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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2017

British Police Deploying Nets to Foil Vehicle Attacks

Scotland Yard is deploying the latest in anti-terrorism equipment designed to thwart vehicle attacks: a futuristic net bristling with tungsten steel spikes that security forces can quickly lay down like a carpet on a roadway.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2017

DOJ Ending Program to Train LEOs to Fight Domestic Terrorism

The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training program, which has served more than 142,000 law enforcement officers in every state in the country, has run out of funding. Its last day is Sept. 30.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2017

DHS Awards Grants to Counter Terrorist Recruitment and Radicalization in U.S.

Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the award recipients for the congressionally established Countering Violent Extremism Grant Program.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2017

'Credible' Islamic State Propaganda Video Features Short Clip of Las Vegas Strip

A legitimate Islamic State group propaganda video posted on social media last week features brief footage of the Las Vegas Strip while calling for lone-wolf terrorist attacks, and Las Vegas police are treating it as a credible threat.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2017

San Francisco PD to Suspend Collaboration With FBI Counterterrorism Program

San Francisco police will suspend the department's much-criticized collaboration with FBI counterterrorism efforts, police said Wednesday, in an announcement that was celebrated by civil liberties and immigration advocates.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2016

NYPD Counterterror Units on High Alert After Brussels Attacks

The NYPD immediately responded to the attacks in Belgium, not only activating its Critical and Strategic response unit, but also deploying additional counterterrorism teams to major landmarks, transit hubs, as well as other high-profile locations including the Belgian Consulate.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

AS&E Introduces the CarView Portal to Inspect Small Vehicles

American Science and Engineering Inc. today introduced the CarView portal, an advanced high-throughput scanning system for superior detection of hidden threats in cars and small vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2016

Federal Anti-Terror Programs Stoke Community Interest and Criticism

A trio of federal pilot projects aimed at thwarting violent extremism are off to a tentative start. Minneapolis, Boston, and Los Angeles, all chosen to host the Department of Justice anti-terror initiative, are taking different approaches, but all three are facing common hurdles.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

London Police to Add 600 Firearm Officers to Boost Terror Response

Six hundred extra armed officers are to be trained and patrols more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London, the Metropolitan Police has announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2016

New York to Appoint Civilian to Monitor Police's Counterterrorism Activity

The mayor will appoint an independent civilian to monitor the New York Police Department's counterterrorism activities, lawyers said in court documents on Thursday as they moved to settle a pair of lawsuits over surveillance targeting Muslims.

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