City police arrest 3 drivers for operating without licenses

Officers from the Plymouth Police Department arrested three individuals over the weekend.

On Friday, July 18^th, just before 1 p.m., Officer Krynock initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by 28-year-old Linda Turcious Martinez of South Plum Street in Plymouth.  The traffic stop was at the intersection of Center and Adams Street for a traffic infraction.

Martinez was found to have never obtained a driver's license and was lodged in the Marshall County Jail on a $100 cash bond.

On Sunday, July 20th at 1:35 a.m., Officer Witkowski with Plymouth Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Seventh Street near Harrison Street.

The driver of the vehicle, 27-year-old Deybi J Herrera of 7^th Street in Plymouth, was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated. He was also charged with operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license and driving while suspended within the past 10 years. Herrera was booked into the Marshall County Jail.

A driver who disregarded a stop sign was also arrested by Plymouth Police on Sunday, July 20^th. 

At 4:10 p.m., Officer Vinson initiated a traffic stop at Walnut and Adams Street for disregarding a stop sign. The driver, Jose Escobar Rodriguez of Elkhart, was found to have a Honduran ID only and no valid driver's license. He was detained and booked in the Marshall County Jail for operating without a valid license.

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