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.
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?
If your agency doesn’t have a plan for how to deal with fire as a weapon, it’s time to get to work
About 2,600 LEOs from throughout South Florida rushed to the airport, but the Broward Sheriff’s Office didn’t take adequate control of the response
Jerry Drake Varnell said he held “III% ideology” and wanted “to start the next revolution,” a reference to the “Three Percenters” patriot movement
With the portable barricades, entrances are closed to traffic but can be lowered to let authorized law enforcement and delivery vehicles through
An official with the national gendarme service said the driver was arrested soon after the incident
Police said a driver slammed his BMW into soldiers in a Paris suburb, injuring six of them in what appeared to be a carefully timed ambush before speeding away
Gov. Mark Dayton called the bombing an act of terrorism when he and other officials visited the mosque
Bloomington Police Chief Jeff Potts said that investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast
FBI agent and criminal profiler Jim Fitzgerald used forensic linguistics for the first time to identify and capture Theodore Kaczynski
How law enforcement agencies are adopting cloud-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software solutions as part of the fight against crime
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that security has been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot
Yvonne C. Felarca, 47, was arrested Tuesday on charges of inciting and participating in a riot and assault likely to cause great bodily injury
Currently, TASERs are only issued to officers with more than two years of experience
In response, “a police force charged at the terrorists, killed two and wounded the third”
Prosecutor Jay Town said Aziz Sayyed planned to use the bombs at a PD after pledging allegiance to Islamic State
The LEO who fought three extremists with only a baton thought he was going to die after being stabbed multiple times
The grant will provide the PD with resources to work with the community to counter threats, stifle terrorist recruitment efforts, and help ensure that residents and visitors are protected
Charlie Guenigault got a visit from WWE star Triple H, who praised him for his bravery
Lt. Jeff Neville, who underwent surgery Wednesday, remains in a local hospital where he is recovering
A criminal complaint says Amor Ftouhi asked an officer who subdued him why the officer didn’t kill him
Belgian authorities said they foiled a “terror attack” when soldiers shot and killed a suspect after a small explosion at a Brussels train station
A criminal complaint says Amor Ftouhi stabbed Lt. Jeff Neville with a large knife and declared “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great”
The report must include recommendations for laws or policies that can be changed to prevent a similar attack
British media identified the suspect as Darren Osborne, who was not known to authorities before the attack
After calling himself “one of the most politically incorrect sheriffs in the country” he continued urging those who legally can carry a gun to do so
Police found two rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a skull mask in the suspect’s car
At noon, church bells throughout the Orlando area were set to ring 49 times
Jim Cole says he was met by pandemonium, as people fled in panic and the wounded lay on sidewalks
The suspect was given preliminary charges of attempted murder of a police officer in connection with a terrorist enterprise and crime of terrorist conspiracy
Police arrived seven seconds after the attackers stabbed a man in a market and shot the three suspects dead
The government agreed to toughen parole laws after a gunman killed a receptionist and wounded three police officers after being released early from prison
