EXCLUSIVE: 28-year-old arrested after being accused of terrorizing neighbors in Williamsbridge
Police confirm 28-year-old Anthony Orozco was arrested twice in April for criminal mischief and menacing.
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A man accused of terrorizing his neighbors inside a Williamsbridge apartment building has been identified.
Officials say 28-year-old Anthony Orozco is the tenant accused of causing problems inside 1191 E 214th St.
Police confirm to News 12 that Orozco was arrested twice in April.
The first incident happened on April 13, around 10:51 a.m. Orozco was arrested for criminal mischief after he broke the camera on the door of an apartment using a stick.
The second arrest was on April 29. Orozco was charged with menacing for swinging a metal rail at a 44-year-old woman.
In both incidents, Orozco was arrested but later released. Neighbors inside the Williamsbridge building say Orozco is a risk to the community and should not be out on the streets.
News 12 was at the scene on Friday as a neighbor called police on Orozco for a third time. She said the 28-year-old was harassing her 16-year-old son and putting their family at risk.
"I'm the one that has to come in and out of this building. My kids are the one that have to come in and out of this building. No one's protecting us, so it puts me more at risk," said a neighbor, Leonia.
Our team knocked on Orozco's door moments before his arrest to get some answers regarding the troubled video. The 28-year-old only wanted money.
From inside his apartment, Orozco slammed on the door, saying, "Move away from my door."
When questioned about the videos of him holding a hatchet to a neighbor's door and touching himself inappropriately in the halls, he answered in Spanish, "What videos? If you give me $5,000, I'll give you the interview."
Neighbors told News 12 the violent acts have continued after News 12 reported on the incidents.
Management told News 12 they are still waiting for the warrant for an eviction by the housing court.
