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Dealing with a terrorist threat that is more atomized and pervasive will require a new approach — one that relies much more on communities, families, peers, and those closest to would-be terrorists. Law enforcement agencies can arrest suspected terrorists, but they cannot extinguish the underlying ideologies and grievances that motivate scores of recruits to join extremist groups and that elicit the sympathies of many more. Preventing future attacks, then, will mean empowering communities to detect threats to public safety and intervene quickly to deflect someone from the path of radicalization.

The feds have arrested a Queens college student who once called al Qaeda “too moderate,” saying he plotted to attack targets in New York City on behalf of the Islamic State terror group, The Post has learned. Munther Omar Saleh, 20, was busted on June 13 after he and an unidentified cohort ran towards an undercover […]

The stabbing attack at the Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota, could have been much worse, if not for the actions of an off-duty police officer. That officer — identified as Jason Falconer — fatally shot Dahir Adan on Saturday after Adan had already stabbed nine people and threatened other shoppers. Here’s what we […]

The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders, according to an internal Homeland Security audit released Monday. The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general found that the immigrants used different names or birthdates to apply for citizenship […]

Update 12:15 EST: The suspect was taken to the hospital after reportedly being shot. Two police officers were injured in shooting as well and their conditions are unknown at this time. Video of bombing suspect being loaded into ambulance via @ABC7NY https://t.co/RYbSDKC7wi pic.twitter.com/jk441yU43y — Colin Jones (@colinjones) September 19, 2016   They caught the #terrorist […]

Update: Ahmad Khan Rahami was taken into custody after he exchanged gunfire with police in Linden, New Jersey. You can read more about his arrest HERE. The FBI has named Ahmad Khan Rahami as a person of interest for the bombing in Manhattan that left 29 people injured, the NJ bomb that detonated near the Marine Corps 5K run, […]

A young U.S. Marine has been declared brain dead Sunday after getting shot in the back of the head in South Los Angeles, L.A. police officials said. According to LAPD Media Relations officials, Carlos Segovia was shot once in the head near 31st Street and Western Avenue at about 11:30 p.m. Friday. Police said a […]

We don’t know very much about the explosions that occurred in New York, but we do know these acts were intentional. We also know they were intended to cause harm. That’s terrorism. It wasn’t revenge or a lover’s quarrel; it was designed to terrorize. Governor Cuomo made a statement saying that the NYC explosion was obviously […]

According to Mayor Christian J. Bollwage, at approximately 9:30 pm EST two men found the suspicious package in a waste basket in Elizabeth, NJ. They then took the waste basket and its contents to a secondary location, which was near some train tracks. After opening the waste basket, they discovered it was a possible bomb. They […]

Joel Luna seemed an ideal Border Patrol hire: south Texas native, high school ROTC standout, Army combat veteran.

A ledger documented the sale of drugs, guns and ammunition. Most damning of all, authorities said, was a commemorative Border Patrol badge and documents belonging to Joel Luna, including his work station password and Security Service Federal Credit Union account number.

Joel said he “had no knowledge of the safe,” according to investigators’ dash camera video. He was arrested on various charges, including tampering with evidence and capital murder. In his mugshot, he looked weary.

A “rambling” note expressing hatred for police was found after a man opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer then went on a shooting rampage, injuring a second officer, killing a woman and wounding three other people before he was shot and killed by police in an alley, authorities said Saturday. Police Commissioner Richard Ross […]

Earlier today there was an explosion in New York City that according to Mayor De Blasio was an intentional act. 29 people are injured, and officials believe it to be an ‘intentional act.’ Many of those injured have been hospitalized. The explosion took place in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Officials have uncovered […]