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Mothers press commission for leads, investigator updates and camera checks on unsolved homicides
Summary
During public comment, multiple family members urged the Police Commission and Chief Liu to reassign or confirm homicide investigators, check district homicide-case cameras, and called for continued efforts to solve long-unsolved murders.
Several members of the public used the commission’s public-comment period to press the Police Commission and SFPD leadership for updates on long-unsolved homicides and assigned investigators.
One commenter who identified herself as the mother of a murdered child said she had not yet heard from her investigator and asked whether ‘‘Scott Warnecke’’ remained assigned; she asked Chief Liu to confirm who her new investigator would be so she could be acquainted with them. She also requested that the department verify that digital cameras at all 10 district stations that may hold evidence for unsolved homicides are functioning. The commenter said her family continues to wait for justice and brought photographs to illustrate the case.
At a later public-comment period the same themes recurred: callers emphasized grief, named alleged perpetrators in one case, and urged the commission to follow up. The clerk provided the anonymous tip line number for homicide information: (415) 575-4444.
The commissioners did not take formal action during the public-comment segments, but both Chief Liu and commission staff heard the requests and were asked for follow-up, including confirmation of investigator assignments and working with SFPD patrol stations to confirm camera status.
These appeals highlight ongoing community concern about unsolved cases despite overall decreases in citywide crime statistics reported by the chief.
