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Patrol
L.A. Airport Remains Vulnerable to Truck and Car Bombs
Almost a decade after 9/11, a local police organization is warning that busy Los Angeles International Airport remains vulnerable to truck and car bombs that could be detonated next to crowded terminals and sidewalks.
July 12, 2010
Patrol
Miami Beach Police Thwart Tourist Shootings, Seize 22 Firearms
Police seized 22 rifles and handguns this month from the home of a South Beach waiter after co-workers alleged he planned to gun down beachgoers from atop a condo tower, then trigger car bombs, court records show.
April 15, 2009
Gangs
Mexican Drug Cartels: The Battle Against Evil
Beheadings, mass murders, and Al-Qaeda-style car bombs have become part of life in certain areas of Mexico. For America, terror is at our doorsteps and is creeping into our shadows. Without a new strategy to fight this war, drug cartels and every other evil organization around the globe will present a bleak future for the free world.
September 12, 2011
Training
Joining the Bomb Squad
From the Vault: POLICE Magazine featured the article, "Why I Joined the Bomb Squad," in its September 2008 issue and the topic is just as relevant today. Mexican drug cartels have used car bombs in Juarez, and San Diego deputies supervised the burning of a "bomb factory" house in December. Joining an agency's bomb squad is a career path most people, even cops, consider crazy. Det. Dave Scraggs explains his reason — the threat is prevalent. Photos courtesy of Det. Scraggs.
March 22, 2011
Patrol
Al-Qaeda Magazine Urges Car Bombing in U.S.
"The new edition of Inspire has instructions on a new larger device, if I understand it correctly," NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday at a Police Athletic League function. "And among the photos and the encouragement of where to attack there is a photo of Times Square, 47th and Broadway."
March 20, 2014
Patrol
Threatening Note Left at Seattle Police Car Arson, Days Before Officer Shooting
A threatening note was left at the scene of an Oct. 22 arson that destroyed three Seattle vehicles -- nine days before an officer was shot to death and another was wounded -- but specific officers were not directly targeted, police said Wednesday.
November 4, 2009
Gangs
Gangs and Lowrider Car Shows
If I worked a gang unit in your area, I would send plainclothes officers inside to monitor any Lowrider shows near your jurisdiction. I would also watch carefully and stop in unannounced at your local Lowrider custom shop. These shops are often also stolen car chop shops.
July 4, 2011
Patrol
Dutch Police Arrest 7 in "Major" Terror Plot
Following a months-long investigation, Dutch police have arrested seven men they believe were plotting to carry out a major terrorist attack against "a large event in the Netherlands."
September 28, 2018
Patrol
Wealth of Clues Led to Quick Arrest of Bombing Suspect
Ahmad Khan Rahami provided investigators with a wealth of clues that led to his arrest about 50 hours after the first explosion, according to three law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation.
September 20, 2016
Patrol
Car Bombings
There is one weapon of mass destruction that we are certain the terrorists possess and have the know-how to use. They use it every day in Iraq. They've used it frequently in Afghanistan. This weapon is the vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), commonly known as the "car bomb."
August 31, 2007
Patrol
Police Attacked, Property Damaged in Portland May Day Riot
Police were attacked, a patrol car was vandalized, business windows were shattered and bonfires were set in the streets during a May Day riot Monday in Portland, OR.
May 2, 2017
Patrol
California Copper Theft Investigation Leads to Arrests of 140 on Assorted Charges
In response to a rash of copper thefts, two Northern California police departments—San Jose and Santa Clara—set up a year-long sting investigation that resulted not only in arrests for copper theft but offenses ranging from bombmaking to car theft.
January 29, 2008
Patrol
Boston Bombers Planned NYC Attack, Says Top Cop
The two Boston Marathon bombing suspects planned to use their remaining explosives to carry out a second attack in New York City's Times Square, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.
April 24, 2013
Patrol
Authorities Think Tsarnaev's Friend May Have Supplied Gun Used to Kill MIT Officer
Details emerged Wednesday on another friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who may have been linked to events surrounding the deadly attack, this one a high school classmate tied to a gun used to kill a university policeman during a manhunt for Tsarnaev and his brother.
July 22, 2014
Special Units
Pipe Bombs Found in California College Dorm
About 455 freshman students were safely evacuated from a University of California at Davis campus dormitory last night after police found pipe bomb materials in a student's room.
March 5, 2008
Patrol
Bombs Target Police and Judge in Indiana
Law enforcement officials in a small southern Indiana city were the target of two explosive devices that were detonated over the past nine days, police said on Thursday.
March 19, 2016
Special Units
Package Bombs Explode at Maryland Govt. Buildings
The packages, including one addressed to Gov. Martin O'Malley, ignited today at about 12:30 p.m. in the mail rooms of state government offices in Annapolis and Hanover.
January 5, 2011
Patrol
Police on Manhunt Find Pipe Bombs in Woods
State police searching for a man accused of killing a trooper said Tuesday they found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods during their manhunt that were capable of causing significant damage.
October 1, 2014
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