11 Investigates has learned that some Pittsburgh police officers who normally have off on Saturday were recently told their schedules would be shifted, and they’ll now be working Light Up Night.
At a police news conference about Light Up Night Friday morning, Assistant Police Chief Richard Ford defended the move. He said it’s all hands on deck, like the Fourth of July or the upcoming NFL draft.
“That’s kind of what you accept when you take this job is there’s going to be those days where you are expected to work so that’s our job,” said Ford…