Terrorism Prevention and Response
Because American cops are on the front lines in counterterrorism, the Terrorism Prevention and Response topic page is updated with news and information to protect the homeland from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
If your agency doesn’t have a plan for how to deal with fire as a weapon, it’s time to get to work
Drones are extraordinary force multipliers that provide unique response and investigative tools for first responders. However, their increasing popularity and easy availability raises sobering security concerns
El Chapo, “shoe bomber” Richard Reid and the Boston Marathon bomber will live the rest of their days in the “Alcatraz of the Rockies”
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday the TSA should speed up plans to deploy the technology nationally
The four Port Authority officers helped distribute 1,000 toys at an event in Newark on Saturday
The four officers lept on the suspect and removed the device before any more damage could be done
The suspect strapped on a pipe bomb, slipped unnoticed into the busy subway system and set off the device
A reasonable and intelligent strategy for defeating terror attacks cannot focus on the tool used by the attacker, but must focus on the attacker himself
Prosecutors say Nicholas Young bought nearly $250 in gift cards for the Islamic State group and gave them to an individual who turned out to be an FBI source
Officials said the suspect was inspired by the Islamic State group but did not have any direct contact with the group
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Nicholas Young is the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. ever to be charged with a terrorism offense
It is time to train 100 percent of police officers nationwide in the team tactics of crowd control
Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Sayfullo Saipov, 29, faces several charges including eight counts of murder
Authorities said a device was also rigged inside a SpongeBob SquarePants lunchbox
Agencies around the country are honing their responses, trying to balance free-speech rights with public safety and comparing notes to see which tactics work best
The investigation has already revealed instances where the suspect had contact with other people who had drawn law enforcement scrutiny
About half of the individuals came into contact with law enforcement during the planning and preparation stages of their attacks
The executive director of Transportation Alternatives said the barriers are an an “ill-advised and unacceptable solution”
After his trail of terror was halted by a police bullet, he asked to display the Islamic State flag in his hospital room
The charges against 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov could bring the death penalty
The NYC attack is a horrible reminder that the United States continues to face the ongoing threat of terrorism from both ideological organizations and lone individuals
Sayfullo Saipov, 29, left a handwritten note referring to the Islamic State group and was radicalized in the U.S.
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
Federal officials called David Wright’s conviction a victory for America in its fight against terrorism
Prosecutors said Ahmad Khan Rahimi considered himself “a soldier in a holy war against Americans” and was inspired by ISIS and al-Qaida
Michael Christopher Estes is charged with leaving a homemade bomb near a terminal and later telling investigators he sought to “fight a war on U.S. soil”
Kirstjen Nielsen formerly served as John Kelly’s chief of staff when he held the position of Trump’s first DHS secretary
The Tunisian man who carried out last year’s deadly truck rampage could have been detained and possibly deported months before the attack
Looking at some public concerns and legal issues can help law enforcement plan its use of the evolving technology
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Three Islamic State group sympathizers plotted to cause bloodshed at New York City concert venues, subway stations and Times Square
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