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Victims’ families press commission over unsolved homicides and reward processes
Summary
Several family members urged the commission to help secure rewards and public recognition for homicide victims and asked for investigations into alleged police citation falsification; the commission pointed speakers to an anonymous tip line and OCC investigators for follow up.
Multiple family members of homicide victims used the public‑comment period at the Oct. 7 Police Commission meeting to press for more visible recognition of victims, larger reward amounts and direct follow up from authorities.
Paulette Brown described the 2006 murder of her son Aubrey Abercasa and said she has had difficulty securing meetings and responses from officials. "I'm a mother who's grieving for her son, and I wouldn't lie on nobody," she said, asserting that a named individual had misrepresented meetings with the mayor in press reports. President Loftus offered an anonymous tip line for homicide information and directed her to follow up with investigators.
Salahakuyah Chandler, whose daughter was a homicide victim in a quadruple homicide, thanked the Board of Supervisors and Supervisor Breed for a rewards initiative but also asked the commission to investigate a traffic citation she said included a falsified street name and details; the commission suggested the Office of Citizen Complaints could look into the citation.
Chief Sir told the commission staff is working with Supervisor Breed and the Mayor's Office "to update and or increase the local ordinance" that currently allows rewards up to $100,000; he said there is "an outstanding reward, I believe, for $250,000" in one of the cases referenced by public commenters.
Why it matters: families seek clearer avenues to memorialize victims and request investigative follow up; the commission and OCC confirmed they can provide referral points and investigators for individual cases.
What’s next: OCC staff and a senior investigator were identified to follow up on individual citation and homicide inquiries; the commission reiterated the anonymous tip line (415‑575‑4444) for leads.
