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TtioPGtlay Chance of showers High: 70 Low: 61 See A2 for details Ready fop takeoff Flyers face off vs. Good-news Film Festival 't i Schalick football off to best start in history rvim oxrut Thoofor chniAof Oilers tonight in season opener CI new and old movies ffws weekend Getting Out Section ,1 CI Baily Journal www.thedailyjournal.com Thursday, October 10, 2002 35 cents rTV in 1ME Reports on top cop's order spark controversy Serving Vineland, Miltville and the region this morning and his top staff. According to a state police source, Santiago also ordered information on who had conducted the investigations and who had access to the files. Samson's office had no comment on the on-going review. It is unclear whether mum, be an ethics violation.

Walsh serves as director of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville in Kentucky where police administrators are trained. He co-authored the book, "Police Please see TOP COP odA4 Santiago's order included his own background check, which is done by a special investigative unit of state police before Cabinet members are confirmed. William Walsh, a national expert in police administration, said the issuing of such an order by Santiago would, at a mini By SANDY MCCLURE Gannett State Bureau TRENTON -A retired NJ. State Police superintendent condemned the order allegedly issued by Superintendent Joseph Santiago to confiscate investigative records on himself and his top staff. "To look for those records, all of which are to be delivered to you, to ask for the names of the people that might have had contact with (the records), none of that is appropriate," said retired Superin-tendentClinton Pagano.

Pagano, 74, served as superintendent from 1975 CAR TAKES A DIVE IN State stats TW a city clime for 3 days A Vineland EMT talks with the driver of a Buick Regal that veered off the road Tuesday behind the home of Irvin Kelly at Grant and Lincoln avenues. The vehicle went through a chain-link fence and a mesh fence before crashing into the pool. Crash in pool leaves homeowner shaken Unidentified driver suffers no injuries in mishap to 1989 under Democratic and Republican governors. Gov. James E.

McGreevey has called for state Attorney General David Samson to review a Sept. 19 order police sources said Santiago issued asking for originals and all copies of investigative files on himself VINRAND 50 mph. Kelly installed the $17,000 pool in 1985 and had it redone three years ago. Kelly said he's seen his fair share of accidents since he bought the home 17 years ago. A car heading north on Lincoln Avenue became entangled in a chain-link fence in front of his home about six years ago, Kelly said.

Cars turning right from Lincoln onto Grant at high speeds often creep up on to his property, he added. But Wednesday's crash left him visibly shakea Kelly's two children his 8-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter often dig holes in the back yard. Those holes were directly in the wayward Buick's ing from a landlord when the county could buy and own a building for half the cost Ahhh, those Democrats. Hiding their terrible records. Deceiving you about their opponents.

So typical So much like Torricelli So wrong for Cumberland County. By MILES JACKSON Staff Writer mjacksonthedailyjoumal.com The pay raises granted to the coun- ty clerk, sheriff and ANALYSIS surrogate are one of the top issues of LOCAL Sparky spreads the word on fire prevention at a Millville Fire Department event A3 High Street will get a taste of bourbon in a new sports bar featuring New Orleans fare7A3 Vineland board member pushes for senior citizen discounts at athletic, cultural STATE A stroke victim's goddaughter and three godsons tried to bury him alive, officials say7A4 NATION Uninformed soldiers tested chemical, biological warfare in the 1960s, the Pentagon Two Americans win the Nobel Prize for eco-nomicsVAS Let the partisan games begin: Democratic candidates take issue with Social Security; Republicans focus on tax issueVAS The Christian Coalition pushes to reinvent itself and boost its mem-bershipA14 BUSINESS Dow Jones plummets to -f five-year low as GE and GM post dismal brokerage reportsAll Should the public access cartoon characters, songs and more for free? The high court weighs the issueVAl 1 EDITORIAL SPCA workers and animals can only benefit from a volunteer pro-gramVA13 C8ITUARIESA4 Almah DeBere, 82 Kathryn Huber, 91 Sister Sarah Maloney, 88 TODAY'S EDITION ANews BGetting Out CSports HIGHLIGHTS DearAbby C7 Businessstocks A1 0-1 1 Comics C5 Movie listings B8 Opinion A13 UietfaHyjoumal.com II Staff photoBaitoara Eirickson Staff graphicJohn Elbertson trajectory. Fortunately for Kelly, his kids were at a doctors appointment at the time the crash "If my kids were out there Kelly said, shaking his head. "I tell them to stay away from the fence and watch the cars." He's not sure what else he can da "Maybe Til put a steel wall about 20 inches thick," Kelly said. "Maybe that'll work." r-7 1 655 Grant Ave.

By GISELLE S0TEL0 Staff Writer gsotelothedailyjoumal.com VINELAND A car heading east on Grant Avenue veered off the road Tuesday evening and landed in a pool behind a home at the corner of Grant and Lincoln avenues. The white Buick Regal barreled through a chain-link fence skirting the home's back yard and became entangled in a heavy mesh fence surrounding the in-ground pool. A blue pool cover held 75 percent of the car afloat The driver whom police did not identify by press time did not suffer any injuries. It is unclear what, if any, By LISA GRZYB0SKJ Staff Writer lgrzyboskithedailyjournal.com TRENTON The NJ. Board of Medical Examiners has ordered a controversial Vineland doctor to close his, practice for 30 days at year's end and pay a $50,000 fine as part of a lengthy state investigation into his center city clinic Dr.

Edward Andujar will not be able to treat patients during December and must close his Wood Street clinic that month, the state medical board ruled. "I think things will probably calm down completely now," Andujar said. "I'm tired of the whole thing and I think the medical board is as well." State officials were unavailable for comment Andujar, his legal team and an entourage of patients and supporters traveled to Trenton expecting a full-blown hearing before the state medical board. Instead, Andujar's attorneys and lawyers from the N.J. Attorney General's Office hammered out an llth-hour deal.

The medical board unanimously approved the settlement, Andujar said. "I mentioned to them that I accepted (the settlement), but only reluctantly because, for a doctor who runs a free clinic, paying $50,000 is difficult," Andujar said. "I was willing to Please sec CLINIC onA2 INSIDE: Dems respond Sea A2 County constitution al officers who benefited from the pay raises were Republi-caa What this ad fails to note, how ever, is that Repub lican Freeholders Harold U. Johnson, James Sauro and Jeff Trout -along with Freeholder Elect Mary Gruccio sent a letter on county GOP stationery to then-Assembly Please see COP on A2 Cops pop suspect in vending robberies By JAMES P. QUARANTA Staff Writer jquarantathedailyjoumal.com VINELAND A city man charged with breaking into eight soda machines over the summer was arrested again this week and charged with breaking into nine more.

But police say Christopher Van Noord, 30, of Panther Road didn't stop at loose change Van Noord also stole checks from his family's business, then forged and cashed them at several Vineland outlets, said Detective Lt Charles Schi-apelli of the Vineland Police Department Who to call? Anyone who may have received a forged check should call Sgt. Vince Solazzo at 691-4111, ext. 4180. Police also consider Van Noord a suspect in at least nine other forgery investigations in Vineland and seven similar cases in Millville, Buena and Buena Vista Township. The thefts in Vineland alone could amount to several thousand dollars, said Sgt Vince Solazzo of the Vineland Police Department Van Noord was arraigned Wednesday on nine counts of breaking into soda machines and six counts each of forgery, uttering a forged document and theft by deception, police said.

He remains in county jail on $5,000 bail. The stolen checks were cashed at Shop Rite, Daunora's market, Reuben Hardware, the Greek Island restaurant, Vineland Auto Electric and Action Auto Imports, Schiapelli said. Van Noord faces addi- PIeaseseePOPonA2 charges he will face. Homeowner Irvin Kelly, 52, was sitting in his rec room when he heard the crash. "I thought it was coming through the house," Kelly said.

Kelly looked out the window to sec what happened and immediately dialed 91L When police arrived, he confronted the driver, who told him he fell asleep at the wheel and couldn't have been going more than 20 mph. "The car would've got caught in the (chain-link) fence if he was going that slow," said Kelly, who believes the car was traveling at least 45 mph The speed limit on Grant Avenue is 35 mph. The speed limit on the stretch of Lincoln Avenue in front of Kelly's home is about deals and pay raises, but just like Torricelli, they're not telling the truth. The truth is, it was the state Legislature, not our freeholders, that passed a law raising the salaries of our clerk, sheriff and surrogate. The truth is, the year Republicans finally came back on the freeholder board, your county taxes were cut by more than $2 million.

So why the deception The Democrats don't wan you looking at their record. After all, it's the Democrats who uvntyou tospend $18 million to rent a build GOP ad takes look at pay raises, tax cuts but omits some facts Election 7M7 the freeholder campaign. And as the ad notes, Democrats have been implying the GOP-con-trolled freeholder board granted them. In reality, the Republican-controlled state Legisla ture raised the salaries. State lawmakers also raised certain fees like those needed to file a will, change a deed or file for adoption with the belief the fee hikes would generate enough revenue to cover the pay raises.

It just happened that all three Cumberland ff Editor's note: This is the fifth part in an occasional series by The Daily Journal tthat examines political advertisements in the races for Cumberland County sheriff and three seats on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. The ads are analyzed for content and accuracy. Today: An advertisement Republicans recently aired on local radio questioning the truthfulness of county Democrats. Ad text: Think Bob Torricelli's the only one who deceived you? Wrong. The Cumberland County Democrats are talking 0901w1060ll.