Detective Sgt. John Desjardins says he was defending himself and his wife when he drew a handgun and shoved a man into a window.

The new system replaces the 1974 system that had dead zones and no ability to handle multiple incidents.

Marcel Badeau of Gorham-based Operation Tribute is suspected of siphoning off large sums donated to buy holiday gifts for children in military families.

Police say the man pointed a handgun at the clerk at the Gulf Express Mart but fled without taking any money. He still could be charged with robbery.

Jennifer Becker is arrested after a complaint to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services hotline.

Police say the two men were involved in an altercation in the parking lot of the Wainwright Recreation Complex on Highland Avenue at 10:45 p.m.