{"active":true,"first_name":"Ethan","last_name":"Chan","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"OMAP","assignment_date":"2026-07-08","id":"293"},"shield_no":1621,"taxid":"956512","complaint_ids":[202103608,202000402,201703226],"command_history":[{"command":"109 PCT","id":"109pct"},{"command":"067 PCT","id":"67pct"}],"appt_date":"2014-07-09","middle_initial":"C","shield_no_history":[4717],"lawsuits":[{"name":"De La Torre, Luis vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-04-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"708827/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On September 10, 2023, Luis de la Torre left his home because the NYPD was towing a vehicle owned by his brother's company. He showed Officers Wai Naing (Shield #960994) and Alexandra Melton (Shield #975026) paperwork showing that ownership, though they claimed the license plate on the vehicle was fake. Defendant Melton then handcuffed de la Torre. Sergeant Ethan Chan (Shield #956512) told the officers to arrest de la Torre, which they did. He spent over 24 hours in police custody. Defendant Melton signed a criminal complaint against de la Torre for the alleged forgery. On March 6, 2024, Plaintiff accepted adjournment in contemplation of dismissal; the case was dismissed and sealed on Sept. 5, 2024.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=wRKHXWWnwbq9Oi_PLUS__PLUS_XgR7Jw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Watson-Dean, Michael Depriest vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-13","disposition_date":"2019-08-08","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV06894","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Chan, Ethan","summary":"On September 5, 2016, plaintiff was shot in the arm and was subsequently in need of medical assistance. Defendant police officers instead arrested and handcuffed plaintiff without provocation or justification. Defendant officers did ultimately call an ambulance and transported plaintiff to the hospital where he remained handcuffed. Plaintiff was subsequently taken to the precinct, where he continued to request medical assistance. After another visit to the hospital, plaintiff was taken to central booking where the DA office declined to prosecute. Plaintiff was in custody for over 24 hours.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.426231/gov.uscourts.nyed.426231.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8389677/depriest-watson-dean-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Jackson, Curtis, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-20","disposition_date":"2021-10-12","payout_amount":100000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV02214","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Chan, Ethan","summary":"Defendant Officers entered Plaintiffs' home without a warrant, arrested them, took them to a precinct, and charged them with various crimes that were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.415912/gov.uscourts.nyed.415912.24.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7122021/jackson-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-12-16","case_no":"2022-27086","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (1 day)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide business card"},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21021623-chan-cfc8876d8e68a17530bc651e0586a7bff566cf20","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21057489-chan-956512-04-07-21","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/8LMD-ethan-chan.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"105606","regular":"105305","overtime":"24954","other":"22524","total":"152782"},"email":"ethan.chan@nypd.org","id":"8LMD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8LMD"}