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Convicted felon arrested on gun charges after weapon found in traffic stop

ROCKFORD, Il. (WTVO) — 28-year-old Gavon Gore was arrested during a traffic stop after police reported finding a loaded handgun inside the car.

Rockford Police said at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th, officers with the department’s Specialized Community Oriented Policing Enforcement (SCOPE) stopped Gore’s vehicle in the area of 18th Avenue and 8th Street.

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Additionally, Gore, a convicted felon for a 2019 carjacking, was driving with a suspended license, authorities said.

Photo: winnebago county jail

He was charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon, Possession of a Firearm without a Firearm Owner’s Identification, and various traffic offenses.

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Gore was booked into the Winnebago County Jail.

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