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TEMPE — City officials have apologized for a television show produced by Tempe police and aired on the city's cable channel that showed a white police officer telling two black men they could get out of a ticket if they performed a rap, authorities said.

Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman and city Police Chief Tom Ryff apologized for the show Thursday and suspended its production after black community leaders voiced outrage and disappointment over it.

The segment at issue was part of "Tempe StreetBeat," which followed several police officers on patrol.

It showed a sergeant pulling over two men in the parking lot of the Arizona Mills mall. He first asks for a name and ID from the driver and then asks the two men if they know what the fine is for littering.

The officer then tells the men that they can avoid getting a littering ticket "if the two of you just do a little rap about — what do you want to do a rap about? Littering? About the dangers of littering." The two men agree and each performs a short rap, laughing afterward.

The Rev. Jarrett Maupin, president of Arizona's chapter of the National Action Network, called for an investigation into the show.

The Rev. Oscar Tillman, president of the Maricopa County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also expressed outrage.