In the photo, you see Constable Heap dressed in a costume, and his face painted Black.
At a news conference, Heap gave an explanation for the photo. The constable said the photo was taken more than two decades ago during a 70s themed TV show party.
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Constable Heap released the following statement:
The photo is from a birthday party more than two decades ago. It was a 70s-themed TV show party and my wife and I were characters from the popular law enforcement show "Mod Squad."
I watched the show back then and I was dressed as the popular character Linc. It was not a choice I made to make a statement or imply anything negative about African Americans. It is not a choice I would make now and I should not have made it then.
I apologize profusely to anyone offended by this and it is in no way reflective of my belief in racial equality. It was a bad costume choice made more than 25 years ago and I'm sorry.