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.
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
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
FBI must work speed up its efforts to confront increasingly sophisticated terrorists and improve its ability to gather intelligence on global threats
Police fired 210 bullets during the battle
A note written by Boston Marathon bomber as he hid inside a boat contained themes of global jihad similar to those found in extremist materials on his computer
B. Todd Jones’ resignation is effective March 31
Under the auspice of the ATF’s Lubbock bureau, MPD and three other regional PDs received training on proper disposal for the court-ordered destruction
Tsarnaev will still face state charges in Collier’s death after his federal death penalty trial
Officers said the brothers threw several bombs at them, including pipe bombs and a pressure-cooker bomb similar to those used in the marathon attack
Prosecutors said shortly before the carjacking, the Tsarnaev brothers shot MIT Officer Sean Collier in a failed attempt to steal his gun
Student on Wednesday identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the man he saw leaning in to the cruiser of an MIT officer who was fatally shot days after the bombings
Agency received more than 80,000 public comments on the proposal to outlaw some types of 5.56 mm rounds, or .223 caliber
47-year-old William Sheldon Jr. died March 2 from cancer he developed from exposure to debris at Ground Zero
Obama administration considering ban on type of ammo used in AR-15-style rifles because the bullets can pierce a cop’s armor when fired from a handgun
Ibragim Todashev was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said this was the first public case in New York involving possible fighters going to the Islamic State
The pre-9/11 terrorism operational model shares many parallels with the current environment — the big difference between 1993 and today is we are now acutely aware of who the jihadists are
Federal officials said one of those arrested spoke of attacking President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island
Video purported to be by rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries
Danish police say gang members with Muslim backgrounds are being radicalized both in prison and outside
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein was killed in firefight with police Sunday after a shooting spree that may have been inspired by the terror attacks in Paris
Suspected gunman killed by police after shooting attacks had a background in criminal gangs
One of two suspects shot himself as police surrounded his house
Unit will be equipped with machine guns and heavy armor and will receive training in advanced counterterrorism tactics and “disorder control”
The new security measures include increased intelligence-gathering on jihadis and other radicals, in part by making it easier to tap phones
These radar detectors use radio waves to determine if someone is inside a home and whether they are moving
The Justice Department has given no indication it is open to any proposal from the defense to spare Tsarnaev’s life
Police responded to reports of shots fired around 9:30 a.m.
Commissioner William Bratton says the new training is based in part on lessons brought back from an NYPD team that was sent to Paris
Man’s behavior was “consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft”
Security forces killed two terror suspects in a fierce shootout Thursday and arrested another, foiling a major attack against police buildings
He was arrested as he took control of a firearm during an undercover FBI operation in southwestern Ohio