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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It is time to train 100 percent of police officers nationwide in the team tactics of crowd control
About half of the individuals came into contact with law enforcement during the planning and preparation stages of their attacks
A $50M plan would fund hundreds of officers in public schools to reduce gun violence
Surveillance video shows the alleged shooter trying to conceal the gun as he nervously entered Taft Union High School
Police are frustrated as they continue to recieve anonymous bomb threats to schools, airlines and shopping malls
Witnesses told investigators they saw the suspect sprinkle a white powder in the park and then ignite it
Arpaio hopes to have as many as 400 posse volunteers and 100 reserve deputies take part in the patrols
School officials say they’ve received nearly 300 emails, many of them voicing concern about long-term security and a police presence
Officials from more than a dozen law enforcement agencies were finalizing plans Friday for how to deploy patrol officers
The sheriff said the devices were just “a step or two away from being ready to explode”
At the trial that begins Thursday, the suspect’s attorneys will attempt to present him as impressionable teenager lured by undercover agents with the FBI
He says he’s concerned a gun used in a future mass shooting could be traced to a purchase made at a show in Waterbury
Administrators say there will be one uniformed armed officer stationed in each school for the next three months
Prosecutors want Naseer to stand trial in New York for his alleged role in a terror campaign that would have also struck targets in Britain and Norway
Authorities say the suspect, a man in his early thirties who was living on a disability pension, fired about 20 shots Wednesday night
They were arrested Saturday after officers with a search warrant discovered a plastic container with 7 grams of HMTD
Republicans are believed to have planted a bomb under the constables car with the intent to kill
Each year, the department assigns thousands of extra patrols to the festivities — in ways seen and unseen — to control the crowd
Safety experts and school boards say there’s a huge difference between an officer who becomes part of the school family and a guard with a gun
Instruction featuring plastic guns is set to begin at noon Thursday inside a conference room
Mass shooters sometimes plan their clothing and prepare by target practicing, but most who make threats don’t act
“Guns and armed guards will not help students resolve important issues or problems in their lives”
Maine law enforcement has trained for active shooter scenarios and learn from shooting incidents across the country
A ninth-grader was taken into custody after fellow students reported he made threatening statements
The NRA’s executive vice president says, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”
The remote town is 30 minutes from the nearest police station, so school board voted to let teachers bring guns to school
About 1,000 cameras will be live-streaming and accessible from patrol laptops
Police have arrested a high school student for allegedly planning a mass shooting
Prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence Shaker Masri on Tuesday to more than nine years in prison
Police caught Turkish men requesting uranium, the material for a nuclear bomb
The 5 attacks just over a year ago were an attempt to shame straying members
News of the execution was widely cheered in India, with public celebrations and firecrackers
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