Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has secured a federal grant to help a local college and Vermont police fight identity theft and other crimes committed through computers, the Internet and digital technology. The $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will strengthen Champlain College’s digital forensics program and the capacity of police to investigate cybercrimes. The college’s Center for Digital Investigation is unique in its combination of academia and police work, said director Gary Kessler…
