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.
Terrorists need three things to be able to act: intention, capability and opportunity. And those can all be interrupted by vigilant policing
Funds support increased port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism and major disasters
By learning to recognize the phases of the Terrorist Attack Cycle, you may be able to break the cycle before plans are finalized and lives are lost
The nation has been in a state of emergency since the November Paris attacks that killed 130
The Chicago parade has drawn nearly 1 million people and organizers say they expect crowds this year will be as big or larger
Gunman apparently went on Facebook to measure the shockwaves his attack on a gay nightclub was generating
The money will be set aside for 16,000 hours of overtime and other counterterrorism efforts
Mateen drove around on Saturday night and visited multiple locations before he opened fire at the gay nightclub
Orlando Police Department has released the names of the heroic officers involved in the gun battle
A number of possible explanations and motives for the bloodbath that left 49 victims dead have emerged
Obama will be briefed on the effort to prevent “lone wolf” attacks
The radical Islamist attack is a reminder that nation is at war with a twisted ideology that promotes violence against anyone who does not submit to those extremist beliefs
The president says investigators are still looking into the motivations of the shooter
Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a call to 911 on the morning of the shooting
Meanwhile, other pride events taking place Sunday – including in the nation’s capital and Milwaukee – are the subject of increased security
The police bus was flipped over by the force of the blast, which also damaged nearby buildings
Any terrorist group savvy enough to stage a multiple-team attack will be well armed and well trained
The nation’s largest police department searched for possible terrorists in part by infiltrating Muslim groups
Over the past year, TSA has been focused less on perimeter security than on stopping weapons that passengers or baggage handlers try to sneak onto planes
Keeping California’s border fence intact is a $9 million-a-year job
Five years before he held 18 people hostage inside a Sydney cafe, Iranian-born Man Haron Monis attracted the attention of the FBI
Say data would be useful in understanding how biological contaminants might move through the tunnels during a terrorist attack
The attack was the deadliest in the heavily policed capital since November
The 28 pages have been described as the ‘preliminary police report’
FBI paid more than $1 million to break into the locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers
The move raised new questions about how far school officials should go in arming employees
The presidential hopeful had a slip of the tongue when campaigning about the Sept. 11 attacks
Chicago’s airports are the only ones in the country in which the aviation officers do not carry firearms
Here are four things the first arriving officer should do to save as many lives as possible
The beam made its way across the country for firefighters and police
He was fired after airing a video on the radicalization of children to teach how to recognize weapons of mass destruction
Several officers’ names were posted in an online forum by pro-ISIS groups
Jim and Doug discuss how the first responder disciplines can train together for more effective multi-disciplinary response