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.
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Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
As the Paris and Beirut terrorist attacks demonstrate, the lines between international and domestic threats are closer than many police officers may realize.
A police official said the vest contained bolts and the same type of explosives as those used in the attacks
The Sunday morning drill came just days before one of the city’s most high-profile events, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The newly released video from ISIS shows old footage of Times Square
Sales sometimes increase after violent attacks in the United States but not after terrorist attacks in other countries
The raid had targeted the suspected planner of the attacks on Paris that left 129 dead and 328 wounded
The police official says there have been exchanges of gunfire
Counterterrorism experts say well-coordinated assaults carried out by foreigners are less likely in the U.S.
Police believe that a second assailant is on the loose
Capitol Police have an ‘increased presence and visibility’ on the Capitol complex
Police also identified the ‘mastermind’ behind the attacks that left 129 dead and 350 injured
Of the multiple attack locations, the Bataclan concert hall was the site of the deadliest violence
French officials said that police had already found suspect near the border, but released him after an ID check
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
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