Albany officer fired for racist comments struggled with job basics, file shows David Haupt sanctioned multiple times before being fired for calling Black people "the worst f...ing race" FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Buy PhotoAlbany Police officer David W. Haupt is recorded on an Albany County sheriff deputy?•s body camera on Nov. 1, 2020. The footage was shown during a press conference on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at police headquarters in Albany, N.Y. Haupt, who joined the force in 2016, was suspended for 30 days on Wednesday while the department investigates body camera footage where Haupt is heard making racists remarks. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less