Suspicious Package Sent To Activist Tom Steyer In Burlingame

BURLINGAME, CA — Police on the Peninsula rendered a suspicious package safe on Friday after it was mailed to billionaire Tom Steyer in Burlingame, law enforcement officials said. The liberal who bankrolled an "impeach President Trump" campaign to the tune of millions of dollars appeared to be the latest target in a string of high-profile threats mailed to prominent Democrats across the nation, along with Sen. Kamala Harris who received a package in Sacramento.

The FBI's San Francisco officials confirmed on Twitter that "explosives technicians are on scene on at a USPS location on Rollins Road in Burlingame after receiving reports of a suspicious package."

The FBI later announced the suspicious package intercepted in Burlingame was moved to a safe off-site location after it was discovered and that it was rendered safe at about 1 p.m. Pacific time.

A spokesperson for Steyer confirmed earlier Friday that the package intercepted at the mail facility in Burlingame was addressed to Steyer.

Steyer himself responded to alleged threat himself, saying on Twitter:

"We're thankful that everyone we work with is safe. We are seeing a systematic attack on our democracy that extends much further than just one isolated terrorist in Florida. That's why we are running an impeachment petition to end the culture of lawlessness in our country."

Federal and local authorities were also investigating a suspicious package addressed to Harris and intercepted at a mail facility in Sacramento Friday.

The FBI said in a statement on Twitter that the package arrived at the Colonial Post Office in Sacramento addressed to Harris and that bomb technicians have since rendered the package safe.

A dozen other suspicious packages containing explosive material targeting outspoken Trump opponents were discovered in cities across the country this week.

Among those who the packages were addressed to were CNN, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, and actor Robert De Niro, among others.The FBI today announced that they have arrested Cesar Sayoc in connection with their investigation into the suspicious packages.

The FBI said the devices in the packages contained potentially dangerous materials.Sayoc has been charged with five federal offenses and is expected to be in court on Monday.

Patch has reached out to the Burlingame Police Department for more information and we will provide updates as we learn more.

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• Tom Steyer Impeachment Crusade: Billionaire Bankrolls $10M Effort
• Trump Slams 'Unhinged' Tom Steyer, Who Wants To Impeach Him
• Arrest Made In 'Terror-By-Mail' Targeting Democrats

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PHOTO: Tom Steyer speaks onstage during The People's State Of The Union at Town Hall on January 29, 2018 in New York City. CREDIT: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images

Bay City News Service contributed to this report