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.
A chief shares her memories of attending the funeral of MIT Police Officer Sean Allen Collier who was killed in the line of duty by the Boston Marathon bombers
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We face complex public safety challenges, but law enforcement has proven solutions to meet them
A significant rise in homegrown extremists and domestic terrorists means there must be a shift in how state, local and tribal LE agencies assist in countering threats
Does releasing the name of an officer who shoots a suspected terrorist attacker put him or her in danger of terrorist retribution?
Police are investigating terrorism as a possible motive in the OSU car-and-knife attack
Visualization techniques help prepare police officers for rapid reaction during high stress, critical incidents
A bell rang 14 times in memory of each person slain in the terror attack that also wounded 22 others at the Inland Regional Center
Abdul Razak Ali Artan was not known to FBI counterterrorism authorities before Monday’s attack
A new federal initiative is training citizens at schools and other public places on how to treat gunshots, gashes and other injuries until EMTs can get to the scene
Gov. John Kasich praised the speed with which Officer Alan Horujko and other cops acted
Police Chief Craig Stone said the suspect deliberately drove his car over a curb and then began knifing people
Officials have deliberately skirted the words “radical Islamist terrorism” — but there are myriad signs which point to “yes”
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be about a mile apart when results come in — creating unprecedented security headaches for NYC
Paul Ciancia was sentenced to life, plus 60 years for the 2013 attack that crippled the nation’s second-busiest airport and disrupted travel nationwide
Sources say the potential threat may occur the day before the presidential election
As tactical teams move to the role of support units during an active shooter incident, the Rescue Task Force concept is evolving to become a key part of MCI response
Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren’t sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub
Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes referred to the Palm Springs cop killer as a “ticking time bomb” whose Facebook posts all but foretold his intention to murder
Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge made some time to visit with Police1 during IACP 2016
Federal investigators stopped a domestic terrorism plot by a militia group that planned to detonate bombs at a Kan. apartment complex where a number of Somalis live
Real shootings involve stress, cover, concealment, movement and suspects who sometimes do not stop when we think they should
Simultaneous terrorist attacks are today’s reality, planning and training your police department for an effective response will save lives
One graphic video shows a bloody Dahir Ahmed Adan crawling and trying to get up after he was shot six times by an off-duty officer
Prosecutors say the 28-year-old planned the explosions for months as he bought components for his bombs online and set off a backyard blast
Mayhem in another American city continues as pushers of false narratives infect the national narrative and invade vulnerable cities to commit acts of terror on the streets
In a handwritten journal, Ahmad Khan Rahami warned that bombs would resound in the streets and prayed he’d be martyred rather than caught
The Islamic State-run news agency claimed the attacker was a “soldier of the Islamic State”
The bombing spread fear across the New York area and revived anxiety about homegrown terrorism nationwide