Lehigh Valley
Former Allentown vice officer accused of stealing cash
Allentown, PA – A former Allentown officer turned himself in Jason Michael Krasley, and has been charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property over $2,000. Both are third-degree felonies and a misdemeanor charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
The offense dates back to May 16, 2019, while Krasley and other Allentown officers were investigating suspected drug trafficking at a barbershop on the 1100 block of Hamilton Street, Holihan said.
Officers seized cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and cash, among other evidence, from the shop. Police later logged an inventory receipt noting that $16,000 in cash was seized from the barbershop’s basement ceiling.
Later, a second inventory receipt was logged, showing that only $10,500 cash was found in the ceiling – $5,500 less than what was on the first receipt.
Investigators later recounted the money and found $5,500 was missing. The case was later brought to a grand jury in Lehigh County which handed up the theft charges against Krasley more than five years after the alleged offense.
“The Allentown Police Department advised and consulted with the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office when it was reported in 2019. This resulted in an internal and criminal investigation at the time.
The Allentown Police Department cooperated regarding this incident and again in 2024 where it was revisited by the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office through the investigative grand jury process,” the statement read.
“The Allentown Police Department takes all complaints either internal or external seriously and conducts full and thorough investigations related to the same,” the statement continued.
Krasley appeared in court Friday for an arraignment and posted a bail bond, according to court records.
