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Murder Suspect Accidentally Released, Former Cop Indicted in Sex Assault Top State News

Other top stories this week include the arrest of a prolific bank robber who graced the FBI's Most Wanted List in the 1980s and a man who admitted leading the largest indoor marijuana growing operation ever shut down by police in New Jersey.

The suspect in a 2010 murder who was freed from jail Tuesday due to a paperwork snafu voluntarily returned to custody Wednesday, NJ.com reported.  A former Ocean City police officer has been indicted on charges of sexual assault on a minor, according to the chief county detective for the Cape May Prosecutor's Office. A prolific bank robber who graced the FBI's top ten most wanted list in the 1980s was captured by Waldwick police in Ridgewood following an Oakland bank heist Monday morning, according to police. A Piscataway High School gym teacher and coach has been arrested and charged with having sexual relations with an 18-year-old student. A man who formerly lived in Port Monmouth pleaded guilty today to leading a narcotics network that …

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Convicted Killer Accused of Slaying Witness, Iraqi Gun Scheme Top State News

Other top stories include a high school student arrested for allegedly possessing bomb-making materials and an ex-Boy Scout leader charged with sexually assaulting teens.

A Camden man who was released from prison earlier this year is accused of fatally stabbing a woman who testified against him during a 2006 trial in which he was ultimately convicted of aggravated manslaughter. A pair of men from Bergen County were charged in a scheme to sell guns believed to have belonged to the family of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Thursday.   A 16-year-old student at Cedar Creek High School was taken into custody Tuesday after Galloway Police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office discovered several ingredients that when mixed together could cause an explosion, police said. The investigation and subsequent arrest came after a teacher observed pictures of weapons in …

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