PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh has suspended 56 businesses from hiring off-duty police officers because they owe the police department money for previous work, with debts totaling $500,000 and over 120 days past due.

“These are vendors that refuse to pay. You have to pay your bills,” Mayor-elect Corey O'Connor said. Advertisement

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The list, detailed in an internal Pittsburgh police email, includes UPMC, Target-Pittsburgh, Whole Foods, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer, CCAC Allegheny Campus, Cheerleaders and Garfield Jubilee.

“If people are taking advantage of the city, then they're services that they shouldn't be getting anymore,” O'Connor said.

City officials said when the unpaid bills were brought to their attention last year, the total owed was more t

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