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Yahoo
21-03-2025
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NYPD detective who twerked in racy hip-hop video transferred from Special Victims squad
The NYPD detective who went viral after she appeared in a racy hip-hop video of her gyrating and twerking on a stripper pole has been removed from the Bronx Special Victims squad she'd been assigned to, the Daily News has learned. Det. Melissa Mercado was reassigned to the 50th Precinct in Kingsbridge near the Westchester border on March 14, about a week after her involvement in rapper S-Quire's video 'Doin that' was exposed, her department profile confirmed. As of Friday, the video had been viewed more than two million times on YouTube. Mercado, a third-grade detective, was assigned to the elite Bronx Special Victims Squad, which investigates sex assaults throughout the borough when news broke about her video. An email to the NYPD for comment about the transfer was not immediately returned. The 50th Precinct was Mercado's first command after she joined the department in 2018, according to her department profile. 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. While she filmed the video on her own time, sources with knowledge of the case said cops were investigating whether she filed the appropriate department paperwork to get permission to do the video and whether the department authorized the request before she stripped down. After news of the video surfaced, Mercado was removed from active special victims cases while the NYPD determined whether she violated department regulations. NYPD rank-and-file officers said the sexually-charged video, which shows Mercado being objectified as she danced in a black bra, G-string and glitter boots for dollar bills, was a bad look for the department and the detective, who investigated sex assault and rape cases. 'Doin That' director Pitch Perfect said Mercado tried out for the video through a modeling agency. With her future in the department in possible jeopardy, Pitch Perfect told TMZ that Mercado may have a future in the hip-hop world. 'I've got tons of artists reaching out, trying to get her in their video,' Pitch Perfect said. 'If you look at it like that, I think it might be a great thing for her. I think she wins.'
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
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NYPD Special Victims detective who twerked in racy hip-hop video was ‘professional,' never said she was a cop: director
NEW YORK — The NYPD Special Victims detective whose racy music video of her gyrating and twerking on a stripper pole went viral never told anyone she was a cop — and may have a future in modeling, the director said. 'She was one of the stars,' director Pitch Perfect said about Bronx detective Melissa Mercado, who set hearts racing as she danced in a black bra, matching G-string and glitter boots in rapper S-Quire's video 'Doin that.' Before it was learned Mercado was one of New York's Finest, the detective was already making waves in the hip hop world, the director told TMZ. 'I've got tons of artists reaching out, trying to get her in their video,' Pitch Perfect said. 'If you look at it like that, I think it might be a great thing for her. I think she wins.' As of Saturday, the video had 1.7 million views on YouTube. Her performance also went viral within the department. The New York Police Department would not say if Mercado, who was promoted to detective third grade in May, has been disciplined for being part of the raunchy video. 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. A department source with knowledge of the case said Mercado was still with Bronx Special Victims, but has been removed from any active investigations. Many in the department remain steadfast that Mercado should be disciplined — or at least removed from the prestigious investigative unit. 'I do not understand why she still has her gun and shield,' said one detective, who said Mercado should be demoted since she is still on probation as a detective. 'The department's taken them for less, but not for this.' Another cop said it was a bad look for Mercado, who is objectified in the sexually-charged video, to still be with Special Victims, which investigates sex assault and rape cases. 'It's just a bad look,' the cop said. 'She puts the department in a bad light and there's gotta be consequences.' An email to the department regarding Mercado's status and if she is facing disciplinary charges for the sultry video were not immediately returned. As of Friday, neither Mercado nor the department had been in contact with the Detectives Endowment Association about the video, a union spokesman said. 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 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. Rapper S-Quire told TMZ that 'everything was handled professionally' during the shoot. 'I don't think anybody would know what her job was outside,' he said, claiming that the video went viral before news broke about Mercado's chosen profession. 'It was at 1.1 million views before the news broke,' he said. 'It was already a viral video because I was investing in my career. I don't want to be known as the guy who went viral because she was a police officer. That's extremely unfortunate.' Pitch Perfect said Mercado auditioned for the video through a modeling agency. The video was shot in a club in Elmhurst, Queens. 'I never think to ask (the dancers), 'What do you do in real life,'' the director pondered. 'I think maybe (if I did), it would have moved different.'
