The NYPD detective who went viral earlier this month for her sultry pole-dancing performance in a hip-hop music video has been quietly transferred to a different Bronx precinct.
Det. Melissa Mercado was reassigned from her post on the special victim’s unit to the 50th Precinct in Kingsborough on March 14, police records show.
Mercado’s change in command comes after the standout star of rapper S-Quire’s “Doin That” video was pulled from active cases on Bronx special victims as the NYPD reviewed her behavior.
“I think its conduct unbecoming a police officer,” retired NYPD Special Victims Division Chief Michael Osgood told The Post at the time.
“I find it wrong morally if you’re a special victims detective.”
The grade 3 detective was pulling $144,000 annually at her post — but that didn’t stop her from performing in a music video as part of an apparent side hustle.
“None of us were aware of… what her main profession was,” music video director Pitch Perfect told TMZ.
The director added that the production team had hired the curvaceous cop through a casting agency — and they’ve had requests from other musicians to get the Finest detective on their shoots.
“I’ve had tons of artists reach out trying to get her in their video,” Pitch Perfect told the outlet.
Mercado, 28, pole dances and twerks in risque lingerie sets in the music video which has accumulated more than 2 million views on YouTube.
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