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
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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
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
Limited funds have prevented the school from being able to afford hiring police officers to patrol the building during school hours
Blogger organized controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas
Detective wrote that suspect’s behavior was “consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft”
Whatever wounded cop is still embedded in his leg, leaving investigators unable to confirm which gun fired the bullet
Originally planned to behead an unidentified victim before changing his mind and saying he was going to “go after” the “boys in blue”
Usaama Rahim was shot Tuesday after police say he lunged at them with a knife when they approached him to question him
Lunged with a knife at a city police officer and an FBI agent
The protest came about month after a shootout outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest in a Dallas suburb
Some analysts worry that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s eventual execution could inspire more attacks
Shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety
A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a “kid”
Richard Donohue Jr. returned to work Friday after more than two years of recovery — with a promotion
Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line in 2013
Jury was expected to begin its deliberations later in the day after hearing from Tsarnaev’s attorneys and the judge
Chief said no one at command post set up to monitor the event was aware that the FBI had sent a memo about Elton Simpson hours before the May 3 shooting
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