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”
Interagency planning, training and exercises are critical components of response actions
The suspects have not been identified or charged, but all are being held on suspicion of violating the Terrorism Act
British police now have 12 suspects in custody — including attacker Salman Abedi’s elder brother Ismail
The report released by the San Bernardino County DA’s office includes the accounts of nearly two dozen officers and details how officers identified the suspects
A British official said Manchester police have decided not to share further information on the probe with the United States due to leaks blamed on U.S. officials
Police said Hashim Abedi confessed that both he and his brother were members of the Islamic State group and that he “knew all the details” of the Manchester attack plot
In the wake of Manchester, can we finally declare the total failure of gun-free zones as a means to protect the innocent from the evil acts of terrorists and maniacs?
Police are investigating “a network” of people allegedly behind the concert bombing that killed 22 people and wounded nearly 120
The status means armed soldiers could be deployed instead of police at public events
Jim and Doug discuss why they feel “no shooting at vehicles, ever” policies don’t make sense
Fourth Amendment rights are no less impacted by emerging technologies, but standard legal understandings of what information will now be considered private versus public is undergoing new consideration
A ticket vendor thought she recognized one of the three men listed on police wanted notices, prompting the police operation and the temporary closure
Britain’s official threat from international terrorism stands at the second-highest level, “severe,” meaning an attack is highly likely
Xavier Jugele was one of the officers who raced to the Bataclan concert hall the night three armed men in suicide bombs stormed a show and slaughtered 90 people on Nov. 13, 2015
Officials said Karim Cheurfi was detained at the end of February after speaking threateningly about police but was then released for lack of evidence
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on Paris’ Champs Elysees that killed a police officer and left two others gravely wounded
On the eve of the anniversary, volunteers planted thousands of daffodils along the marathon course in solidarity
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told a crowd outside Stockholm City Hall that “the whole of Sweden” sympathized with the families and friends of the victims
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack and police in a later news conference said no one has been arrested
Authorities raised the death toll from 11 to 14, but did not say whether the attacker was included in the death toll
British press reports suggest Khalid Masood used the messaging service owned by Facebook just minutes before the Wednesday rampage
This simple but effective method has been laid out repeatedly and in detail in IS propaganda material which continues to circulate online
Jeff Sessions represents “a new sheriff” at DOJ
Counterterror Officer Mark Rowley said two more “significant” arrests have been made, bringing the number of people in custody to nine
Prime Minister Theresa May said Keith Palmer was “a husband, a father ... he was every inch a hero”
The attacker was born in Britain and known to authorities who had once investigated him for links to religious extremism
Crowdsourcing video and other digital media for evidence in investigations has played a key role in solving cases
Hundreds of relatives of those killed on Sept. 11 have sued Saudi Arabia, joining many others who have tried to hold the kingdom responsible for the attacks
Extra armed police will be patrolling the streets in the coming days to reassure the public
Comey acknowledged that the FBI does not ordinarily discuss ongoing investigations, but said he’d been authorized to do so given extreme public interest in the case
