Allentown Employee Charged with Tampering and False Reports

LaTarsha Brown, an Allentown City Hall employee, has been charged with tampering with evidence and making false reports after allegedly planting a noose on her own desk and claiming it was a hate crime. The incident, reported on January 10, led to a months-long investigation involving DNA testing, which confirmed that the DNA found on the noose belonged to Brown. All other employees cooperated with the investigation by providing DNA samples, except Brown, who later requested the investigation be discontinued. Despite initial protests and calls for a hate crime probe, authorities found no other DNA profiles on the noose, leading to charges against Brown. Brown has previously filed workplace discrimination claims, but her motive for this incident remains undisclosed. She remains employed by the city and is also a member of the Allentown School District board.