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.
Assigning a large number of cops to a high-profile event isn’t enough to counter realistic threats these days; we must pre-plan such events with a “red team” mindset
A look ahead at the challenges for law enforcement in 2018
A reasonable and intelligent strategy for defeating terror attacks cannot focus on the tool used by the attacker, but must focus on the attacker himself
34-year-old Aaron Alexis, a military contract worker, opened fire killing 12 and wounding several more, including an officer
Nna Alpha Onuoha was charged Wednesday with one count each of making a false threat and making threats affecting interstate commerce
A state board voted Wednesday to allow 13 school districts in Arkansas to continue using teachers as armed guards
Reading of names, moments of silence at Ground Zero memorial site, Pentagon, Flight 93 Memorial
Twelve years ago, nearly 3,000 Americans perished in the worst terrorist attack this country has ever suffered — today, we look back, gather ourselves, and fix our gaze upon the future
Hasan could become the first U.S. soldier executed in more than half a century
This allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence
An armed security presence is now standard in many of the nation’s middle and high schools
What was once seen as the safest city in the country in the wake of the 9/11 attacks is now seeing criticism for those same protective tactics
Maj. Nidal Hasan is now eligible for the death penalty for the 2009 attack on the Texas miliary base
No one was injured at the elementary school where Michael Brandon Hill, 20, fired 6 shots before surrendering, he was charged with assault on an officer and terroristic threats
The training was a community effort that brought together local, state, and federal agencies
Maj. Nidal Hasan is acting as his own attorney but told the judge that he wouldn’t be putting up a defense
All students and teachers are accounted for and safe, there are no reports of injuries
Partnering with a Texas-based training center, the FBI has been teaching best practices for responding to mass shootings
Why is Maj. Nidal Hasan’s attack being tried as a case of workplace violence and not as an act of terror?
Ibragim Todashev was killed while he was being questioned by a Boston-based FBI agent, Mass. state troopers and other officers
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are accused of trying to dispose of evidence from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s dorm room
The alert comes a day after the U.S. issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans about a possible al Qaida attack
While the Hasan case is unusually complex, experts also say the military justice system is unaccustomed to dealing with death penalty cases
After undergoing 53 hours of training, the assistant principal and teachers at the school will be considered guards, and will be armed
Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder
When faced with a conflict between agency policy and personal convictions, do you decide to be “righteous” rather than “right?”
Authorities say Abdullatif Ali Aldosary researched bomb-making materials and gathered chemicals before detonating the device about 50 miles south of Phoenix
Prosecutors said Aguigui and three fellow Fort Stewart soldiers were part of a militia group called Forever Enduring Always Ready
Shelton Thomas Bell is accused of planning to fight in a holy war in the Middle East
The letter sent Thursday by assistant U.S. attorneys in Manhattan said the “highly sensitive and, in many respects, still classified intelligence-collection program” required the collection and storage of a large volume of information
MOST POPULAR
- How the San Bernardino PD narcotics unit stopped a terror attack
- Rapid Response: Why Apple shouldn’t give in to the FBI
- Policing Matters Podcast: UOF reform, attack on Philly cop, terrorism and officer safety
- Suspect in 4 of 11 Phoenix freeway shootings charged
- Police probing switch of flags on Brooklyn Bridge