Multiple Guns Seized, Beachwood Man Charged In Illegal Weapons Probe: Police

STAFFORD, NJ — A Beachwood man has been arrested after numerous guns were seized from his home and from a room at the Howard Johnson motel in Toms River, police said.

George A. Garulle, 55, of Neptune Avenue in Beachwood was arrested Monday along with Dana Restaino, 39, of Schoolhouse Road in Whiting as part of an investigation into the distribution of illegal firearms in the Stafford Township area, Stafford police said.

Authorities found "numerous" illegal firearms, including defaced handguns, handguns with no serial numbers (ghost guns), rifles and shotguns when search warrants were executed at Garulle's home and the room at the Howard Johnson, police said. A car belonging to Garulle and Restaino was also searched.

Garulle and Restaino also had high capacity magazines, various amounts of ammo, methamphetamine and a "substantial amount" of cash, police said.

Garulle was charged with possession of methamphetamine, two counts of possession of a large-capacity magazine, four counts of possession of a firearm without a serial number, four counts of unlawful possession of rifles/shotguns, certain persons to not have weapons, possession of a defaced firearm and distribution of an undetectable firearm.

Restaino was charged with possession of methamphetamine, two counts of possession of large-capacity magazines, four counts of possession of a firearm without a serial number, four counts of unlawful possession of rifles/shotguns, possession of a defaced firearm and distribution of an undetectable firearm.

Both were taken to Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.