The ad, from police in Peoria, Illinois, copies the look of the game in order to attract recruits.

Commenters on social media, however, criticised the ad, prompting an apology from police chief Eric Echevarria.

He told 25News: “I want to apologize, sincerely apologize, if somebody was offended or if we offended anybody.

“That’s on me, and I ask the community to show me some grace. We’ll continue to work hard for you, we’ll continue to recruit the best candidates we can, but we’ll be more intentional on looking at it from a community perspective.”