CUMBERLAND — Twenty-five arrests were made and 43 arrest warrants were served through a warrant initiative of the Cumberland Police Department that was conducted last week.
It was the second such effort in the city’s Safe Streets program targeting numerous individuals’ wanted throughout the tri-state area. The assignment paired city police officers with the deputies of the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office in an effort to apprehend those wanted for past criminal offenses.
The arrests included:
• Shane Christopher Combs, 26, Cumberland — assault and disorderly conduct, pre-trial release bond of 5,000.
• McClave Cleland Combs Jr., 49, Cumberland — assault, disorderly conduct, obstruction of justice, false statement to police — released on personal recognizance.
• Craig Cornell Taylor, 46, Cumberland— fourth-degree sex offense assault — released on personal recognizance.
• Carina Leanne Smith, 30, Ellerslie — unauthorized removal of property, obstructing and hindering police — released on personal recognizance.
• Janeice Lynnette Washington, 29, Cumberland — failure to appear warrant for child support, contempt of court — held without bond.
• Kurt Jason Wilt, 31, Frostburg — two failure to appear warrants for driving while suspended and criminal summons for possession of a controlled dangerous substance — $2,500 bond.
• Nicole Lynn Harper, 33, Cumberland — failure to appear for disturbing the peace — $5,000 bond.
• Delondre Jerome Mason, 22, Beltsville — theft warrant, assault warrant and violation of probation warrant — held without bond.
• Mark Anthony Shyrock, 53, Oldtown — theft — $20,000 bond.
• Jerry Edward Redinger, 48, Cumberland — obstruction of justice — $50,000 bond.
• Leroy (NMN) Johnson III, 24, Frostburg — violation of probation — $50,000 bond.
• Kerri Michelle Fisher, 22, Cumberland — assault, disorderly conduct — $5,000 bond.
• James Andrew Loewendick, 45, Cumberland — failure to appear warrant for driving while suspended —$2,500 bond.
• Jason Robert Edwards, 30, Cumberland — malicious destruction of property — $100 bond.
• Frank Germaine MacDonald, 29, Cumberland — violation of probation — $2,500 bond.
• Ralph Richard Faith, 24, Cumberland — three violation of probation warrants, one failure to appear warrant for theft and one violation of court order warrant — held without bond.
• Gary Wayne Duckworth, 32, Piedmont, W. Va. — failure to appear warrant for traffic charge — $5,000 bond.
• Kristie Lynn Dawson, 27, Cumberland — three failure to appear warrants for possession of CDS, two failure to appear warrants for theft, two theft warrants and one failure to appear warrant for traffic charges — $38,000 bond.
• Christina Marie McMillan, 22, Cumberland — two failure to appear warrants for theft, one theft warrant and one failure to appear warrant for bad checks — $4,000 bond.
• Michael Frederick Sisler, 33, Cumberland — failure to appear warrant for child support — held without bond.
• William Lawrence Garlitz III, 23, Barton — two manufacturing CDS, marijuana warrants — held without bond.
• Brittany Lee Garlitz, 22, Barton — manufacturing CDS (marijuana) warrant — held without bond.
• Tori Renee Lannon, 42, Barton — manufacturing CDS (marijuana) warrant — held without bond.
• Dillon James Braithwaite, 18, Barton — manufacturing CDS (marijuana) warrant — held without bond.
• Richard James McCloud, 30, Cumberland — violation of probation warrant — $100 bond.
“This warrant initiative is one goal which shall continue during the life of the grant project with the combination of public safety and social service partners aimed at making neighborhoods safe,” said David Goad, former Allegany County sheriff who oversees the Safe Streets program.
Under the Maryland State Safe Streets’ model, the Cumberland Police Department — in conjunction with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office and allied law enforcement agencies — is functioning in a unified strategy to reduce crime and improve the quality of our neighborhoods.
“The Safe Streets objective is to reduce crime and criminal activity within the city and surrounding areas — since we know that criminality has no boundaries. The reduction of backlogged arrest warrants is another objective by capitalizing on the excellent cooperation between law enforcement agencies in this area,” said Goad.
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