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| Bologna has served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, where he held the rank of chief petty officer, inspecting ships arriving in New York Harbor.<ref name="Downtown Express story">{{cite news|last=Amateau|first=Albert|title=New captain busted pushers, gangsters and cops |url=http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_111/newcaptain.html|work=]|date=June 24, 2005}}</ref> | Bologna has served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, where he held the rank of chief petty officer, inspecting ships arriving in New York Harbor.<ref name="Downtown Express story">{{cite news|last=Amateau|first=Albert|title=New captain busted pushers, gangsters and cops |url=http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_111/newcaptain.html|work=]|date=June 24, 2005}}</ref> | ||
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| Disputes with protesters in several events culminated in a burst of media coverage of Bologna's actions during the ] event in September 2011. | Disputes with protesters in several events culminated in a burst of media coverage of Bologna's actions during the ] event in September 2011. | ||
| ⚫ | Bologna was on duty during a boycott of Korean grocery stores by black activists in 1990 and during the ] of 1992<ref name="Downtown Express story">{{cite news|last=Amateau|first=Albert|title=New captain busted pushers, gangsters and cops |url=http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_111/newcaptain.html|work=]|date=June 24, 2005}}</ref> | ||
| A May 2001 ] report, subsequently cited by ], called Bologna "notorious for his previous treatment of protesters", and describing an allegation by a member of ] that Bologna shoved two protesters, left, then returned to arrest them.<ref name=cryptome /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyc.indymedia.org/media/text/police_bla.txt|title=POLICE BLAMED FOR INCITING MAYDAY RIOT IN NYC. AGAIN.|date=2001-05|author=Aries de la Cruz}}</ref> | A May 2001 ] report, subsequently cited by ], called Bologna "notorious for his previous treatment of protesters", and describing an allegation by a member of ] that Bologna shoved two protesters, left, then returned to arrest them.<ref name=cryptome /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyc.indymedia.org/media/text/police_bla.txt|title=POLICE BLAMED FOR INCITING MAYDAY RIOT IN NYC. AGAIN.|date=2001-05|author=Aries de la Cruz}}</ref> | ||
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Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna is a New York City police officer.
Career
Anthony Bologna became a police officer in 1982, initially serving on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, before being Transferred to BrooklynHe later earned a B.S. from John Jay College and completed a law enforcement professionals program at the FBI National Academy before being promoted to Captain in 1998 and becoming acting commanding officer of the Manhattan South Borough Command's Task Force in 2000, and being names Commanding officer of the first Precinct in 2005. After five years in this position, he became a Borough Executive in 2010.On his departure the president of the First Precinct Community Council said of him for a local paper, "He’s done a wonderful job. Whenever residents came and asked for his help, he always helped out."
Bologna has also served in the NYPD's Internal Affairs Unit
Military Service
Bologna has served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, where he held the rank of chief petty officer, inspecting ships arriving in New York Harbor.
Treatment of protesters
Disputes with protesters in several events culminated in a burst of media coverage of Bologna's actions during the Occupy Wall Street event in September 2011.
Bologna was on duty during a boycott of Korean grocery stores by black activists in 1990 and during the Crown Heights Riots of 1992
A May 2001 Indymedia report, subsequently cited by Cryptome, called Bologna "notorious for his previous treatment of protesters", and describing an allegation by a member of People's Law Collective that Bologna shoved two protesters, left, then returned to arrest them.
In 2004, Bologna faced civil rights complaints for his role during the Republican Convention held in New York City, allegedly committing false arrest and civil rights violations.
On September 24, 2011, video was widely publicized which showed Bologna apparently macing peaceful, young female members of the "#OccupyWallStreet" protest movement on September 24, 2011 without any visible provocation.
References
- ^ Amateau, Albert (June 24, 2005). "New captain busted pushers, gangsters and cops". Downtown Express.
- Shapiro, Julie (May 4, 2010). "Commanding Officer Leaves First Precinct After Five Years of Service". DNAinfo.com.
- Julie Shapiro (2010-05-04). "Commanding Officer Leaves First Precinct After Five Years of Service". DNAinfo.com.
- ^ "Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna Notorious Protestor Abuser". Indymedia/Daily Kos via Cryptome.
- Aries de la Cruz (2001-05). "POLICE BLAMED FOR INCITING MAYDAY RIOT IN NYC. AGAIN".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ McVeigh, Karen (September 27, 2011). "Occupy Wall Street: 'Pepper-spray' officer named in Bush protest claim". The Guardian (UK). The Guardian.
- ^ Read, Max (September 26, 2011). "Pepper Spray Cop Already Had Civil-Rights Complaint". Gawker.com.
- ^ "Hackers grab Goldman CEO's personal data". CBS News. September 27, 2011.
- Dwyer, Jim (September 27, 2011). "A Spray Like a Punch in the Face". The New York Times.
- Coscarelli, Joe (September 26, 2011). "Anonymous Outs NYPD Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Occupy Wall Street Protesters". New York Magazine.
- "Anthony Bologna, NYPD Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Protester, Had Role In 2004 Incidents". The Huffington Post. September 27, 2011.
- "Michael Moore backs Wall Street activists". UPI. September 27, 2011.