Of note , the National Crime Information Center ( NCIC ) database contains information about known or suspected terrorists .
Some departments are of the incorrect mindset that extremist threats will never happen in their town .
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Daily some 55 traffic stops that get a NCIC hit on a suspected terrorist , meriting appropriate follow up by police .
Obstacles to police department success in taking steps internally to undermine extremism are manifold but may rest on faulty assumptions , inaction , or other circumstances .
The lack of kinetic attacks , reported hate crimes , and silent terror fundraising and money laundering efforts are not indicative of the lack of radicalism in one ’ s community .
Other jurisdictions may project terrorism is a concern nationally but not so locally .
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