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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2010

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.

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Articlesby Tim DeesJune 30, 2010

Things That Go Boom in the Night

With the exception of far-less-common biological or radiological threats, explosive devices are the nightmare scenario for people charged with protecting people and places. But advanced techniques can help detect these threats.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2010

Car-Buff NYPD Detective Helped Break Times Square Bomb Case

The son of a mechanic and a proud "car guy," Det. John Wright located the first and most important link in the complex chain that led to the bombing suspect: the vehicle identification number on the Nissan Pathfinder parked on W. 45th St.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2010

Feds Located NY Bomb Suspect From Prepaid Cell Phone

Shahzad used the phone to call the Connecticut woman who sold him the vehicle using Craigslist. The phone had received four calls from Pakistan. One of the numbers led authorities to Shahzad.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2010

NYPD Doesn't Rule Out 'South Park' Connection to Car Bomb

Several radical Muslim groups called for retribution against the creators of a recent episode that parodied the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2010

Surveillance Footage Shows Person of Interest In Times Square Bomb Case

The footage, which is shot from a vantage point inside a nearby restaurant, shows a slender, balding man removing a garment near what appears to be a piece of luggage.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2010

Connecticut Man Arrested In Failed Times Square Bombing

The man, who has been identified as 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at JFK International Airport at midnight as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2010

Times Square SUV With Bomb Materials Sold In Cash Deal

Authorities interviewed the owner of the vehicle, who said the1993 Nissan Pathfinder was sold on Craigslist during a transaction that occurred in a Connecticut shopping mall. The seller couldn't remember the name of the purchaser, and told authorities he was either Middle Eastern or Hispanic.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2010

Times Square Evacuated After Police Find 'Amateurish' Bomb In SUV

The NYPD's bomb squad, wearing protective gear, broke into the vehicle and discovered an "amateurish" explosive device that had malfunctioned.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2010

Ex-Oklahoma Trooper Reflects on McVeigh Arrest

Fifteen years after the bombing of the Murrah federal building by American militia sympathizers, Charlie Hanger recounts pulling over the yellow Mercury with a missing license plate.

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