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South Center Street citation for Littering and Setting up Bedding

November 27th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the area of South Center Street for the report of a male sleeping near a building. Upon their arrival, Joseph Wood was observed sleeping amongst a pile of trash. Wood was placed under arrest and issued a criminal citation for littering and a civil citation for setting up bedding outdoors inside City limits. He was released pending his trial at the Allegany County District Court. 

ARRESTED: Joseph William Wood   AGE: 46       Cumberland, Maryland
CHARGES: Littering, Setting up Bedding (Civil).