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
At least two people were killed and more than 80 injured when two bombs exploded in the packed streets
Officials dismantled two more explosive devices found near the initial bombs that went off
“I turned around, and there was just blood — just blood dripping down the stairs, all over the floor, all over everyone’s towels, on their necks”
Authorities have 1 suspect in custody for the Tuesday morning attack at Lone Star College
Despite traditional advice, citizens may need to act in a way they haven’t been trained for or equipped to deal with
A man reportedly got on a bus, rode it to a school and left a gun magazine with 15 rounds of ammunition on it
A male called 911, claiming there was a shooter with an AK-47 and multiple victims, but would not give his number
Authorities investigating apparent suicide find IEDs, firearms in student living suite
The law, which supporters say could help tragedies like the Sandy Hook massacre, will go into effect July 1
We must not let the anniversaries of major events merely slip by, unnoticed, unrecognized, and worst of all, unused
A ceremony is being held where the twin towers stood for the 6 people who died in the attack
Nearing the 20-year anniversary of the attack, law enforcement reflects on an event that taught tough lessons about jihadist threat
The ringleader of 15 other convicted offenders, 67-year-old Samuel Mullet Sr. was found guilty of carrying out attacks which terrorized a normally-peaceful religious settlement in eastern Ohio
Superintendent said emergency protocol was followed, but that school district officials would meet Friday to review their response
A 14-year-old has been shot in the head at a middle school and has been taken to a hospital
Despite criticism, confidential informants are invaluable to investigators fighting both international and domestic terrorism as well as common criminal enterprise
Not all experts agree on how realistic the exercises need to be
Their stories provide the fullest account yet of the scene as officers responded to one of the worst school massacres in American history
“The biggest obstacle in stemming the flow of the illegal weapons — both assault rifles and handguns — is the less restrictive laws in other locales”
Two alerts were sent to students via text and email saying, “Hunker Down. Gunman on campus”
Fontana Unified School District police purchased 14 of the Colt LE6940 rifles last fall, and they were delivered the first week of December
In the wake of the country’s recent mass shootings, the department will carry the rifles in their vehicles
“The first thing you’ve got to do to save your life is accept that it can and does happen and that it may be happening to you”
Sen. Bob Casey wrote a letter Friday stating that increased resources for law enforcement was crucial in the solution to gun issues
Steps include requiring federal agencies to make more data available for background checks
Owners of an estimated 1 million previously legal semiautomatic rifles will be allowed to keep their weapons but will have a year to register them with police
Bryan Oliver pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of premeditated attempted murder and three counts of assault with a firearm in the attack
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