Convicted Killer Freed After Appeal Tosses Murder Conviction In Joyce Vanderhoff Case
Timothy P. Wright, the man once convicted of the murder of Joyce Vanderhoff, a New Jersey woman strangled and dumped on a rural roadside, has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned, according to court records and as reported by NJ Advance Media.
According to the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Wright, 45, of Chambersburg, PA, was admitted on Feb. 17, 2023, and has since been released from New Jersey State Prison (NJSP).
Vanderhoff’s naked body was found on the side of a Hamilton Township road in February 2014, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office…
DUI Wrong-Way Driver, 24, Caused Route 2 East Hartford Crash, Cops Say
A 24-year-old man was under the influence and driving the wrong way when police say he caused a crash on Route 2 in East Hartford over the weekend.
Nolan Murphy-Genoa of Hershey, PA, was heading west near Exit 2B when he struck a Glastonbury woman in a vehicle heading east, the correct direction, on Sunday, Oct. 12 at approximately 3:50 a.m., Connecticut State Police said.
Murphy-Genoa fled the scene after the crash while the woman in the other vehicle was taken to Hartford Hospital with injuries, police said.
Murphy-Genoa was charged with evading responsibility with injury, operating…
Fake Air Duct Worker Pepper-Sprays Homeowner During Service Dispute In Upper Saddle River: Cops
A man posing as an air duct service technician pepper-sprayed a homeowner during a dispute in Bergen County before fleeing the scene, authorities said.
Police said the incident happened on Aug. 4, after a resident hired a technician online to perform air duct services. The suspect, later identified as Or Peretz, 22, of Flushing, NY, arrived at the victim’s home and introduced himself as “Sean,” according to the Upper Saddle River Police Chief Patrick Rotella.
After a disagreement over the quality of service and equipment, Peretz assaulted the victim with pepper spray before fleeing, police …
