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.
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
Simultaneous terrorist attacks are today’s reality, planning and training your police department for an effective response will save lives
The leader of Hutaree, David Brian Stone, wanted to wage war on the government
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 specifications of attempted premeditated murder
The militia group’s poor operational security mitigated the threat they posed
Warning comes at a time of heightened attention to far-right extremist groups
The self-proclaimed “Christian warriors” trained themselves to attack officers
Planned to fake 911 call, kill responding officers
Other members of the Hutaree militia group plotted to kill officers and bomb a police funeral
A suicide bombing in the Moscow subway killed 38 people
Lost amid rumors that Adam Gadahn had been arrested in Karachi, in a March 7th video Gadahn tells jihadists to strike targets “close to them”
Organizations promoting jihad are using the Internet to propagate their extremist religious ideology through training and resources for jihadists
HYDRA will help with terrorism and natural disaster preparations
What types of attacks should be considered terrorism?
John Patrick Bedell was suspicious of the government, 9/11 attacks
STRATFOR’s Scott Stewart writes that there is very little that can be done to stop an airplane flown by a suicidal pilot
Najibullah Zazi has pleaded guilty and is volunteering information about the bomb plot
Austin police struggle to define what the recent plane attack meant to the public
Centennial Olympic Park, Oklahoma City, Fort Hood... the Unabomer, the Weathermen, the Army of God... terrorism in the United States is most often the work of domestic attackers, not foreign ones
A note containing a bomb threat was found on board
Your sidearm will never be a carbine, but it will be there when you need it, provided you brought it in the first place and you have the skill to use it effectively
Many photos taken from police helicopters
U.S. officials have a $4 million communications complex for LEOs and other agencies will keep track of threats
Man walked through metal detector with hands in pockets
Measures include radiological, biological and chemical weapon detection and protection devices
Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom
The emergency drill is part of a broader effort to bolster security in the rail system
The Joint Operations Center houses more than 200 officers from 68 agencies
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that the risk might be too high
Man mentioned al-Qaida, overheard saying he hasn’t killed anyone yet
Law enforcement officers need to be vigilant against the use of biological weapons
What does the future hold for American policing in the modern fusion center?
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