Officers with the Plymouth Police Department arrested three individuals over the weekend for various driving offences and a single charge of forgery after a counterfeit $100 bill was located.
On Friday at approximately 2 p.m., patrolman Allen conducted a traffic stop in the area of 900 West Harrison Street on a vehicle for a moving violation that occurred at the intersection of W. Harrison St. and N. Plum St. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 36-year-old Elida Cardona-Rodriguez of Plymouth.
Cardona-Rodriguez was found to have never been issued a driver's license and was taken into custody for operating a vehicle without a valid license. She was booked into the Marshall County Jail.
On Friday at approximately 9:10 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on a moped that was carrying two passengers by officer Lovely. The driver was identified as Marisa Oviedo, 32, of Plymouth. She was found to have a driver's license status as a habitual offender.
Oviedo was taken into custody, and that moped was impounded. While inventorying the vehicle, a counterfeit $100 bill was located in her purse amongst other money. Oviedo was booked into the Marshall County Jail for habitual traffic violator as a level 6 felony and forgery as a Level 6 felony.
The final city arrest was a traffic stop for disregarding a stop sign by Corporal Ben McIntyre on Sunday just after 7 a.m. The investigation showed that 27-year-old Armando Garcia of Plymouth had never been issued a license in Indiana or any other state.
Garcia was taken into custody, transported to the Marshall County Jail, and booked for operating without a license.
Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is a mere allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
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