ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — Three men were arrested Thursday following an investigation that led police to recover a stolen firearm, according to the Rockford Police Department.
Police said officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of North Mulford Road. The driver, 26-year-old Ricky Fairchild Jr., was taken into custody on multiple outstanding warrants.
During a separate investigation, detectives identified Fairchild as a suspect involved in an armed robbery in which a firearm was stolen…