A NYPD cop has been charged with racketeering after helping her gangster boyfriend flee to the Dominican Republic before her colleagues in the force could arrest him for murder.

Gina Mestre, 33, started dating Andrew 'Caballo' Done, 24, in the summer of 2020 while working as a cop out of the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx.

He was the leader of the Shooting Boys, a notorious gang whose members have been charged with murder, attempted murder, heroin and cocaine dealing and other crimes.

Enthralled with her new love, she not only helped him evade arrest for a broad daylight shooting, but also told members of his gang who had been informing against them which led to violent assaults.

Prosecutors say she also warned them that a grand jury indictment against the gang was being prepared so they could take steps to conceal their crimes.

Gina Mestre, 33, started dating Andrew 'Caballo' Done, 24, in the summer of 2020 while working as a cop out of the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx

In November 2020, Done was caught on surveillance camera footage killing a member of a rival gang.

His girlfriend was part of the police force tasked with identifying him and finding him.

Instead, she sent him a copy of the video and told him he was 'hot'. It gave him enough time to flee to the Dominican Republic.

Mestre stayed in New York and continued working with the force until her involvement with the gang became public in March 2022.

It coincided with the arrests of several gang members, according to US prosecutors who charged Mestre yesterday.

Now, Mestre is facing up to 60 years behind bars. Done was arrested in the Dominican Republic last year and returned to the US, where he remains in custody.

Done was caught on surveillance camera footage murdering a rival gang member in November 2020. He shot the other man through the windshield. His girlfriend tipped him off, allowing him to flee to the Dominican Republic

Mestre was fired last year. She has since been charged and released on a $250,000 personal recognizance bond.

As he announced the indictment against Mestre, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: 'As alleged, Gina Mestre shamelessly exploited her position of public trust to assist gang members in her own NYPD precinct that were terrorizing the Bronx by committing robberies, murders, drug trafficking, and other acts of violence.

'The Indictment unsealed today alleges that the defendant abused her position as an NYPD police officer by, among other things, obstructing a federal grand jury investigation into the gang and assisting the gang’s leader in evading capture for a cold-blooded murder committed in broad daylight.

'The defendant’s alleged conduct violates the oath she swore to protect the public – as well as her fellow NYPD officers – from the type of criminal activity she helped the gang commit.

'This Indictment makes clear that my Office and our law enforcement partners will remain vigilant in fighting all forms of police corruption.'

Mestre pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Done was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison in February.