Southborough PD locates loaded semiautomatic handgun following routine traffic stop

SOUTHBOROUGH — Southborough Police Department Chief Ryan Newell reports that his department arrested a Dorchester man on firearms offenses and motor vehicle violations following a traffic stop early Sept. 19.

Michael Malique Brown, 30, of Dorchester, was arrested and charged with:

  • Carrying a Loaded Firearm Without a License (Third Offense)
  • Possession of Ammunition Without a Firearm Identification Card
  • Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle
  • Lights Violation
  • Failure to Wear a Seat Belt

At about 1:07 a.m., Officer Cole Trainor was monitoring traffic speeds with radar at the intersection of Turnpike Road and White Bagley Road when he observed a Nissan Rogue driving west on Turnpike Road with a non-functioning headlight.

Trainor stopped the vehicle and learned that the driver, identified as Brown, had a suspended license. He also had an active warrant for his arrest for failing to appear on an unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charge…

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