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.
Trump’s Executive Order expands law enforcement’s authority, granting access to new tools and resources for countering cartel-driven narcotics operations
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The deadly New Orleans crowd attack shows how extremists weaponize vehicles to target public spaces, stressing the importance of stronger security and counter-radicalization measures
The man delivered firearms suppressors to an undercover FBI employee, believing they were going to Hamas, officials said
Anarchists rationalize and justify their behavior by capitalizing on peaceful movements
A man was driving 130 mph on roads slick with snow when police pulled him over
Two suspects have been arrested, police said
During an active shooter event or other act of mass violence, getting eyes on the scene is essential for command decisions
Three legal principles everyone in law enforcement should know and understand
The deadly incident unfolded Thursday morning outside the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice
The 13 men’s collective rap sheet includes drunken driving, malicious destruction, assault and shoplifting
President Trump tweets that he and the first lady are entering quarantine
It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II
In June, Steven Carrillo, who has ties to the boogaloo movement, killed a federal security officer outside a courthouse, and later fatally ambushed a sheriff’s deputy
Three people were killed and three others injured after a stabbing spree by a lone attacker
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
