Threats Against Fairhope Temporarily Closes Downtown Area

FAIRHOPE, Ala.
January 1, 2025

By Rick McCann

Parts of the downtown area in Fairhope were temporarily shut down and roped off by police after a threat against the city was received.

According to police, a threat was received online, and officers were immediately dispatched to the downtown area just hours before the New Year’s Eve celebration was to begin.

Police said that there was a mention of an explosive device and the Mobile Police Bomb Squad and a K9 Team from Orange Beach were brought in and cleared the downtown business area and found no explosive devices.

The Fairhope Fire Department was also dispatched to the area and put on standby.

Fairhope and other officers also conducted additional sweeps of the surrounding area but did not locate any threats.

The downtown area was reopened and the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration continued as scheduled.