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.
Thirty-seven Port Authority Police officers and K-9 Sirius died during the attacks on the World Trade Center; Lt. David Lim was one of 14 who survived the collapse of the North Tower in stairwell B
Bradley Saunders, an executive at Morgan Stanley, found himself at the foot of the World Trade Center following an early meeting on 9/11. The events he witnessed that day catalyzed a profound shift in his career trajectory
“It is incredible the amount of drugs being seized at the border.”
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
The motive of Saturday’s attack is still unclear, but the FBI is investigating it as a “potential act of terrorism” and ISIS claimed responsibility
NJ police were responding to a call of a man sleeping in a doorway, believed to be Ahmad Khan Rahami, when the man opened fire, injuring two officers
Officials would not say if they believe the blast was terror-related, but said it didn’t appear to be connected to an explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood
A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people, reportedly mentioning Allah and asking at least one victim if they were Muslim before an off-duty cop shot and killed him
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who toured the site of the blast in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, said there didn’t appear to be any link to international terrorism
SWAT teams should keep a watchful eye on the future in order to prepare for the worst
Regional SWAT teams aren’t for every agency, but they can provide a great service to those who need it
Six officers who responded to the San Bernardino shooting massacre were among those awarded the Medal of Valor
When the public, the press and politicians say police don’t need tanks, these strategies can help you make that critical purchase
Even as we remember the past, we consider the present and look toward the future
The radicalized lone-actor who resides in the United States is an increasing threat
Suspect described as a dangerous man who had deliberate plan to cause a mass casualty event at one or more locations in the county
Officer Jesse Hartnett was critically wounded by a Glock reported stolen by a veteran colleague three years earlier
We need to take our equipment and training to the next level in order to be a step above everyone else when it comes to our rifle skills