Darren Martin was moving into his new five-floor walkup on the Upper West Side late on Friday night when one of his new neighbors reported him to police for trying to break into his own apartment.
Martin, who was moving back to the city after several years working for President Obama in Washington DC, said the 911 caller had told police he was suspected of breaking in through the roof of the 106th Street building and had a 'large' weapon.
He documented his encounter with police on an Instagram live video as at least six officers - some plain-clothed - searched his apartment and questioned him and his friend.
'Somebody called the cops on me in my own building,' he said in the livestream.
Martin said he noticed police arriving about halfway through the move while he was standing in the lobby collecting some of his valuables.
He said they demanded to be let in the building but didn't listen when he told them he lived there and was moving in.
His video showed police refusing to let him leave the lobby until officers had investigated the robbery reports.
Martin filmed himself surrounded by boxes in the apartment building.
Police eventually determined that Martin wasn't engaged in any criminal activity.
He took to Twitter soon after saying he wasn't entirely surprised by the ordeal.
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