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.
Your first mission is to ensure you are always aware of your surroundings – even when you are at your own house
White supremacy has moved from the dark corners of the internet into American streets, bringing the threat of violence along with it
Jim and Doug discuss how crowd control is changing
A retired police officer who traveled to Ground Zero with his K-9 spoke to a crowd at Central Michigan University
Attorney Lori Cohen said Tuesday she’s representing Jose Pimentel, who had been represented by Legal Aid Society attorney Joseph Zablocki
Concluding that local authorities should avoid pursuing terrorism charges just because federal officials might not agree may underestimate the capabilities, effectiveness, and professionalism of state and municipal counterterrorism units
Mayor Bloomberg said “al-Qaida sympathizer” plotted to bomb police and post offices in NYC and U.S. troops returning home
Three years after a three-day siege in Mumbai, India, we must contemplate the possibility a of multiple-location multiple-attacker assault happening here
Despite differences, there are striking similarities between the ‘tier-one operators’ — SEALs, Rangers, and Aviators from the 160th — in KBL and American SWAT cops
The outreach campaign follows an Associated Press investigation that revealed the NYPD had dispatched plainclothes officers to eavesdrop in Muslim communities in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
Their conversation could not have turned more blunt, and perhaps more chilling, than in May 2010
The indictment against the Moroccan man Abdeladim El-Kebir charges him with conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaida
One suspect allegedly intended to use the plot of a novel as a model for plans to attack U.S. federal law officers
Like al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba too has a universalist ideology focused on establishing a universal Islamic Caliphate through the instrument of jihad
The internet continues to serve as the incubator and validator of 9/11 and is responsible for a disturbing spike in attacks, experts said
US Attorney: Remain vigilant; terrorists can be any age, background
Urban Shield is designed to strengthen our preparedness to respond to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
According to a criminal complaint, the plot was revealed by an informant inside the world of the Mexican drug trade
Authorities say Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old U.S. citizen who also holds an Iranian passport, has admitted his role
Two people charged in Iranian ‘murder for hire’ plot
The infiltration was part of a secret NYPD intelligence-gathering effort that put entire Muslim communities under scrutiny
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the senators cite an Associated Press investigation
The recovery effort was one of the most complicated, labor-intensive, and difficult ever conducted anywhere — Lt. Corey Cuneo of NYPD exemplifies the commitment of countless cop who worked the scene in the aftermath
Using everything from sophisticated TelePresence solutions to simple online meetings, police can achieve improved effectiveness and arrest rates
Reed S. Berry, 26, of St. Joseph, Michigan, was under surveillance because of his suspected terrorist links
To many people in the English-speaking world, al-Awlaki has been the face of al Qaeda since SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Questions and answers about Yemen-based al-Qaida
