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.
Progress has been made in developing active shooter protocols since Columbine, but the Pulse attack shows we still haven’t anticipated all the possibilities
If criticism of the 1033 program rises again, LE agencies need to be ready to educate their communities about why cops need military surplus equipment
We need to consider policies that address prevention of mass murder as a possible reason an officer might open fire on a moving vehicle
Three extreme-skydiving enthusiasts accused of parachuting off the 1 World Trade Center tower last fall were arrested Monday
Federal law enforcement officials debated whether to release photos that led to the capture of a suspect in last year’s bombing at the Boston Marathon
The attorney involved won’t bring charges against the agent who shot Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter
U.S. District Judge William Martini ruled last month that the NYPD’s activities were part of a lawful effort to prevent terrorism
The spring edition of the Internet-based magazine, which officials say inspired the Boston Marathon bombers, contains instructions on how to build larger, more powerful car bombs
We must conduct proactive investigations — beginning with learning the pre-attack indicators of terrorists
Three people died and 260 were injured that day when two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line
Armored vehicles help law enforcement face a new world of potential threats
Thousands of Los Angeles International Airport workers had no idea what to do when a gunman opened fire last year in a terminal because they were inadequately trained
Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, brought a Mossberg 500 series pump-action shotgun to a Md. mall, killing 2 then himself
Public safety officials are getting ready to release more details about enhanced security for the event
In its quest to find a suspected domestic terrorist on the lam for a decade, the FBI on Friday began placing his image on billboards across the country
This year’s Boston Marathon will have a “no bags” policy as part of stepped-up security following last year’s deadly bombing
Efforts to detect surveillance are a critical means of spotting lone wolves during the target selection and planning stage
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for suspect will be in court for the first time since U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty
A Ukrainian passenger on an Istanbul-bound flight Friday claimed there was a bomb on board
slamic militants have threatened to derail the Winter Games, which run from Feb. 7-23
The last federal execution was in 2003
No matter how professional, well-equipped, and committed Vilayat Dagestan is, attacking the Olympic Games will be no easy task
Police confirmed via Twitter that shots were fired at the mall; the gunman is believed to be dead
Residents asked a judge to stop a massive barrier system that would ring the 16-acre trade center site
Rules for cyber war proposed to create Internet safe havens by limiting cyber targets and cyber weapons
Branden Mattier, 23, alleges police misconduct and is seeking $100,000 in damages
No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s blast at the Volgograd railway station or Monday’s bus explosion there, 104 are wounded
Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson scheduled a news conference for Monday morning to release updated information about a shotgun attack on a suburban Denver high school
Connecticut State Police on Friday released thousands of pages of documents from the investigation into the Sandy Hook shooting
With the staunch support of Bloomberg, Kelly reassigned about 1,000 of the city’s roughly 35,000 officers to counterterrorism duty
A short, slender man speaking in a hoarse voice pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 federal charges, including the murder of a TSA screener
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