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.
FBI research reveals information local law enforcement can use to help detect and disrupt future threats
Following violent protests, the chief of police in Portland suggested that the city ban the wearing of masks during protests
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
Extra security was stationed at French-owned sites in Washington and consulates in Boston and NYC
The Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility appeared in Arabic and French in an online statement
Know that it can happen here — quite easily, in fact
When the attacks were over, eight attackers were dead — seven of them in suicide explosions
When you are left of bang you are able to identify some of the pre-event indicators that exist before a crime is committed and have done so with enough time to be proactive
On his podcast, the man compared shooting police officers to ‘shooting gophers’
In the aftermath of a mass-casualty attack, one of the fundamental things police leaders need to not lose sight of is the importance of relationships with the public and the press
The woman advocated for civilians to shoot police officers
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel tells officials she plans to fly a memorial flag at the German Chancellery in honor of the 37 police officers who died in the terrorist attacks
The playground was dedicated to Sean Collier in Wilmington on Saturday
Prosecutors did not file terrorism charges that police originally sought against the suspect
Suspect was arrested Friday evening after a SWAT team swarmed him at a Wal-Mart
AQAP and ISIS attackers are a clear and present danger to the security of the American people — they’re different, but each is an adversary about which we must be cognizant
Biden’s comments came at a memorial to the five servicemen killed in a shooting rampage by Kuwait-born Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez
Father turned son into authorities after discovering his bombing plot
Authorities were tipped off by a resident who heard the man talking about his jihadi beliefs
Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, the shooter killed by police in the Chattanooga attack, is the prototypical leaderless resistance assailant.
Father alerted authorities last fall that his son had a long history of mental illness
Authorities suspect that some of the more than 10 people arrested during that time were planning to commit violence
In light of recent ISIS attacks across the globe, local officers are gearing up as precaution
Moments before a judge sentenced him to death, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke more than two years of silence Wednesday
In May, a federal jury condemned Tsarnaev to die for bombing the 2013 marathon with his brother
The plaintiffs said the NYPD’s post-Sept. 11 intelligence-gathering tarnished law-abiding Muslims
A 2012 investigation into Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem determined he had a terrorism training document on his computer
Both men are charged with conspiring with Usaama Rahim, who was killed last week by terror investigators who had him under surveillance
Advocates for ailing Sept. 11 first responders urged Congress on Thursday to permanently extend a law providing medical monitoring and treatment
Talat Hamdani spoke up during the question and answer portion of the NYPD’s pre-Ramadan conference, saying her son was an active cadet when he died
26-year-old Usaama Rahim plotted to kill police officers, according to officials
