The Latest from National Terror Alert Response Center

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• N. Korea: Long-Range Rockets Can Hit Continental U.S.
• Top drug cartel leader in Mexico possibly killed in firefight, officials say
• Illinois man charged in Oklahoma plot to bomb churches
• Homeland Security Learns to Love Small Spy Drones
• FBI, LAPD investigating white-powder package, threat sent to Bristol Palin
• NJ Transit terror texting program has resulted in more than 300 tips so far

N. Korea: Long-Range Rockets Can Hit Continental U.S. Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:28 PM PDT North Korea said it has rockets capable of hitting the U.S., in the totalitarian country’s first response to the U.S. agreeing to let South Korea extend the range of its ballistic missiles. The rockets are “within the scope of strike” of American military bases in Japan and Guam as well as the U.S. mainland, the [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. N. Korea: Long-Range Rockets Can Hit Continental U.S.

Top drug cartel leader in Mexico possibly killed in firefight, officials say Posted: 08 Oct 2012 10:54 PM PDT Mexican authorities said late Monday they may have killed the top leader of the notorious Zetas paramilitary force in a gun and grenade battle in the state of Coahuila, in what would be the most important blow to powerful drug cartels to date. In a brief statement, the Mexican Navy said there were “strong indications” [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Top drug cartel leader in Mexico possibly killed in firefight, officials say

Illinois man charged in Oklahoma plot to bomb churches Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:31 PM PDT Gregory Arthur Weiler II told his friends and relatives that he had had issues for years with religion. On Monday, Weiler was being held without bail in Oklahoma on terrorism charges stemming from what authorities say was a plot to blow up dozens of churches with Molotov cocktails. Weiler, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., has [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Illinois man charged in Oklahoma plot to bomb churches

Homeland Security Learns to Love Small Spy Drones Posted: 08 Oct 2012 09:19 AM PDT There was a time when the Department of Homeland Security wasn’t enthusiastic about its drone fleet. Unmanned flying surveillance ‘bots had the potential to freak out the public, top DHS science and technology officials worried. That time has evidently passed — particularly for smaller flying spies. In the coming months, Fort Sill, Oklahoma will become [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Homeland Security Learns to Love Small Spy Drones

FBI, LAPD investigating white-powder package, threat sent to Bristol Palin Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:57 AM PDT The FBI and the LAPD have launched a joint investigation into a suspicious package that was addressed to Bristol Palin at “Dancing with the Stars” this week, TMZ reports. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that both agencies are taking the package’s threat very seriously and are looking into the possibility that the latest incident is connected to [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. FBI, LAPD investigating white-powder package, threat sent to Bristol Palin

NJ Transit terror texting program has resulted in more than 300 tips so far Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:28 AM PDT A $5.8 million federally funded program allowing NJ Transit commuters to “Text Against Terror” has brought 307 tips to the agency since its startup in June 2011 — ranging from some warranting further investigation to travelers testing the system. Of those 307 text messages, 71 have “referred to something regarding homeland security,” said Christopher Trucillo, [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. NJ Transit terror texting program has resulted in more than 300 tips so far