Ruidoso Police Release Details on February 23 Parts Unknown Bomb Threat Investigation

RUIDOSO, NM – March 7, 2024 — On February 23, 2025, the Ruidoso Police Department responded to Parts Unknown, located at 2316 Sudderth Drive in reference to a bomb threat. Officers immediately began to secure the area and evacuate all people from the business and the surrounding businesses. At about 1:55 PM officers shut down Sudderth Drive between Country Club Drive and Center Street. This area remained closed while officers investigated the threat. During the investigation, officers were not able to substantiate any of the threats, and at 5:49 PM the area was re-opened.

During this time, detectives from the Ruidoso Police Department began working with the FBI to try and determine where the call originated from. With the assistance of the FBI, the detectives were able to determine that the call originated in Europe. This was the second instance of a bomb threat at this location with the first one happening on September 20, 2023. In that instance, the call originated from another country.