US EditionNYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Appears as Pole Dancer in Rap Video
- NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado has been pulled from duty after appearing in a rap video where she pole dances, drawing significant backlash related to her role in the Special Victims Unit.
- The NYPD confirmed that Mercado's behavior is under review and that she will not handle active cases during this period.
- Former NYPD Special Victims Division Chief Michael Osgood criticized Mercado's actions as "unbecoming a police officer" and expressed concerns about public confidence in the police.
- Both rapper S-Quire and the production company stated they were unaware of Mercado's position as a police officer.
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Should police officers enjoy freedom from professional consequences for partaking in lawful off-work
NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado has ignited a debate on the boundaries between personal freedom and professional expectations after her participation in a viral pole-dancing video. Mercado is a seasoned member of the NYPD's Bronx Special Victims Squad...
NYPD Detective Pulled From Cases Over Playing a Stripper in a Rap Video
Let’s add this to the list of things you weren’t expecting to read about on this beautiful Monday. A New York Police Department Detective has had her active cases removed and is under investigation after she appeared as a stripper in a music video called “Doin’ That” by rapper S-Quire. The bonkers story first started getting out a few days before TMZ reported the latest update. A viral video surfaced that showed a G-string-wearing Melissa Mercad…
NYPD detective pulled from duty after viral stripper appearance in S-Quire music video
NYPD detective Melissa Mercado is facing internal scrutiny after appearing as a stripper in a viral music video by NYC rapper S-Quire. As reported by TMZ, Mercado—who previously worked on active sex crimes cases in the Special Victims Unit—has been temporarily removed from investigative duties pending a departmental review. The investigation centers on whether Mercado submitted the required paperwork for off-duty employment, a standard policy fo…
Pole-dancing NYPD detective DROPPED from cases after bikini rap vid emerges
THE NYPD detective who was filmed pole-dancing in a strip club in a raunchy rap video has been pulled from duty. Melissa Mercado, an officer in the Special Victim’s Unit in the Bronx, switched out her uniform for lingerie to dance in a video for hip-hop artist S-Quire. World StarNYPD Melissa Mercado is currently facing backlash for pole dancing in a music video[/caption] TwitterMercado pictured in her police uniform as she serves with the Specia…
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union-bulletin.comNYPD 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…
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