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.
The access to technologies to create bioweapons is growing and can be utilized by individuals with a basic background in biology
Following 9/11 and subsequent natural and man-made disasters, LE agencies have embraced new responsibilities associated with disaster preparedness and response
The 2018 IPSA Mass Casualty Incidents Training Symposium provides cross-disciplinary training for police, fire, EMS and telecommunicators
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
Department sent an honor unit to Paris Tuesday in solidarity with French police
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge on Tuesday to suspend jury selection in his trial for at least a month because the recent terrorist attacks
Had similar events occurred in the U.S., our law enforcement officers would have exposed themselves to similar dangers
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the manhunt is urgent because “the threat is still present” after the attacks that began Wednesday
France’s government urged the nation to remain vigilant Saturday as they continue to hunt for an accomplice to the rampages linked to al Qaida
Terrorists linked to each other seized hostages at two locations around Paris on Friday, facing off against police
SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaida sympathies suspected in the newsroom massacre of a satirical French weekly
FBI investigating whether the blast was domestic terrorism
The robot features a specially-outfitted arm capable of opening doors and moving objects, plus it can climb stairs and roll over obstacles
Leaders demanded to know how a man with a violent criminal history slipped through the cracks and ended up in a cafe where he took 17 hostages
New studies have challenged several decades of thinking that psychological problems are only a minor factor in the making of terrorists
19-year-old Jessica Chambers was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire Saturday
Man with a history of mental illness slipped into the headquarters of a major Jewish organization and stabbed an Israeli student in the head
Should individuals be permitted to have a lock that no one but the owner may open?
Being able to follow people like this could be the difference between locating and disarming an IED, or dealing with an incident like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing