An NYPD detective’s racy music video depicting her gyrating and twerking on a stripper pole has gone viral — and has raised a few eyebrows in the department.
Detective Melissa Mercado was recorded dancing in a black bra, matching G-string and glitter boots as she made it rain next to a pole in the S-Quire hip-hop video, “Doin That,” last month.
It didn’t take long for her fellow cops to realize that Mercado was the dancer.
“Is she slow not thinking she would of been recognized???” viewer @SwatzifyTV commented on the video.
As a result, the video produced by World Star Hip Hop has gone viral, getting over one million views, according to TMZ.
NYPD sources said Mercado filmed the video on her own time, but it wasn’t clear if she got permission from the NYPD to perform in it before she stripped down.
Rank-and-file officers were of two minds when asked about Mercado’s performance. While some saw no problem with her moonlighting gig, others believed she should be drummed out of the force.
“It’s just a bad look,” said one cop who had seen the video. “She puts the department in a bad light and there’s gotta be consequences. If she wants to dance so much, she should just be doing that.”
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NYPD detective Melissa Mercado. (NYPD)
An email to the department regarding Mercado’s status and if she is facing disciplinary charges for the sultry video were not immediately returned.
A source for the Detectives Endowment Association, who represents Mercado, said that neither she nor the department has been in contact with their office regarding the video.
Mercado joined the NYPD in 2018 and served in the Bronx’s 50th Precinct before working in the Special Victims Bureau and specialized units.
In January, the third grade detective was transferred to the Bronx Special Victims squad, where she investigates sex assault cases.
She earned $144,000 fighting crime last year, according to city records.
In her seven-year career with the department, Mercado has been credited with 54 felony and 81 misdemeanor arrests and in 2022 received an award for excellent police duty, according to her department profile.
Meanwhile, rapper S-Quire, who has photos of himself and Mercado on his Instagram page, is happy about all the popping eyeballs watching his video.
“Just went a Million plus on #worldstar Appreciate y’all keep running it up!” the rapper recently wrote.
“We all here for the same reason bro and i promise you it’s not cuz the song!” viewer @thatboujeesmoker quickly responded to the rapper.
