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SWAT Team Called To Oakland Home After Restraining Order Violation Escalates: Police SWAT Team Called To Oakland Home After Restraining Order Violation Escalates: Police
SWAT Team Called To Oakland 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,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: 3 Arrested In Violent Oakland Home Invasion Prosecutor: 3 Arrested In Violent Oakland Home Invasion
Prosecutor: 3 Arrested In Violent Oakland Home Invasion Three men were arrested in connection with a violent Oakland home invasion in which a victim was held at gunpoint while the trio stole cash and other personal items, authorities said. Two armed suspects forced into a River Road home on the morning of March 24, holding the victim at gunpoint while ransacking the house, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. After a struggle with one of the suspects, the victim was able to flee and call the police, Musella said. Detectives on May 22 executed search warrants before arresting Kyle Weichelt, 28 of Bergenfield, Marcos Rodriguez, 32 of …

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by Cecilia Levine