She drowned after apparently suffering a heart attack while swimming, the township police said.

The township police were regularly posted in the neighborhood of custom-built homes and perfectly sculpted lawns.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation by county and township fire marshals, by the township police and by the county prosecutor's office.

Mr. Rockoff said the investigation by township police and county detectives found corroboration that a rape had taken place, but he would not reveal the proof or its source.

Frisbee turned to his audience, which included state troopers, township police and of course both Commissioner Weston and his friend Lamont Cranston.

"It sounded like someone was running across the roof to her," Lt. John O'Brien, of the township police, recalled in an interview yesterday.

The township police regularly stopped him for minor incidents like walking on the railroad tracks, and more major ones like getting into an accident in his father's van.

Outside, other teen-agers kept a night watch for the township police and conservative Zulu vigilantes.

The officials were suspended after the filing of the earlier charges and Mr. Mocco and Mr. Hurtuk were subsequently dismissed, according to township police.

In three other referrals, an anonymous relative, a hospital professional, and township police had contacted Human Services.