SF JCC Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) was evacuated on Thursday due to a bomb threat.

NBC Bay Area reports that both the JCC and the San Francisco Fire Credit Union was evacuated due to the threat; they’re across the street from each other.

JCCSF said in a statement on its website, “Due to a bomb threat at the SF Fire Credit Union across the street, SFPD [San Francisco Police Department] has requested that JCCSF evacuate 3200 California Street immediately. As of 11:03 am, the JCCSF has evacuated to our emergency location at the public library on Sacramento Street. Check back here for updates. We are closed until further notice. Thank you. This is not a threat directed towards the JCCSF.”

The NBC Bay Area report also notes that the SFPD is looking into other bomb threats throughout the city and that there have been bomb threats across the country on Thursday.

Witnesses on Twitter are saying that there are helicopters flying over the JCC:

Bomb Threat Received – Helicopters now overhead. 🙁 #SFJCC reported on @CitizenApp_SF https://t.co/ZuEnZlDOH2

— Moya Watson (@moyalynne) December 13, 2018

https://twitter.com/SingsInSF/status/1073297602693685248

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reportedly believes that the email threats across the country are not credible.

More to come.

UPDATE: JCCSF has re-opened:

The JCCSF building is now open. The JCCSF evacuated at the direction of the SFPD. The situation appears to be part of a nation-wide hoax targeted to financial institutions. We thank @SFPD for their service and for quick resolution.

— JCCSF (@JCCSF) December 13, 2018