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.
Five years made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day
Your plans should revolve around identifying and locating the operator of any drone flying in restricted airspace
Auto theft is frequently a component of high-impact crimes, including robberies, equipment theft, drive-by shootings and even terrorism
Man who shot up downtown Austin and tried to burn the Mexican Consulate appeared to be planning a broader attack
Advising military members and police to review their social media accounts to avoid posts that might attract attention from the Islamic State
Woman who had several surgeries before having part of her leg amputated was discharged Saturday and has vowed to run the race next year
In Southern California, at least 100 people have shown up for the job. When they did, they were swarmed by federal agents
The FBI is increasingly concerned with extremism spreading via the Internet and fostering homegrown terrorism
Top police officials from New York, London and elsewhere met Thursday to share strategies for combating the homegrown terror threat posed by self-radicalized people
Woman was rescued with the help of a GPS device that had been installed on the suspect’s car by the dealer in case the vehicle needed to be repossessed
Sister pleaded guilty Tuesday to misleading a police detective during a counterfeiting investigation, avoiding jail time in an agreement with prosecutors
Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, died late Friday afternoon, raising the death toll to four
Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammed al-Adnani published a message titled “Indeed Your Lord is Ever Watchful” in which he encouraged jihadists living in the West to conduct simple attacks
A detailed analysis of the video is being conducted
This type of work has to be approached with a lot of finesse, and that it’s not easy, and that it takes time — most of all, it requires a lot of training.
Back up your data and keep your training on cyber threats up-to-date
He killed a female student and wounded two of his cousins and two others before turning the gun on himself
Authorities sifted through confounding shards of a gunman’s life seeking to understand what motivated the man to storm the nation’s seat of power
Brazen attack against officers was a terrorist act by a Muslim convert who ranted online against America but had no clear ties to international extremists
An outspoken member of the American Patriots, a group of armed citizens patrolling the U.S.-Texas border near Brownsville, was arrested Monday
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the shooting the country’s second terrorist attack in three days
A young convert to Islam who killed a Canadian soldier in a hit-and-run Monday had been on the radar of federal investigators
Such attacks are a sign of weakness rather than of strength and highlight the constraints jihadist groups face as they try to project their terrorist capability in the post-9/11 world
Tsarnaev’s lawyers argued that the warrants authorizing searches weren’t specific enough and that some items were improperly seized
A witness plans to testify that he knew about his brother’s involvement in a triple slaying
It is important to understand that, historically, the success al Qaeda has had in executing large attacks is not due to the professionalism of its operatives and attack planners
The calls were among four to 911 released by Louisville police on Thursday
City officials ordered the review by an outside company amid questions about why emergency medical personnel didn’t get into the theater until nearly 24 minutes after the attack
19-year-old American left a letter expressing disgust with Western society before trying to board an international flight in Chicago
The FBI is also investigating the case, given the suspect’s interest in beheadings and a recent surge in Middle East violence
Suspect will be charged Monday with first-degree murder and assault and battery with a deadly weapon and may also face federal charges
Man who had been fired from food processing plant beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was shot
