Any update on it yet
Good on you for saving it from the thugs. Crows are brutal. Could be a barred owl, very common in this area.
A DEC officer didn't know what kind of owl it was? I would think he should. If I was him I'd bone up on owl identification.
taxid, sounds like you got lucky. DEC Officers may not be Biologists... but they do know the Law!
I called the DEC Officer, hasn't called back yet... I'll give him a week and call again?
I gave up on reporting violations in my state. Typically they don't get back to you for several days which is too late.