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.
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Officials say the vetting hasn’t flagged any issues or evidence of threats so far
Airlines have tracked a recent increase in passengers checking firearms to D.C. as National Guard troops descend on the city
There haven’t been any specific threats, but NYPD officials say security will be heightened as a precautionary measure
During the inauguration the FBI will operate a round-the-clock command post at headquarters and at its 56 field offices
A former NYPD commissioner and Houston’s Chief of Police joined calls to investigate why law enforcement was unprepared for the events of Jan. 6
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This suggests evidence so far doesn’t establish the bomber was motivated by political ideology -- a key factor in formal declarations of terrorism
From the anti-government movement to homegrown violent extremists, law enforcement faces both domestic and foreign-sourced challenges
The man delivered firearms suppressors to an undercover FBI employee, believing they were going to Hamas, officials said
Two suspects have been arrested, police said
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The deadly incident unfolded Thursday morning outside the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice
It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II
In June, Steven Carrillo, who has ties to the boogaloo movement, killed a federal security officer outside a courthouse, and later fatally ambushed a sheriff’s deputy
Three people were killed and three others injured after a stabbing spree by a lone attacker
Federal prosecutors say the three men have been arrested on terrorism-related charges
Temple Terrace police Chief Kenneth Albano said he doesn’t know why the woman attacked the officer outside City Hall
The contacts between the shooter and the al-Qaida operative were discovered after federal authorities accessed the shooter’s phone
It would be convenient for police to say, “Fire is the fire department’s problem,” but that’s often not the case
$100 million has been earmarked to help protect critical port infrastructure
Officials say there was ‘definitely a xenophobic motive’ to the shooting that left 11, including the shooter, dead
Police say they believe the suspect in the Sunday morning stabbing acted alone
The new federal law provides $75 million a year, for the next five years, in grants for institutions to improve security measures
Officials say police departments are deploying ‘additional resources’ to ‘key locations’ city-wide
The watchlist is disseminated to a variety of governmental departments, foreign governments and police agencies
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Authorities believe the gunman made social media posts in which he talked about U.S. support for Israel and charged that Americans are anti-Muslim
Two men have been praised for jumping in to disarm and subdue the attacker
Several civilians were stabbed by the suspect in an incident that sent hundreds of people running for their lives