Crime & Safety
Loaded Handgun Found After Man's DWI Crash In Manahawkin: Police
The driver, Giancarlo V. Tomasello, was being held at the Ocean County Jail following the crash, Stafford police said.
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Manahawkin man was arrested Tuesday after police found a loaded handgun in his car after he crashed into a tree, Stafford Township police said.
Giancarlo V. Tomasello, 27, has been charged with driving while intoxicated and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun and is being held in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River.
Tomasello was driving his 2016 Nissan Altima on Ridge Avenue Tuesday when he crashed into a tree about 7:30 p.m., police said. He was arrested on the DWI charge, and his car was towed.
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Further investigation turned up a loaded 9mm handgun in the car, police said.
In addition to the weapons charge and driving while intoxicated, Tomasello was issued "numerous" motor vehicle citations, police said.
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The investigating officers were Sgt. Russ Griffin, Patrolman James Sutter, Patrolman Joseph Luna, and Patrolman Chris Smith.
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