The' V. Tran Email and Phone Number

https://isp.illinois.gov/Patrol/PatrolLeadershipColonel (Col.) Thé Tran currently serves as the Deputy Director at the Illinois State Police (ISP), Division of Internal Investigation (DII). He has over 29 years of law enforcement experience, which began within the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Will County Sheriff’s Department. Upon graduation from the ISP Academy, Col. Tran worked as a patrol trooper and an investigator in the Chicagoland area. In 1999, Col. Tran transferred to the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area/Narcotics and Currency Interdiction Team, and then ISP's Zone 1 Investigations.In 2001, Col. Tran was promoted to Special Agent within DII. From 2003 to 2005, Col. Tran was assigned to help start up the newly created State of Illinois, Office of Executive Inspector General. Col. Tran returned to DII in 2005, and was promoted to Sergeant, followed by a promotion to Master Sergeant in 2007, where he was assigned as the supervisor of the newly created DII, Priority Investigations Unit. In 2011, Col. Tran was promoted to Lieutenant, and in 2014, he was promoted to Captain assigned as the DII Northern Commander.In 2019, Col. Tran was assigned as the ISP’s liaison to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), State Emergency Operations Center. His tenure at the SEOC was one of the busiest times in IEMA history, which dealt with unprecedented events such as: record breaking southern Illinois floods, COVID-19 global pandemic, CDC isolation plans, FEMA PPE push out, COVID testing/vaccination security, and Chicago civil unrest operations. In 2020, Col. Tran was appointed to Major and oversaw the Support Services Command units, which included the SEOC/Strategic Planning Section, Protective Services Unit, Executive Protection Unit, Commercial Vehicle Section, Safety Education Unit, Motorcycle Enforcement Bureau, Vehicle Identification Office, Crowd Control Team, and the statewide Criminal Patrol Team. In 2021, Col. Tran was appointed to serve as the Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Patrol, Strategic Operations Command, and in 2024, Col. Tran was appointed Deputy Director of DII. He is the first Asian-American Colonel in ISP history.Col. Tran earned a bachelor’s degree from NE Illinois University, and a master’s degree from WIU. Col. Tran was born in Vietnam, and entering the U.S. as a young refugee, which has taught him to always show compassion for others and to never take things for granted.