EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A threat last month that shut down the main business district area of Ruidoso for hours came from Europe, Ruidoso Police said.
On Feb. 23, Ruidoso Police responded to a business along the 2300 block of Sudderth Drive in Midtown Ruidoso in reference to a reported bomb threat.
Officers secured the area and evacuated people from the business and surrounding businesses, Ruidoso Police said.
Sudderth Drive, which is the main street through Ruidoso, closed from Country Club Drive to Center Street from about 2 p.m. that day until nearly 6 p.m.
Officers were not able to substantiate any threats and the area was reopened.
Detectives from the Ruidoso Police Department began working with the FBI to try to determine where the call originated from.
With assistance from the FBI, detectives were able to determine that the call came from Europe, Ruidoso Police said.
This was the second instance of a bomb threat at the same location; the first one happened on Sept. 20, 2023, Ruidoso Police said. In that instance, the call also originated in another country.
This past week, Ruidoso High School was evacuated. The school was cleared of any threats and class resumed the following day.
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