{"id":120216,"date":"2026-02-22T02:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/120216\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T02:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:13:07","slug":"charges-dropped-against-allentown-police-sergeant-after-state-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/120216\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges dropped against Allentown police sergeant after state review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALLENTOWN, PA \u2013 The Allentown Police Department announced Friday that all charges against Sgt. Evan Weaver have been officially withdrawn following a review by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>Chief of Police Charles Roca confirmed the development in a statement, expressing appreciation to the Attorney General\u2019s Office for its \u201ccomprehensive review and subsequent decision to conclude this matter.\u201d The nature of the original charges was not specified in the department\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>Roca reaffirmed his full support for Sgt. Weaver, who was promoted to sergeant in January 2024, calling him an officer of integrity and character. \u201cI remain steadfast in my support of Sgt. Weaver,\u201d Roca wrote. \u201cWe look forward to Sgt. Weaver\u2019s return to full duty and the continuation of his service to the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Department emphasizes transparency and professionalism<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorenewsnetwork.com\/search\/Allentown%20Police%20Department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allentown Police Department<\/a> reiterated its commitment to maintaining public trust and professional standards, noting its dedication to \u201ctransparent, dedicated service to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorenewsnetwork.com\/search\/Attorney%20General%27s%20Office\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/a> has not released additional details regarding the case review or decision to withdraw charges. Sgt. Weaver is expected to resume full duty following the department\u2019s administrative process.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorenewsnetwork.com\/search\/police%20sergeant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">police sergeant<\/a>\u2019s reinstatement marks a significant step for both Weaver and the department after months of legal uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>All charges against Sgt. Evan Weaver were withdrawn Friday<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office conducted the review before closing the case<\/p>\n<p>Chief Roca reaffirmed Weaver\u2019s integrity and welcomed his return to duty<\/p>\n<p>Allentown police look ahead as Sgt. Weaver prepares return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, PA \u2013 The Allentown Police Department announced Friday that all charges against Sgt. Evan Weaver have been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-120216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}