April 18th, 2025 by WCBC Radio
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Michael Wempe. The warrant was issued as the result of an incident that occurred on February 27, 2025 at approximately 2:48 PM when officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to the area of Seton Drive and Bishop Walsh Rd. for the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Officers arrived on scene and learned that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. The Cumberland Fire Department responded and transported the patient to the hospital for further treatment of their injuries. Police interviewed witnesses, collected evidence from the scene, and began following leads in an attempt to identify the suspect vehicle and its operator. After extensive investigation, a suspect was developed and identified as Michael Wempe. The Cumberland Police Department was assisted by the detectives of the Combined County Criminal Investigation Unit (C3I). Police applied for charges against Wempe at the District Court of Allegany County. Wempe was arrested and transported to Central Booking. He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and posted a $10,000 bond.
ARRESTED: Michael Joseph Wempe AGE: 36 Cumberland, MD
CHARGES: Obstruct Justice, False Statement to Officer (x2), numerous hit & run related traffic charges
April 11th, 2025 by WCBC Radio
On April 10th, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department arrested Jermiah Robert Tigner, 47, of Queens NY. Tigner was arrested on an active Arrest Warrant issued in reference to an incident that occurred on February 19th, 2025. During that incident, the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 100 block of N. Centre St for a reported theft. It was learned that a subject had broken into a storage building for the business and stolen approx. $2,000 worth of food items. As a result of the investigation, Tigner was identified as a suspect, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was taken before a District Court Commissioner for an Initial Appearance where he was remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center. He is currently being held without bond.
Arrested – Jermiah Robert Tigner W/M 47yo
Charges – Burglary 2nd Degree, Burglary 4th Degree-Theft, Burglary 4th Degree-Store, Theft $1500 to under $25000.
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