This cop is really getting NYPD blue. A detective in the city police department's special victims' unit is raising eyebrows after appearing in a raunchy pole-dancing video that's gone viral NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado has not yet commended on the viral pole dancing video. Melissa Mercado/Instagram. Mercado has been a Detective Grade 3—a middle-ranking position—at Bronx Special Detective Melissa Mercado, an NYPD officer with 7 years under her badge, is going viral for taking her uniform off in favor of a bra and G-string to dance as a video vixen stripper!!!. New York NYPD detective Melissa Mercado is under fire & facing backlash after pole dancing in a rap video, and people are now calling for the 7 year detective to lose her job 👀😳 pic.twitter.com NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado is making headlines after a pole-dancing video went viral, sparking a heated debate about off-duty conduct for police officers He was 28 years old. Det. Edwards joined the NYPD at 28-years-old in Nov. 1955. He began his career on patrol in Brooklyn's 75th Pct. He held numerous investigative assignments within the Detective Bureau before his retirement in the Department Investigations Squad in 1981. Det. Edwards received one Commendation medal in his 26-year career. Det. 1,769 Followers, 45 Following, 112 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from NYPD Community Link (@nypdcommlink) Welcome to the Official NYPD Vimeo page. For emergencies, dial 911, for non-emergencies, dial 311. To submit crime tips & information, visit … The most common criticisms seem to relate to the women's appearances and varying degrees of talent. Popular meme-sharing X account Planet Of Memes called the performance "next level cringe," while another user tactlessly joked that the clip looked "like an opening for a weight watchers infomercial.". Still others complained that the group was a waste of precious time and resources. The NYPD's dance crew faces mounting criticism following TV performance

Critics argue officers should be spending more time fighting crime and less time dancing. (Credit: Fox 5 NYC)