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THWARTING
TERRORISM
THE INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC LIAISON PROGRAM STATIONS INTELLIGENCE
OFFICERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD, GATHERING
CRITICAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO OUR SAFETY.
The NYPD is on the front line when it comes to protecting New York City from the threat of terrorism.
That is why the Police Foundation devotes significant resources every year to fund vital counterterrorism
programs which go beyond the city’s budget. Since 2002, the Foundation has funded the stationing of
the NYPD Intelligence Bureau’s International/Domestic Liaisons, who are placed strategically throughout
the world and are responsible for compiling timely and accurate information on terrorism-related threats,
attacks, and transnational crime.
NYPD Liaisons develop and maintain relationships with local and foreign law enforcement agencies allied
in the global war on terror. Information gathered is then disseminated to law enforcement partners when
appropriate via Operation Sentry. Founded in 2006 by the NYPD’s Intelligence Bureau, Operation Sentry is
a nationwide domestic network of more than 1,300 trusted law enforcement partners within nearly 400
law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. This partnership program – which grew from a
small network of police allies in the tristate area – acts as an intelligence force multiplier that collaborates
to produce and disseminate tactical and strategic intelligence products, support domestic partners during
major incidents, and mutually assist with investigative efforts across all 50 U.S. states. Sentry focuses on
incidents of international & domestic terrorism, homegrown violent extremism, active/mass shooting
incidents, assignation/ambush style attacks on law enforcement, and large-scale civil disorder.
The annual Operation Sentry Conference, sponsored by the Police Foundation, draws hundreds of highranking law enforcement officials from across the world to discuss the changing threat of terrorism and
share best practices and create new partnerships.
The Foundation also funds the purchase of highly-trained explosive detection canines which are capable
of detecting the airborne particles left behind in the wake of a person who is carrying explosives, enabling
them to find that person or any devices they leave behind in large moving crowds.
The NYPD and our partners – in both the public and the private sector – are
keenly aware that criminal organizations, terrorist groups, and malevolent
nations threaten the very democratic principles on which our nation was built.
It is only through our collective efforts that we can thwart this ever-evolving
threat environment.
Keechant L. Sewell, 45th Police Commissioner
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