The need to address vagrants throughout the city is becoming an important issue.  With the recent Supreme Court decision around homeless camps, the City will be taking steps to deal with those who are setting up tents or squatting on city property. City Council Candidate Brian Lepley says the loitering around the George Washington Headquarters should be dealt with… Lepley says such loitering is harmful to tourism as well since it can be seen by riders on the scenic train…

On Monday, July 1, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Jeron Milton.  The warrant was issued as the result of Milton failing to appear in court. He was originally charged with driving without a license.  Milton was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond. ARRESTED:  Jeron Edward Milton       AGE: 29           Cumberland, MD BENCH WARRANTS SERVED On Monday, July 1, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served two bench warrants on Shenay Hughson.  The warrants were issued as…

Fatal motor vehicle crash just before 8 p.m. closed a sections of Route 220 for response and investigation near American Woodmark Monday night. Emergency crews responding to a two vehicle crush with possible entrapment. Route 220 re-opened at 11:59p.m.  

On June 30, 2024, at 1:44 AM, the Cumberland Police Department and Cumberland Fire Department responded to a report of an injured woman in the area of West Oldtown Road. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the victim, 38-year-old Celina Smith of Cumberland, had been shot. Ms. Smith was transported to UPMC, where she is currently receiving treatment. Investigators believe that Ms. Smith encountered a person at approximately 1:15 AM near the intersection of West Oldtown Road and Glenwood Street. During this encounter, the individual produced a weapon and shot her before walking away towards Glenwood Street. The investigation is…

Friday, June 28, 2024 Randy Scott Jobson, 45 of Springfield, WV was extradited from Potomac Highland Regional Jail in Augusta, WV and served four (4) District Court Warrants. 1. Case # D-121-CR-23-001693 – Arrest Warrant Charges: Theft – Scheme: $1,500 to Under $25,000, 5 Counts of Theft: $100 To Under $500 Status: Held on $2,000 Bond 2. Case # 01D0WXH, bench Warrant, Fail To Comply Original Charge: Driving motor vehicle on highway without Required License and Authorization Status: Held without Bond 3. Case # D-121-CR-21-060214, Bench Warrant his third Failure to Appear Original Charge: CDS: Possession Paraphernalia Status: Held on…

Due to the holidays, the Cumberland Historic Preservation Commission Meeting for the month of July will be held on the third Wednesday, July 17th, at 4pm in the City Hall Council Chambers.   A copy of the meeting agenda and packet can be viewed on the City of Cumberland's website 48 hours prior to the meeting at the following link: Agendas & Minutes | Cumberland, MD (cumberlandmd.gov) Please contact Ruth Davis – Rogers, Historic Planner/Preservation Coordinator at 301-759-6431 or ruth.davis-rogers@cumberlandmd.gov, if you have any questions.

During last week’s virtual town hall on the Baltimore Street project, local business owner Tom Ferhleman brought out the subject of police control of vagrancy in the downtown, saying it would only take one bad event to drive off tourists, like an assault that happened recently…. While plans concerning routine police patrols are still in the works, Downtown Development Commission Director Melinda Kelleher says there are measures already in use to help deter crime…

The West Virginia Department of Health is encouraging families to keep their children up to date on their Well Child Visits.  These health checks, utilizing statewide services offered by Birth to Three promote regular medical care and facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of any health problems found during a screening,. Screenings can include lab tests; vision, hearing and developmental screenings; physical exams; immunizations; oral health screenings and more.  Visits can begin as early as one week after birth and occur regularly up until the age of 21. 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Dillen Allen Smith, 30 of Flintstone, was arrested and served two (2) District Court Bench Warrant for Violation of Probation. His original convictions include: Driving Motor Vehicle on Highway Without Required License and Authorization and Theft: Less than $100. Smith was sentenced to a 1-year jail term with 11-months and 28-days suspended and 3-years unsupervised probation in the traffic case and given a probation before judgement disposition in the Theft case with a 30-day suspended sentence and 12-months supervised probation. He was released on a $5,000 unsecured personal bond in the Theft case and released on…

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Rachael Nicole Dolly, 35 of Cresaptown, was arrested and charged as a Fugitive of Justice for a warrant out of Mineral County, WV for Driving on a Suspended License, Traffic-Striking Fixtures on Highway, Possession of CDS without a Valid Prescription, and Driving Uninsured. She is being held without bond pending extradition. Mary Virginia Welch, 32 of Frostburg, was arrested on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Comply. Welch was convicted of Burglary-4th Degree-Dwelling and Assault-Second Degree and received an 18-month consecutive jail term with 3-years Supervised Probation and ordered to pay $200 Restitution. She…