Arson at DANA LIBRARY(CPN) on 11/27/2024 6:03 AM

Type: Arson

Date: 11/27/2024 6:03 AM

Description: Fire Related Incident

Address: DANA LIBRARY(CPN), Newark, NJ

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Case Number: 24RN01875

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Rojas

Name

Anthony Rojas

Missing Age

1

Est. Current Age

19

Last Seen

Bronx, NY on 12/31/2006

Physical Description

Race: Hispanic Ethnicity: Latino Gender: Male Hair: Unknown Eyes: Unknown Height: 1'3" Weight: 6 lbs

Case Number

MP6597

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Butler

Name

Gary Butler

Age

25

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On February 26, 1996, twenty-five year old Manville resident, Gary Butler was found dead in a retention pond on North Main St in Manville near the border of Bridgewater and the Raritan River. The cause of death as reported by the Regional Medical Examiners Office was multiple blunt force trauma. The investigation revealed that the victim had been at Perhach’s Bar on Main St. In Manville earlier in the evening on February 25th shooting pool with several of the bar’s regular patrons. After leaving the bar sometime after midnight he walked a friend home and then returned to the Chester House where he rented a room on the second floor. Sometime between 2:00 a.M. And 6:00 a.M. The victim managed to travel to the town of Bound Brook. The investigation reveals that Butler was apparently returning to Manville from Bound Brook when he was assaulted.

Agency

Somerset County Prosecutors

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