Chief's Community Update - March 17, 2024

We need your help to solve the murder of Frank Finney, who was murdered on Bell Street at University on February 8, 2024 around 8:25 PM.  

Video surveillance shows a white SUV stopped and appeared to witness the attack on Mr. Finney.  The accompanying video surveillance footage shows the attack and the SUV on the top of the screen.  

We need the occupant(s) of that vehicle to contact us as soon as possible with the vital information they may have.

If you know who owns or occupied that white SUV on the night of the murder, we need you to contact us right away.

Mothers Against Murder - Advocating for Victims of Violence has offered a $10,000 reward for information, received within the next 90 days, leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Mr. Finney's murder.  

Anonymous tips and immediate service

We appreciate all the anonymous tips we have been receiving.  It is important to note that anonymous tips are not a resource for immediate police response as it is not monitored 24/7.  For immediate police response, either call 9-1-1 or our non-emergency phone number 650-321-1112.  For complaints related to property violations, please contact Code Enforcement department, which operates under our building department (https://www.cityofepa.org/building/page/code-enforcement).

When providing information to the police, we need specific information about the crime or criminal.  As an example, if you are reporting someone for dealing drugs, we need to know:

where and when they are selling the drugs

a detailed description of them (white female, blue jeans, red jacket, baseball cap)

any description of a vehicle

any other information you have about the crime. 

While we don’t expect you to jeopardize your safety to get this information, it is very important information if we make an arrest.  Not only will your tip provide us with accurate information about the suspect, but we are also able to serve as a witness to the crime and we can testify in court.  Please use these options for providing an anonymous tip.

You can make an anonymous tip to the police by calling or texting to (650) 409-6792.

If there is a topic you would like addressed in the next update, please feel free to send an email at jliu@cityofepa.org. 

Thank you,

Jeff Liu

Chief of Police