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Police arrest Pennsylvania murder suspect in Cumberland search

Cumberland City Police and Maryland State Police executed a search warrant overnight in the 400 block of Grand Avenue in Cumberland, taking a suspect wanted in Pennsylvania for murder into custody, police said. An arrest is not a finding of guilt.

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Police arrest Pennsylvania murder suspect in Cumberland search
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Cumberland City Police and Maryland State Police executed a search warrant overnight in the 400 block of Grand Avenue in Cumberland, taking a suspect wanted in Pennsylvania for murder into custody, police said.

The search warrant was related to a person wanted out of Pennsylvania for murder, according to police. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

The Cumberland Police Department assisted Maryland State Police in serving the warrant on Tuesday, WCBC reported.

The matter remains under investigation by Pennsylvania law enforcement officials, police said.

The suspect's name, the Pennsylvania case and the charges have not been released.

Charges are allegations. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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