Shooting at BERGEN STREET AND HAWTHORNE AVENUE on 09/08/2025 4:58 PM
Type: Shooting
Date: 09/08/2025 4:58 PM
Description: Male Victim Injured By Gunfire; Transported To Hospital.
Address: BERGEN STREET AND HAWTHORNE AVENUE, Newark, NJ
View on Google Maps
Street View
Google Streetview Disclaimer: This is a Google Maps Street View of the approximate area where the crime occurred. It is not necessarily the exact address view of the crime.
Recent Crime News
SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI in policing, crime rate, privacy
No warrant DNA collection, increased policing to fight crime, cannabis legalization associated with lower crime rates, predicting crime, cameras and AI surveillance, automated police report drafting, balancing public safety and privacy, license plate read
Area Missing Persons
Name
Deniece HerrerasMissing Age
36Est. Current Age
85Last Seen
Bronx, NY on 12/15/1976Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5'7" - 5'9" Weight: 115 - 130 lbsCase Number
MP52097Area Cold Cases
Name
Gary ButlerAge
25Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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