Caldes Named in Keyport Robbery Ring 4Mercy Killer' Is Dead
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STATE SPORTS BABY SAVED A Trenton policeman Ken O'Brien and the rescued an 8-month-old President Reagan vows New York Jets hope to infant during a Shootout not to let the Iran arms return to their winning with a gunman who fatal- crisis cripple his adminis- ways and nail down a ly wounded the infant's tration. playoff spot in a brother yesterday. big game today against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Page 6 A Page IB The Register Vol.109 No. 96 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER ... SINCE 1878 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1986 25 CENTS Caldes named in Keyport robbery ring "I have been advised by the county office is investigating the matter. Kaye alarm systems in businesses around the The merchandise, which reportedly •y KEVIN FRECHETTE prosecutor's office that the sergeant is a refused to divulge details of the probe area. includes hot tubs, household appliances Tha Register target in the investigation and that he except to say it is centered In Keyport. Caldes, who has been employed as a and video cassettes, allegedly was taken (Caldes)' was scheduled to appear before A county grand jury, scheduled to begin patrolman in the borough for the past two from stores and newly constructed KEYPORT — Sgt. Robert Caldes is a a grand jury today," Hazlet attorney hearing evidence on the case yesterday, years, recently was promoted to sergeant. houses in and around Keyport. target of a grand Jury investigation into Michael Pappa said yesterday. has been postponed, Kaye said. Sources said as many as three other Neither county nor local officials could an alleged robbery ring operating in the Pappa refused to comment further. Sources close to the investigation said borough policemen may face charges of determine last night the amount of money Keyport area for the past year, an Monmouth County Prosecutor John A. Caldes allegedly received stolen property knowingly purchasing stolen merchan- involved in the robberies or in the sale of attorney representing the officer said Kaye Would not confirm Caldes' alleged from robbers in exchange for information dise from Caldes. Other officers may have stolen merchandise. yesterday. involvement, however he did say his regarding store inventory, layouts and unknowingly purchased merchandise. See KEYPORT, Page 4A AIDS-infected 4 Mercy prostitute's clients sought killer' By USA R. KRUSE **It (police action) is dead The Register is very frightening Howell man accused ASM IKY PARK -•- City police are looking for a prostitute they to me because it of strangling wife say has the deadly disease AIDS, seems people want and they are asking her clients to dies before indicted step forward and help get her off to treat AIDS the street. By U8A R. KRUSE Police say the woman is a 30- victims as some sort year-old black, but they will not The Register release her name or photograph to of lepers we ought the newspapers. They will, how- to lock up. •• FREEHOLD — The Howell man who ever, make their police line-up allegedly strangled his wife after a failed photographs available to anyone Eric Neisser murder-suicide attempt died a month who has solicited sex in the city, ACLU legal director before he was indicted, his family said so that her clients can identify her .yesterday. and she can be arrested. But Monmouth County Prosecutor John Police promise not to arrest her or activities make it likely the A. Kaye, whose office received word of clients. disease would be communicated. Ping C. Woo's death just this week, has "We will not prosecute anyone A Judge must then sign the order. ordered his investigators to thoroughly who comes forward," said Capt. Michael Meddis, an officer with check out the report of Woo's death. Frank DiBiano. "I want to know for a fact that he's the Monmouth County Health De- dead," said Kaye. "I'm not going to rely on To prove their case in court, partment, said his office had been a death certificate." DiBiano said the police must unable to establish that the Woo, 68, was indicted last week for the "catch her in the act," by having woman had AIDS. He said the Oct. 2 murder of his 64-year-old wife, the woman's- clients step forward doctor who reportedly made the Silvia. He was scheduled for arraignment and say they have had sexual diagnosis failed to return his - on the charge yesterday. relations with her. She can then telephone calls. A member of Woo's family, who asked be arrested and quarantined for not to be identified, said last night that Mr. up to 30 days. Meddis said he was aware of the Woo died Oct. 27 in Rockland County, NY. Monmouth County Prosecutor health code Prosecutor Kaye was She declined to discuss hdw he died, John A. Kaye said his office found referring to, and said that was an THE REGISTER/OR EGG ELLMAN however she said she forwarded the death a provision in the health code option open to him. "But I will certificate to Woo's attorney. Thomas F. which allows a civil complaint to take no steps until the report is Smith, Nov." 17. be filed and provides for quaran- confirmed." In the Nick of time "This hasn't been an easy two months tine up to 30 days of any person Kenneth Black, AIDS coordi- It's certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas when you see jolly or St. Nick in for us," she said. "It's been hard to deal with a communicable disease. Monmouth County. He was spotted yesterday on Broad Street in Eatontown with some with as it is. I don't understand why he. But Kaye said officials must nator with the state Department (Smith) didn't tell the county. He should first establish that the woman has -of Health, said that quarantine children and teachers from Eatontown Nursery School. have notified the prosecutor's office right AIDS, and then that her lifestyle See AIDS, Page 4A away. We want to know what happened." Smith refused to take telephone calls yesterday, instead having his secretary read a statement that, he had no comment: iwor wants land for park Prosecutor Kaye said his office got word of Woo's death from Smith a few days ago, but that he received only the date, not how or where Woo died. Assistant Prosecutor Owners surprised by plan for Sickles Farm James Fagen is expecting a copy of the death certificate from Smith early next development proposal they made to the reserve up to 3 percent of the total land excellence and responsible land-planning week. By JUDY HOLMES town last summer. in the borough for recreation, it makes development." It is the length of time between the death The Register Bruno made the announcement Thurs- sense to pursue the Sickles tract." Bollerman said that in Sickles' and the notification that Kaye said "cer- day night when Gerald Murphy was But Bollerman said the Sickles already proposal, the portion of land that in- tainly raises my suspicions." • LITTLE SILVER — Robert Sickles Sr. appointed to fill the council seat left planned to donate the development rights cludes the market and farm would be "I will not permit my attorneys to and his partner, Jim Bollerman, were vacant by Terry Flynn, who resigned to for 17 acres of the land (that could be preserved. And, he added, the seven release bail, nor will I dismiss the murder caught by surprise when Mayor Anthony take a position with the U.S. Attorney's preserved)- in exchange for a zoning acres adjacent to the market are on the indictment until I know for certain," Kaye Bruno announced his plan to form a Office.. variance that would permit "super, high- state Historic Register and would not be said. citizens' committee to investigate a way Bruno said he plans to appoint Murphy quality town homes" on the remaining subject to development anyway. Woo had been on a suicide watch at the the borough could acquire 50 acres of the as chairman of the new committee. acres. » "This is a private matter that Mr. county jail right after he was arrested for Sickles Farm to preserve as a park. Murphy said there are only about eight Sickles feels very strongly about, with no the death of his wife. He was released Bollerman said the first he heard of the acres of active recreation land in the "This is a once-in-a-lifetime op- public funds involved," Bollerman said. from the Monmouth County Correctional plan was when a Register reporter called borough. portunity for the residents of Little Silver "Any other proposal will result in the Institution in Freehold Township, said yesterday. Bollerman also said he and "For a town this size, it is not enough," to preserve the Sickles Farm forever," entire Sickles Farm tract being de- Sheriff William Lanzaro, after Woo's Sickles would stand,by the original Murphy said. "Since we are entitled to Bollerman said. "It truly represents veloped." See MAN. Page 4A Lottery Soviet plane crashes; 69 dead The winning number drawn last night in New Jersey's Pick-It Lottery was 591. A straight bet pays $340.50, box pays $56.50 and 12 survivors pulled from wreckage near Berlin pairs pay $34. The Pick 4 number was 9249. 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