Terrorist plot busted: 7 ways police can learn from the incident

By Scott Buhrmaster
Police1 Managing Editor

After diffusing a plot to blow up as many as 10 Britain-to-U.S. flights and arresting 24 suspected terrorists, officials have raised the terrorism threat level and escalated security measures. News reports continue to flow as details on the plot and the infiltration of the group responsible for it surface. (Read the national news reports).

What can law enforcement learn from this situation and how can you use it to be better prepared? Police1.com posed that question to two terrorism experts. Here’s what they suggest:

1. Leverage the intel opportunity.