Melissa Mercado Biography
Melissa A. Mercado is a Hispanic Grade 3 Detective at Bronx Special Victims Squad. She has also served at Detective Bureau Manhattan Special Victims Squad, Specialized Training Section, 50th Precinct. She has been a detective for seven years. Melissa gained public attention after she was seen pole dancing on a music video which has since gone viral.
Melissa is Facing Backlash for Pole Dancing
Melissa is facing backlash for her appearance as a pole dancer on a music video of “Doin That” by Hempstead rapper S-Quire, whose real name is Phavian Winfield.
She might however not face any disciplinary action as she was not wearing her uniform and nothing in the video showed she was a detective.
A police unin source said; “What she’s doing really has nothing to do with her as an employee, as an NYC detective. She’s not wearing NYPD paraphernalia. Nothing in the video says she’s a detective. If she is performing for money, if she has a side gig, the job would want to know about that. The member would be obligated to file an off-duty employment application. I would say nothing she does in the video is the department’s business.”
This is however not the first time an NYPD cop was caught in a controversy. In 2022, then-rookie Bronx cop Vera Mekuli went viral for lap dancing on the married Lieutenant Nick McGarry, who was sitting on a chair in the middle of a bar on December 16, 2021. The lieutenant was subsequently transferred to another department with immediate effect pending an investigation.
Also in 2018, two female cops were demoted after posing with a nearly nude male stripper while in uniform at a Mother’s Day event, while two others faced disciplinary action at their precinct.