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
The suspects wanted to help al-Qaeda “modernize”
After more than 40 years of crime fighting, the only person to have led both NYPD and LAPD announced his retirement from law enforcement in October 2009
Phony track worker rigs subway terror scare in bizarre cyanide suicide try
HYDRA simulation finally makes its way stateside
Raytheon’s One Force Tracker can simultaneously coordinate police units
168 people were killed in the April 19, 1995 explosion
Domestic militias know the customs of America and can blend in far better than any foreign terrorist
Dogs are bred for job, but less than 2 percent will make the cut
Big Apple cops protect 468 subway stations with 24-hour beats
Hasan had been at the military hospital since shortly after the Nov. 5 shooting spree
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
