PITTSBURGH — Police in Pittsburgh are asking for the public's help finding the person responsible for hanging an African American baby doll from a light post using a noose.
The doll was discovered around Feb. 14 on Brushton Avenue in Homewood North.
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In a news conference Thursday afternoon, police said they have reviewed surveillance video from the area and interviewed all of the employees at utility companies who had access to the pole.
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"If you would have had a minority, some African Americans working out here, I guarentee you wouldn't have had a baby on a light post strung with a noose," state Rep. Ed Gainey said.
Police also said they have the doll in their lab for testing.
"We're not going to tolerate hate. We're not going to allow people to intimidate us, to place baby dolls strung from light posts or to paint swastikas on our streets," Dan Gillman, Mayor Bill Peduto's chief of staff, said.
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