Allentown Employee Planted Noose on Her Desk, Faces False Report Charges, Police Say

Allentown officials announced charges against an Allentown city employee, alleging that she made a false police report and tampered with evidence after alleging she found a noose on her desk in January.

Latarsha Brown, who works for the city’s community and economic development department, faces charges of making false reports, a third-degree misdemeanor, and tampering with and fabricating physical evidence {snip}

City police in January announced an investigation into an incident where a city employee, later identified as Brown, found an item resembling a noose on her desk {snip} A group of activists several days later held a protest outside of City Hall, calling for justice and accountability and labeling the incident a hate crime. City officials announced two days after the protest that the FBI was involved in the investigation.

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According to the affidavit supporting the charges against Brown, only her DNA was found on the outside of the noose and the inner knotted portion {snip}

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