UMD Police Investigate Noose Found in Tree
posted 5:06 pm Sat September 08, 2007 - College Park, Md.
University of Maryland Police are investigating a possible hate crime after a noose was found in a tree on the College Park campus.
Officers responded to the Nymburu Cultural Center around 4:15 p.m. Friday where they found the noose haning from a tree. University Police Spokesman Paul Dillon says the item in question only loosely resembled a noose but was close enough in appearance and proximity to classifying the incident as a hate crime.
Public Safety officers are conducting an investigation into this incident.
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