Loaded Gun Found During Dorchester Traffic Stop, 20-Year-Old Arrested After Allegedly Giving False Name

Boston police recovered a loaded handgun during an early morning traffic stop in Dorchester and arrested a 20-year-old Roxbury man who allegedly provided officers with a false identity and was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant.

A routine traffic stop in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood led to the recovery of a loaded firearm and the arrest of a Roxbury man early Saturday morning, according to the Boston Police Department.

Officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) conducted the stop at approximately 12:27 a.m. near 18 Euclid Street after observing a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed along Washington Street…

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