Large Police Presence At Twitch San Fran Headquarters Over ‘Unspecified’ Threat, Employees Ordered ‘Work From Home’

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (THECOUNT) — A large number of police are on scene at Twitch headquarters in San Francisco due to a unspecified threat made against the company Wednesday, according to reports.

Employees at Twitch’s headquarters were told to work from home on Wednesday as police investigate the threat at 350 Bush St, in San Francisco, CA.

“We were made aware of a threat against our San Francisco HQ on Tuesday,” a Twitch representative said in a statement to Business Insider, “And have been working directly with law enforcement as they investigate. The safety and security of our employees is our top priority, and we are focused on ensuring this is resolved quickly and safely,” BI.

Twitch didn’t specify the nature of the threat, nor did the San Francisco Police Department. “A threat is being made against a business located on the 300 block of Bush Street,” where Twitch HQ is located, officer Adam Lobsinger of the San Francisco Police Department told Business Insider on Wednesday afternoon. Police are said to be “on scene investigating” as of Wednesday morning.

“We don’t have any suspect or know how credible the threat is at this time,” he said.

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Geo quick facts: San Francisco, officially City and County of San Francisco and colloquially known as SanFran, is a city in—and the cultural, commercial, and financial center of—Northern California – Wikipedia.