On 10 November 1941, Cummins was posted to Cornwall. At this new posting, his braggadocio among his fellow airmen earned him the nickname "the Count". While stationed in Cornwall, Cummins joined a Falmouth social club named The Blue Peter Club, and occasionally assisted the proprietess by tending the bar. However, he was relieved of his bartending duties within weeks when found to be serving free drinks to RAF personnel. Shortly thereafter, the proprietess discovered that approximately £35 worth of jewellery had been stolen from her apartment. Although both the proprietess and local police suspected Cummins of committing this theft, no evidence existed to prove his guilt.