By Vinaya Saksena

CUMBERLAND- Three men were arrested in two separate traffic stops by the Cumberland Police Department this weekend, with two of them facing charges of being in the county illegally, according to police.

On Saturday night, police arrested 30-year-old Rolando Garcia of 808 Broad Street, Central Falls, after allegedly witnessing his vehicle traveling erratically on Broad Street in Cumberland. Officer Jonathan Cook reportedly stopped his vehicle after allegedly witnessing it veer into the opposite lane repeatedly. Garcia was charged with possession of an open container of alcohol while riding in a motor vehicle, lack of lights at times when required, laned roadway violations, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense, BAC of .15 or greater, identity fraud, giving a false document to an officer, illegal re-entry after deportation and obstructing an officer in execution of duty.

The first two arrests were made following a vehicle stop, which Sgt. Kevin St. Jean said was initiated after Officer Manuel Nunes noticed the two men in the vehicle drinking, as well as an expired Rhode Island inspection sticker on the vehicle. What made this even more of a “red flag,” according to St. Jean, was the fact that the vehicle had a Florida license plate on one end, no plate on the other end, and darkly tinted windows.

While checking information on Martinez, St. Jean said, police later learned that he was being sought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). St. Jean said that ICE had since issued a detainer on Martinez, meaning that they wish to be notified if he is released or transferred.

“He did not make bail,” St. Jean noted. “He was sent to the ACI and they notified ICE. They gave us a detainer on him. The chances of finding him again would be slim to none.”

When Garcia was arrested the following night, he was also found to be of interest to ICE, according to police. Unlike Martinez, however, Garcia was arraigned by a justice of the peace and released on $10,000 surety and given a court date of January 2. St. Jean said that ICE did not have the same grounds to detain him as they did Martinez, in part because Garcia, unlike Martinez, had a known address. St. Jean said that Martinez indicated that he lived in Central Falls, but declined to specify where in the city he lived.

In addition to submitting false identification to them, police say Martinez appeared to be in the midst of creating more false documents, some of which were found in the car with him according to St. Jean.

“He had several types of identification, and none of them matched up,” St. Jean said. “He had several fake documents, and he was in the process of making (more).”

Camacho-Tovar is believed to be a legal United States resident, according to St. Jean. He was issued a summons and released following the incident.