EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Police temporarily closed a portion of west Picacho Avenue on Monday, Jan. 22 after an unknown item was discovered at the Adult Probation and Parole Office.
Police requested assistance from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad to determine what the unknown item is.
West Picacho Avenue is temporarily closed between 17th Street to Motel Boulevard, according to police.
Motorists who regularly travel the east-west roadway are asked to seek an alternate route until the closure is lifted.
Police say at this time there is no way to determine if this incident is related to other incidents reported in New Mexico.
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