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SWAT Team Called To Bergen County Home After Restraining Order Violation Escalates: Police
A Bergen County SWAT team was called to an Oakland home Sunday morning, Nov. 24, after a restraining order violation escalated into a barricade situation, local police said.
Officers responded to a residence on River Road at 8:37 a.m. for a report of a restraining order violation involving Carlos Rocha, 43, formerly of Oakland, who had been barred from the home, Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said.
When informed that he would be placed under arrest, Rocha became belligerent and barricaded himself in a bedroom, Keenan said. In compliance with NJ Attorney General Directive 2024-04,…
Report: NJ Farm Owner Hit With Animal Cruelty Charges Says His 'Dream' Turned Into Nightmare
A North Jersey farm owner arrested on a slew of animal cruelty violations last month says he loved the animals and cared deeply for them, according to a new report.
Carlos Rocha, 54, was charged Jan. 26 after an inspection at his farm on Jackson Valley Road in Mansfield Township revealed filthy living spaces, animals with untreated injuries, cows with no food access, several dead calves and many other horrifying conditions.
Rocha, of Union Township in Union County, had previously been warned about the conditions but failed to address them, causing them to worsen, police said.
However, Roch…
