NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado, who has been with the NYPD for six years …

NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado, who has been with the NYPD for six years, went viral for pole dancing in a thong and tw.erking as a in a rap video and is finally speaking out!

After deleting her social media due to backlash from her colleagues, she reinstated her IG with an emotional post—sharing a video of her graduation where her son can be heard saying, “Hi Mommy!” She revealed that she worked full-time as a cop, balanced being a mom, and graduated with a 3.9 GPA in her master’s program. Mercado wrote: “When you want to give up, remember who’s watching.”