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.
Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes referred to the Palm Springs cop killer as a “ticking time bomb” whose Facebook posts all but foretold his intention to murder
Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge made some time to visit with Police1 during IACP 2016
Real shootings involve stress, cover, concealment, movement and suspects who sometimes do not stop when we think they should
Nine years ago, al Qaeda was our primary concern. Now we also face a growing threat from al Qaeda affiliates
He focused especially on cops’ increased role in fighting terrorism
This year every team came away with the winning experience of working with members of EMS and Fire teams in a host of high-speed training scenarios
Already one of the top SWAT exercises in the world, Urban Shield has become a national template to evaluate regional public safety preparedness
Father says his son became depressed and had a breakdown after his mother died of cancer
Someone was reportedly helping load the plane without a security badge
The man is being booked on suspicion of attempted murder, making terrorist threats, multiple attempts to assault officers, possession of explosive devices and burglary
While our intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies are working overtime to intercept and disrupt various attempts by groups to carry out an attack, we cannot count on this being 100 percent effective
US alert warns of possible attacks
Underscores the role of Pakistan as a haven for many would-be Islamist militants in other countries, such as the US
The 12 drawings sparked outrage in Muslim countries in 2006
The terror plot was to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees in Britain, France and Germany
The Tower was briefly evacuated Tuesday evening after officials received a bomb threat called in from a telephone booth
The agency is targeting leaders of the anti-war movement
The FBI had described the surveillance as related to a terrorism investigation
They’re accused of aiding the terrorist group since 2008 with money and computer skills
Started “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” with a satirical cartoon in support of free speech
Federal Judge Colleen McMahon ruled Tuesday after hearing a prison psychologist testify about Laguerre Payen
“Hamburg is the center of Islamic extremism in Germany, and that concerns us most,” said Wolfgang Bosbach
According to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission, the U.S. has failed to put systems in place to deal with homegrown radicals
There is little doubt that efforts by the United States to harden infrastructure against EMP — and its ability to manage critical infrastructure manually in the event of an EMP attack — have been eroded
The al Qaeda core will continue to be marginalized, regional jihadist franchise groups will be at the vanguard of the physical battle, and grassroots operatives will remain a persistent, though lower-level, threat
The Terrorist Screening Center and the TSDB enable law enforcement officers to find and apprehend terrorists in the U.S.
A precis of protection against violation of Americans’ Constitutional rights
Guest speakers will to pay tribute to the firefighters, paramedics, police officers, and civilians who lost their lives in the attacks
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport’s six concourses were evacuated
If you want to know what terrorists will do, look at what they have historically done. They shoot, they bomb, they kidnap!
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