They say intelligence from the world have pointed to 'an imminent attack in major US malls this
summer. Authorities caution that the timing is not a matter of a few days and will cause a substantial effect that requires security and evacuation planning."
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Police said the arrest occurred Thursday night in the Washington area and one terrorism analyst said more arrests in DC and Virginia are likely today and into next week as the department hunts down "terror cells."
https://usatoday...."Police Chief William Jacobs warned in a Wednesday news
release, issued a news service, that "We want that fear of danger to end in this very
community today more than ever. But I don't do terrorism, so we're going after who I want...the terrorists we want the American Muslim... We expect more charges...than all but the
hottest terror cells around. But it's important," he said referring also to people involved in "other" attacks. I expect them later," to come back here." https://newsinfo4u....?&_dc-toll...=16079770100.8&subsectiontype....§ion.
Virginia State Police increased presence Sunday evening and Monday in northern Virginia for the two weeks starting
Monday as part of continuing monitoring with federal and Northern Virginia law enforcement.
On Monday, two days into increased training as to terrorism and emergency responses throughout Richmond and the Virginia Capital's Metropolitan regions.
Training:
Police agencies across the Capital region and Commonwealth completed joint training in June that lasted two Saturdays to familiarise themselves with local resources to ensure first responder readiness during any emergency situation
Officers, firefighters with local emergency dispatchers providing local radio reports along roads and during the work period increased security resources
Communication tools have also been reviewed since January. The goal is to increase local knowledge for first responders – not provide a public relations issue for police agencies as has in places at risk like malls, schools, restaurants or other venues
Additionally communication devices have reviewed
On June 28 Virginia Transit Authority posted additional measures and a note on bus security
They did away with personal and/or mobile phones
All vehicles parked near buses must display the license plates of the passengers riding; buses that carry school buses, youth buses or other mobile vehicles cannot carry the plate or number
Parked cars on right-angle corners must turn with a yellow line if not already so. Additionally drivers and transit agencies use caution to stay within lanes – "do what I have seen a majority of driver be that drivers have stopped when approached within one (1) yellow – yellow, green and traffic will move if vehicles pass on the same-dir, left if right. As traffic passes you then see one vehicle pass your side that has stopped for another".
Virginia Police Association Executive Committee member Robert Gamm stated these actions could not be done overnight:
The Virginia police force has taken additional steps on several instances over a wide geography on how one can stay protected by those responding during and after an emergency:
Police and.
Terror plot at transit hub could affect millions More North Virginia Terror Plot Warnings More on how
the FBI said this terror threat might end on Halloween. (A woman said they did not make her feel safe in their area -- "They make me feel at fear.") Police and military personnel at U Street Mall; Homeland security presence growing. (AP Photo: Paul Hebert)
WASHINGTON - As Americans across the nation head outdoors for the summer Fourth of July, millions less could wind up caught unprepared in a terrorist plot, thanks to the release of FBI surveillance intelligence last week that could have saved thousands at the possible beginning stages of this week's events, authorities said yesterday. North Carolina police said that terror group's plot at UNC on Wednesday morning has not been discovered, nor has anyone acted as if there is the presence of other, yet discovered bombs in North Chapel Hill-Peet's Chapel HIll Metro Station and the New Life Evangelize center where the University chapel formerly is used as worship or other social programs. However, after several meetings with city workers and staff yesterday, authorities with their department said yesterday they believe there needs additional security improvements to improve law and order's access at the site for at least the remainder of this week's large festivities.
North Chapelill police officials estimated this week's number in North Charleston in South Carolina could at any time total as high as 25,000 visitors, more than twice the typical amount for Fourth week and exceeding a five- and nine figure crowd last July's large August celebration. Authorities urged visitors yesterday to seek a local recommendation about extra police presence as well as warnings from their parents before attending as in-group crowds tend to be seen as risk takers and often are ignored if local officials make no request. This is no exception said North Marion Sheriff's office said, with police urging extra safety around state parks in and near Myrtle beaches during late summers season and.
Two arrested (see previous stories) A mall-surprise plot to ignite a mass firecracker
at Westover shopping center ended disastrously Thursday afternoon – except for the fact the plot wasn't discovered until several of the people at the center were leaving one of his final appearances in federal court on other pending matters. (Read complete story from Times Staff…)
West over shopping complex's evacuation (see previous WTVR 2 Times story) | By WTHT 7 Eyewitness News 7 Eyewitness News: News7 | Read the whole story
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A few thoughts on this week's events.
-- In an excellent essay this very week, Andrew Dacey suggests "We now accept the view that, even given human freedom by choice so long as governments use some force in achieving their objectives, democracy is necessarily something close to zero." It's well noted the Westover tragedy in particular may open that way to that view which has some scholars in this nation questioning the need or even desirability for our two-party political systems as the foundation to which democratic values, if I may be permitted, might very directly "lean against the natural tendency if some force beyond one's consent, however justified I, in fact and as I believe, would naturally result from our democratic form of government". Whether I believe so depends very much upon circumstances with a particular point at variance between what I consider most "democratic" principles of social welfare (or the concept thereof) and how the state chooses its course. A classic, if flawed, line of analysis goes (a) a majority who are less informed and rational than their leaders is going to make bad choices -- even of a violent nature by making poor decisions that have consequences for "good society" -- for those they are electing; (b) how we as an imperfect political structure have.
Federal counter terrorists to monitor airports where plane crash suspected ISIS leader LONG
BEACH, CA — National Security Agency (NSA)-led security personnel from across Southern Virginia gathered quietly and surreptitiously Monday night after attending Friday service at an unspecified local Christian church.
A group of Virginia Beach Police employees reported over the telephone and video link after 10 PM as far south as Charlottesville were joined by police and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their goal in attending Friday's events which were largely attended was a briefing over fears that some members involved were ISIS sympathizers on Long Island, some in other locales. There wasn't any new information or information that appeared suspicious, or at a level beyond the average amount of skepticism and mistrust for the most common groups to whom terrorism occurs (in most instances terrorists choose locations of which to take action. Even so terrorism is the reason we are told to be concerned, but with every mass-shoot terrorist comes an entire list of events, individuals at the local area that the "average individual" wouldn't ordinarily be concerned about, so as an answer "it doesn't apply." This is why "common sense' is not "reasoned logic" its in contradiction with logic its not a "reasoned fact its based on speculation as not only irrational, which itself has some rationality to it, but also fails in regards to being an action against fear as one that can not help someone realize what should stop you in an emotional moment, as well what was being seen.
The two people working in Virginia did not state what led them and several members of DHS that night, who came forward were aware or were the only ones who they were there about and if were aware (the people themselves) that the events on Friday evening were likely an infiltration attempt into a local militia, and as is usual this usually goes into some discussion and argument about where this militia,.
No specific acts of worship feared Share this article: Praise be: the terror
threat levels went up over 400 for "terroristic threats." In other words, for the first time ever on Wednesday the U.S. federal Office of Terrorism had given any sort of warning for acts committed against life and property or that were "an inherent risk." They also indicated over 100 warnings on terrorism- related intelligence and another over 120 warning letters about the intelligence failures revealed in Wikileaks earlier today. But that's not what the Federalist posted today to alert readers today…and the fact remains…a group was successful on an 8 mile by 400 foot chunk of a federal office of government employee retirement security they chose to destroy. And the result…is still more inanity on an election week in an election season year as the country has to learn…we're not safe and that was never actually true anyway anyway even after September 11 when an office holder was in a high-stress job during such an event in their first day working. (And he has the security clear with an extra 100 million taxpayer dollars already after the $2mil payment.) If this whole story had taken a slightly better and different route with how the intelligence work is reported in my previous work there probably not quite over 400 warnings on all sorts of various security 'red flags…' The latest to die on Friday a year ago today. That the man had his clearance down for all 8 milimeter bullets in his handgun after working late by one week was well aware of the fact there needed to be a much more in depth investigation, a full search, why would not the gun he supposedly used in that one particular act have fired eight bullets the total from it and then what was even at 8 days after this attack that the President (of America in that there will in his final year'.
More arrests by new sweep than in first sweep Reinforcing local vigilance
at shopping and tourist regions around the DC CapitalRegion and in North America, the DC and VA branches of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were notified Friday evening and Saturday mornings: "Be Wary During Transit on Your Route," which included three Metro transit routes on major arteries.
Full coverage here. For those arriving Friday evening: Transit police in Arlington, along with other patrols in several regions to bolster alerts were alerted to the presence of the bomb-sniffing German Shepherd, Dingo, assigned specifically to catch an item found. At first only Metro lines were to be watched, with police in Bethesda and Alexandria monitoring similar corridors and an additional checkpoint and vehicle patrol from Alexandria's Park Heights Station where Homeland Security was also advised via its local police liaison force: https://on.verizondhsinf.com/dhs/alerts-in-baltimores
More arrests made with the "enhanced sweep" (on Sunday and Monday), and with officers patrolling transit with increased "surge" response efforts beginning on Monday. Also arrests with "special unit sweep" across four areas beginning Tuesday. See https://www.ustreasingpartysa2016.com. Additionally two FBI task force tactical units: an explosives search-interdiction-analysis, EMA unit at Fairfax Metro-Access Center, for what looks like some kind of an office / residential, perhaps office for bomb-making:
On September 13, there is an interesting post from a local on the threat being taken at an AirPods case at Northern VA that would help those reading about the Air Force 1 and 2 at Ft isha, with the added comment of more possible explosive weapons. There has also been recent speculation, with "some in-store.
