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Pittsburgh's police chief puts down his badge for a referee's whistle

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Pittsburgh 's police chief retired Friday , just a week after announcing he would add refereeing college basketball games to his calendar.

Larry Scirotto , who had worked as a referee before becoming police chief last year , had maintained that officiating roughly 60 games this season would not interfere with his duties.

Some city council members said they wanted more information before approving his salary for next year .

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