group of women are rounded up in an orange mesh pen by police and sprayed with mace by one of the officers, who then walks away while the women scream in agony.

The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but spokesman Paul Browne told The New York Times that the officer used the pepper-spray 'appropriately.'

Mr Browne told The Times that pepper spray was only used once, 'after individuals confronted officers' and kept them from using the mesh barrier.

He added that those instances were not seen in any of the videos posted on the internet.

Police officers were accused of using overly-aggressive tactics as they battled to control the quick-moving demonstrators who left their camp near Wall Street to march up Broadway.

Scores of 'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrators were arrested, cuffed with plastic tags and dragged on to sidewalks. One video showing a protester thrown to the floor by an officer with little provocation.

Rounded up: Police surround the women with an orange mesh pen before they are sprayed

Brutal: A female protester screams out in agony after she was sprayed by police

Some protesters were calling: 'Banks got bailed out, we got sold out' and calling shoppers to join them. At least 80 protesters connected with the protest were held near Union Square in Manhattan.

Protesters have been camped in Wall Street since last weekend - sleeping on cardboard boxes, eating pizza and takeaway dinners that were paid for by donations to their cause.

There are around 200 left in the makeshift camp, down from their peak of 1,500.

'They're angry at what's going on in the world,' said Rich Marini, 37, a software writer from Great Kills who has been taking part in the protest.

Uprising: Protesters armed with signs and sleeping bags continued their Arab Spring-style occupation protest in Union Square last night Unrest: The 'Occupy Wall Street' protest is now in its ninth day

'But it's a good atmosphere. They have a sense of love with each other.'

Mr Marini said the protest is driven by the fact that college kids are graduating only to find there are no jobs. 'They're putting the pieces together,' he added. 'And Wall Street is the main focus of that.'

The 'Occupy Wall Street' protest is entering its second week. Demonstrators said they are protesting bank bailouts, the mortgage crisis and now the U.S. state of Georgia's execution of Troy Davis.

At Union Square, police tried to corral the demonstrators using orange plastic netting. Some of the arrests were filmed and activists posted the videos online.

Disruption: Nearly 100 protesters were arrested in Union Square last night

Sleep in: The protesters have been sleeping in Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park Police say the arrests were mostly for blocking traffic. Charges include disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. But one demonstrator was charged with assaulting a police officer. Police say the officer involved suffered a shoulder injury. Protest spokesman Patrick Bruner criticised the police response as 'exceedingly violent' and said the protesters sought to remain peaceful. West Brighton resident Richard Reichard, who works just above Wall Street, said it's important to remind Americans that it was the financial services industry that plunged the U.S. into recession.

Out: After sleeping for a seventh night in a nearby public square, Zuccotti Park (formerly called Liberty Plaza Park), the group marched on Wall Street

Mix: Marchers represented various causes both political and economic 'And government was asleep at the switch,' he said. A barricade was set up to protect the NYSE building as protesters marched past it. Police watched proceedings carefully after a scuffle on Tuesday that led to seven arrests and an injured protester. Four more protesters were arrested Wednesday for disorderly conduct and released. Mr Marini said the NYPD has been 'rough' with the protesters. 'They're picking off people they can arrest for any little thing,' he claimed.

Protest: The group marched on Wall Street, forcing police to close some streets, disrupting financial workers' commute, then onto Union Square

Nowhere: Protest spokesman Patrick Bruner criticized the police response as 'exceedingly violent' and said the protesters sought to remain peaceful