. >> reporter: the psas feature real police officers, including steve aponte who lost his grandmother to domestic violence. >> the whole point is to show other men it is no longer tolerated, it is not appropriate. >> reporter: one psa is being held back for now because the bar setting and graphic jokes got mixed reactions from community members who previewed it. some said it went too far and would make viewers uncomfortable. but the five domestic violence agencies involved in the project have a different view. the husband/wife leaders of the allessandra project, named after their daughter, a victim of domestic violence, are all messages about life and death and should be tough to hear. >> imagine uncomfortable our wife and i are and our family is. that's uncomfortable. you can stand to hear about this. >> reporter: now, the police department and other agencies involved are still reviewing that segment set in a bar. the other public service announcements are being released publicly starting this evening. live in san jose, robert handa, "nbc bay area news." >>> police are hunting for ki