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.
Seeing the brave first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, showed me what I wanted to be when I grew up
Books about the catastrophic 9/11 attacks and the long return to normalcy are crucial to the historical record of those we lost and how we moved forward
10 codes have been replaced bit by bit for 10 years, but reform is slow. So why are departments are holding on?
Few northern cities play host to the Super Bowl, so dealing with the likely extreme February cold is a necessity for police officers and first responders
Officer Jesse Hartnett suffered severe arm damage as a result of the shooting and has undergone 11 surgeries
Communication problems, especially reliability and interoperability, are widespread and complicate preparedness, training and response
Assigning a large number of cops to a high-profile event isn’t enough to counter realistic threats these days; we must pre-plan such events with a “red team” mindset
According to a 2013 Office of the Inspector General report, only about 58 percent of firearms dealers were inspected within five years
Everitt Aaron Jameson pleaded not guilty to plotting to go on a murderous rampage on Christmas in San Francisco’s Pier 39
The city is spending $50 million on protective measures including the installation of 1,500 metal barriers, or bollards
In addition to its usual security practices, the department this year is relying on help from “vapor wake” dogs
The FBI began investigating when it learned that Everitt Jameson was expressing support for posts that favored terrorism or the Islamic State group
The suspect allegedly told the FBI that “we need something along the lines of New York or San Bernardino”
A look ahead at the challenges for law enforcement in 2018
Nicholas Young was found guilty by a federal jury of attempting to provide material support to the militant organization
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
VR headsets are becoming increasingly affordable, and the technology’s evolution shows no signs of slowing down
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