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.
Officer Simmonds died nearly a year after he was injured in the Watertown gunfight, but the 2016 film “Patriots Day” left him out — sparking calls for a more accurate portrayal
Trooper Charlie Hanger is proof that one cop can have an incredible impact with a single traffic stop
There are dozens of law enforcement agencies in every sector of the government. Did you know these five existed?
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
Multiple officers have passed away in recent months due to health complications that were a direct result of responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Three stone pillars representing the three people who died at the race’s finish line were installed Monday, marking the final step of the $2 million project
Police said rounds of ammo, weapons and anti-Semitic information were found at his house
Police seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons and closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. They were largely successful
White supremacist ideology is helping fuel domestic terrorism in the United States, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday
Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups and the homegrown anti-fascists who oppose them at a rally planned for Saturday
The post that led to Richard Dean Clayton’s arrest took place one day after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso
In one plan, Conor Climo said he would firebomb a Las Vegas synagogue followed by a “light infantry weapon attack”
