Police learned in their investigation that the man was merely trying to secure his pellet gun that had slipped out of his waistband when his pants fell down.

The city is vying for $500,000 for six businesses and a role in a reality TV series.

As a major winter storm brought some of the coldest temperatures and largest snowfall of the season to the northeast U.S., some residents in Maine were out enjoying the winter weather.

The fee is not mandated by the local, state or federal governments, nor is it collected by any government.