{"active":false,"first_name":"Thomas","last_name":"Chan","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"CPT","command":{"command":"PBBS","assignment_date":"2026-05-26","id":"PBBS"},"ended_date":"2026-07-01","taxid":"941535","complaint_ids":[202007201,201909384,201807452,201902742,201709052,201510229,201506506,201507244],"command_history":[{"command":"PAY&BEN","id":"629"},{"command":"060 PCT","id":"60pct"},{"command":"078 PCT","id":"78pct"},{"command":"062 PCT","id":"62pct"}],"appt_date":"2006-07-10","shield_no_history":[5370,1232],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Rosales, Melissa vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-07-06","disposition_date":"2018-05-14","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV02567","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Chan, Thomas","summary":"On January 29, 2016, Plaintiff took her lawfully-prescribed medication in Brooklyn, New York. Believing Plaintiff looked unwell after taking her medication, Plaintiff’s fiancé called 911 over Plaintiff’s objection. An ambulance—with two EMTs—and an NYPD vehicle with two officers—Thomas Chan and Carlos Chu—arrived. One of the EMTs asked Plaintiff to enter the ambulance, but Plaintiff informed the EMT she was refusing treatment. The NYPD officers told Plaintiff she could not refuse treatment, but Plaintiff restated her wish. Either Officer Chan or Chu grabbed Plaintiff’s right arm, threw her to the ground, and twisted her right arm behind her back while pushing it towards her neck in a painful manner. Plaintiff heard a “pop” and informed the officer her arm was broken. Defendant officers then handcuffed Plaintiff and lifted her into the ambulance, against her will. During transport to the hospital, Plaintiff complained of pain in her arm. No efforts were made to ameliorate the pain. X-rays at the hospital confirmed that Plaintiff had sustained a fractured arm. Plaintiff was released after 12 hours with no charges issued against her.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.400943/gov.uscourts.nyed.400943.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7321134/rosales-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lass, Randi, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-12-16","disposition_date":"2017-01-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"160125/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Chan, Thomas","summary":"On July 11, 2015, Plaintiff was lawfully walking her dog in Prospect Park. A 5K run was occurring on the same day in the same vicinity. Plaintiff's dog was attacked by a race participant's dog, and then Plaintiff was assaulted by a race participant. Members of the NYPD failed to protect Plaintiff or arrest or attempt to identify the assailant. Plaintiff located the assailant again and called 911. NYPD Officer Thomas Chan threatened to arrest Plaintiff if she continued to call 911. The assailant yelled at Plaintiff and then punched Plaintiff in the face without warning, justification, or provocation, causing severe pain and numbness and permanent injuries, including difficulty moving her mouth and temporomandibular joint disfunction, abrasions, and at least one very loose tooth. Plaintiff has had to seek mental health, and her relationship with her husband has deteriorated due to the trauma of the incident. Officer Chan told Plaintiff the incident would be written up but did not arrest the assailant. Officer Anthony Biagini denied seeing the assailant but then admitted to seeing the assailant but then turning to Plaintiff for confirmation of identity, and Plaintiff was not there. Plaintiff was unable to confirm identity because she had been removed from the area by other police officers. Officer Chan told Plaintiff that all he could do was take a report for his harassment. The NYPD failed to make efforts to arrest the assailant, failed to render aid, and demeaned Plaintiff in its report by falsely concluding Plaintiff was mentally unstable and had not actually been hit. Plaintiff partially recorded the immediate aftermath of the assault and had photographs of the assailant. \n\nOn July 12, 2015, Plaintiff shared the video and photographs with a detective at the 78th Precinct, who represented that a case would be opened and investigated. The NYPD did not conduct a proper investigation, failing to locate and question a race participant who falsely stated that no assault occurred and closing the investigation with no further action without notifying Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=nP8cZoYTsZ8EarH_PLUS_pRYWPA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"id":"JCMF","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/JCMF"}