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The TSC performs the following functions: 1) it receives identity information of potential terrorists (name and identifying information) from different government agencies; 2) it merges that identity information into the Terrorism Screening Database, which is used to assist the palice officer, border official, or consular official in making a positive identity match with a known or suspected terrorist; and 3). if there is a potential match with a known or suspected terrorist, the TSC passes the mformation to the Bureau's CT Watch, which then coordinates the operational response through the local JTTF. For example, when a police officer on patrol encounters an individual and runs his or her name through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system, the system now includes a check against TSC's list of persons. with known or suspected links to terronsm. If that officer gets a “hit” or match against the database, the officer receives prepared instructions such as “arrest,” “detain,” or “question the individual” The officer is aiso instructed to call the TSC’s 24/7 call center, which assists in the identity match of the person encountered, and connects the officer to CT Watch and the appropriate JTTF for further actions and investigation. From December 1, 2003, through March 23, 2004, the TSC received 2,045 calls from state, federal, and local law enforcement personnel, based on potential matches with known or suspected terrorists These calls resulted in 835 positive identifications, some of whom have been apprehended on various charges while others have been developed into informants or subjected to surveillance. The following two are. examples: * A local department contacted the TSC following aan NCIC “hit” after an arrest on a minor charge. TSC contacted the local JTTF, who interviewed the subject regarding his involvement with a domestic terrorist group. The subject agreed to coeperate with the FBI and is now an informant on domestic terrorism matters. * Local police arrested the subject of a an NCIC “hit” and found evidence jn his vehicle that indicated surveillance of a possible terrorist target. They contacted TSC, who confirmed the person’s identity and contacted the local JTTF, which then expanded its existing investigation. Law Enforcement Online Law Enforcement Online (LEO) is a 24 hours a day, seven days a week, real-time, interactive computer communications and infermation service — an Internet for the law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety communities. Over the past 31 months, we have expanded our use of LEO to facilitate information sharing with state and municipal law enforcement and first responders. For example, the NJUTTF and all of the JTTFs have established Special Interest Groups on LEO, accessible to all law enforcement personnel, to facilitate the exchange of terrorism information nationally and locally. We also interfaced LEO. with two other law enforcement networks: 1) the National Law Enforcement Telecormmunications System (NLETS), an information sharing network that connects state, municipal, and federal law enforcement and justice agencies; and 2) the Regional Information Sharing Systems Network (RISS), that provides law enforcement users with database pointer systems, investigative leads bulletin boards, and encrypted e-mail MISC Doc. 45 40 000000379