Some New York Police Department dress uniforms were made by a company that had employees working long hours without overtime, investigators said.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the department had generally been interested in the quality of the work and fabric used and did not investigate labor conditions, the New York Post reported Thursday.

The New York State Labor Department says Forest Uniform Corp. and a subcontractor, Technical Garment USA Co., owe $500,000 to 16 workers. One man who allegedly worked 70 to 80 hours a week may be owed $30,000...

Some dress uniforms worn by NYPD cops were stitched together in a Garment District sweatshop where workers toiled up to 80 hours a week without overtime, state officials said yesterday.

The Police Department said it was surprised at the news, and immediately "suspended" the company, Forest Uniform, from its list of companies authorized to outfit officers.

"Our criteria is, we examine their workmanship and the quality of their materials," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. He said the department had never checked on working conditions there...

When state labor investigators raided a clothing manufacturer near the Flatiron Building on Tuesday night, they were surprised by what they found.

Dangling on hangers, ready for delivery, were rows of dress uniforms — complete with the familiar insignia, the gold buttons, the deep blue fabric — intended for use for formal occasions by New York City police officers.

A Manhattan company that produces dress uniforms for the New York Police Department was busted Tuesday evening by the state Department of Labor for underpaying workers, concealing sweatshop conditions and failing to register as a garment manufacturer. The goods and equipment were confiscated from the Garment District factory by the Dept. of Labor’s Apparel Industry Task Force, which headed the investigation.

The unpaid wages for the 16 shop workers is estimated to be around $500,000...