Arrest at BERGEN STREET AND 12TH AVENUE on 12/29/2025 12:00 AM

Type: Arrest

Date: 12/29/2025 12:00 AM

Description: A 40-Year-Old Suspect Was Arrested Without Incident In Connection With A Shooting. He Faces Charges Including Aggravated Assault, Possession Of A Weapon, And Hindering Apprehension. The State Filed A Motion For Pretrial Detention.

Address: BERGEN STREET AND 12TH AVENUE, Newark, NJ

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Li

Name

Xing Li

Missing Age

31

Est. Current Age

36

Last Seen

Brooklyn, NY on 04/22/2021

Physical Description

Race: Asian Ethnicity: Unknown Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Black Height: 5'3" - 5'4" Weight: 140 - 160 lbs

Case Number

MP79834

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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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