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.
A sanitation truck, snow removal equipment or public works vehicle are moveable barriers that can harden mass gatherings from vehicle terror attacks and other threats
Administrators who prohibit their officers from firing at or from a vehicle are tying their hands from possible life-saving solutions
Members of the Border Patrol’s elite tactical team – the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit – responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, where they found and killed the gunman
The U.S. Air Force sergeant who allegedly murdered a deputy earlier this month has been charged with a second ambush of a federal officer
Federal prosecutors say the three men have been arrested on terrorism-related charges
Temple Terrace police Chief Kenneth Albano said he doesn’t know why the woman attacked the officer outside City Hall
The contacts between the shooter and the al-Qaida operative were discovered after federal authorities accessed the shooter’s phone
It would be convenient for police to say, “Fire is the fire department’s problem,” but that’s often not the case
The tribute included the reading of the names of the 168 who died followed by 168 seconds of silence
The bombing, and 9/11 in New York six years later, changed the public’s perception of first responders
$100 million has been earmarked to help protect critical port infrastructure
The mom of the man who killed 14 people in the 2015 attack shredded a map used to plan the massacre
Solid planning, sufficient personnel and resources, mutual aid and a willingness to act were all key to ensuring a peaceful event
Officials say there was ‘definitely a xenophobic motive’ to the shooting that left 11, including the shooter, dead
Police say they believe the suspect in the Sunday morning stabbing acted alone
The new federal law provides $75 million a year, for the next five years, in grants for institutions to improve security measures
Officials believe the two shooters were linked to another anti-Semitic attack and were prepared to cause greater destruction using two shrapnel bombs
Officials say police departments are deploying ‘additional resources’ to ‘key locations’ city-wide
The watchlist is disseminated to a variety of governmental departments, foreign governments and police agencies
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
Authorities believe the gunman made social media posts in which he talked about U.S. support for Israel and charged that Americans are anti-Muslim
Two men have been praised for jumping in to disarm and subdue the attacker
Several civilians were stabbed by the suspect in an incident that sent hundreds of people running for their lives
FBI research reveals information local law enforcement can use to help detect and disrupt future threats
The attacker is believed to be a 27-year-old German man
The Islamic terrorist was convicted of attempted murder and assault three years after a shootout with police
Pence congratulated NYPD’s football team for recent win, said White House “has their backs”
NYPD detective Joe Paolillo succumbed last week at age 55 to a rare form of cancer
Victims’ relatives assembled at Ground Zero, where the observance began with a moment of silence
Doctors who study pulmonary fibrosis are just beginning to focus on 9/11 victims as the long-term effects of exposure are emerging
The lawsuit accuses city officials of violating the gun lobby’s free speech rights for political reasons and says the city is seeking to blacklist anyone associated with the NRA
The watchlist is disseminated to a variety of governmental departments, foreign governments and police agencies
A woman who police said bought a shotgun and plotted a foiled domestic terror attack on an Ohio bar with her boyfriend pleaded guilty to conspiracy
