Minh Q. Tran

Lieutenant at 5th Precinct since January 2023, active
Also served at 62nd Precinct, 110th Precinct
Service started July 2001, made $198,000 last year, Tax #929274
Asian Male, 44

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Stop (4)


Lawsuit settlements:
$15,000   Pena, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al., 2017 EDNY EDNY 17CV00755
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Complaints

5 Complaints
15 Allegations
4 Substantiated
3 Substantiated (Formalized Training)
1 Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
3 Complainant Uncooperative
4 Unfounded
4 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201606271, July 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 33
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details

Complaint #201604752, May 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Penalty: Formalized Training
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details

Complaint #201605419, April 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Male, 28
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Female
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Female
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
NYPD Conclusion: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Penalty: No penalty
additional details

Complaint #200500649, January 2005
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200410072, October 2004
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Asian Male, 45
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Female, 37
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Female, 37
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
additional details

Complaint #201606271, July 2016
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Hispanic Male, 33 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #201604752, May 2016
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic Male, 24 Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 24 Unsubstantiated
Penalty: Formalized Training
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #201605419, April 2016
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic Male, 24 Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Abuse of Authority: Stop Male, 28 Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic Male, 22 Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Hispanic Male, 24 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Female Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Word Female Unsubstantiated
NYPD Conclusion: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Penalty: No penalty
additional details
Complaint #200500649, January 2005
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 35 Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Male Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Hispanic Male, 35 Complainant Uncooperative
additional details
Complaint #200410072, October 2004
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Asian Male, 45 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Word Female, 37 Unfounded
Force: Physical force Female, 37 Unfounded
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Discipline

Case: 2011-3737
Opened: 2/23/2011
Closed: 11/28/2011
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Wrongfully engaged in a physical altercation with an individual known to the Department
  2. Guilty: Wrongfully engaged in a physical altercation with an individual known to the Department while said individual was holding a young child in her arms
Penalty: Forfeiture of thirty-two (32) pre-trial suspension days

Case: 2011-4274
Opened: 3/23/2011
Closed: 11/28/2011
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Violated an order of protection by sending messages to an individual known to the Department
Penalty: See case # 2011-3737 for penalty


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $15,000 total settlements.

Pena, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00755, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2017, ended July 31, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 5, 2015, Plaintiff was wheeling his bicycle over the sidewalk and into a private residence in Queens, New York. Two defendant NYPD officials stopped Plaintiff and his uncle and asked if they had been in the vicinity of a nearby park. Plaintiff responded that they had not been. The officers asked for IDs from both men and then cited Plaintiff for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, which he had not done. Later the same day, the same two officers stopped Plaintiff again. Four plainclothes officers then exited another vehicle and pulled Plaintiff from his bicycle and handcuffed him. Three of the officers were familiar to Plaintiff as they had previously arrested Plaintiff multiple times. Plaintiff was ...

Pena v. The City of New York et al
Case # 17CV00755, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was going to his grandmother's residence on his bicycle when he was pulled over by an NYPD patrol vehicle. The officers asked them both for identification and subsequently issued him a summons for riding a bike on a sidewalk. Later that day, the plaintiff rode his bike from his grandmother's to a store on 104th Street and 49th. On his way home, the same officers stopped him with four other plain clothes officers. One of the officers flashed a light on his face and four other officers pulled him from his bike and walked him towards a police van. They handcuffed him and put him in the vehicle. The same officers had arrested the plaintiff a year earlier, and charged him with robbery and marijuana possess...

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