WISCASSET (AP) — Police departments in the midcoast and Aroostook County have paid computer hackers ransom to get rid of a virus that infiltrated their computer systems. Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett told WCSH-TV that they paid a ransom fee of about $300 to the creator of the virus to get their files back. The […]
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Animal abuse often a tip-off to family violence
Experts say there is a new trend in the U.S. — police, prosecutors and judges are working harder to put animal abusers behind bars. They say that’s because repeated studies have shown beyond doubt that the people who hurt animals either have the potential to abuse humans or are already doing so. District Court Justice […]
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