These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

A man accused of leading police on a chase is also accused of "huffing" behind the wheel. Topsham police say they chased the driver on I-295 and when they stopped him they say they found a six-pack of keyboard cleaner next to him. According to WGME police say he was still huffing the can of compressed air when police finally got him to pull over. John Yates was caught and removed from the vehicle. The speeds never got above 45 miles per hour but with his reckless behavior, the situation wasn't much worse. (WGME)

A total of $1.6 million in grants is going to six Maine projects to improve local infrastructure and spur investment in those communities. Among the recipients, the town of Jay will be getting $250,000 to upgrade a municipal road and to spur private investment in a quarrying operation and granite curbing plant. Other grants are going to create a high speed fiber optic network in Old Town and to upgrade the Lincolnville sewer district's shoreline wastewater system. (AP)

Police say an intruder shot by a Rockland resident during a break-in is facing burglary charges. Rockland police officers followed a trail of blood to find 45-year-old man hiding outside early Tuesday. Police say the intruder was taken treated at Maine Medical Center before being taken to the Cumberland County Jail, where he was being held for violating probation in Portland. The homeowner reported that he was armed because his home had been burglarized before. The shooting will be investigated and findings will be turned over to the district attorney to determine whether self-defense was warranted. (AP)

Waterville Police Department has a new training program. It’s called Laser Shot – officers are put in a position they might encounter in the field, so it has a more realistic feel. From simulations to skill assessment, this program also let the instructor work individually with officers based on their needs. According to WABI, the Department says this training is open to other area agencies, as well. (WABI)

Police in central Maine say they’re trying to find out who is behind a Facebook page threatening to share nude photos of underage local girls. According to WABI, the page has been taken down but the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says the creator of the page has threatened to start a new one with the same content. Officials with the Oakland Police Department say they’ve contacted Facebook and sent a subpoena request to try and identify who is responsible. The State Police Computer Crimes Unit has also been notified. Anyone with information is asked to contact law enforcement. (WABI)

Police investigating the deadly bombing at a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand say the fingerprints of a bombing suspect they've arrested match fingerprints found on bomb-making material. The foreign man was arrested Tuesday at Thailand's border with Cambodia. Police say the fingerprints were found on a bottle that was among many items seized in a Saturday raid of an apartment near Bangkok. (AP)

Police north of Chicago continue the search for three men wanted in the shooting death of a police officer. Authorities say Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz radioed in Tuesday to tell dispatchers he was chasing three men on foot in the village of Fox Lake. That's the last time he was heard from. Police arrived at the scene and found him shot. (AP)

Some 3,000 migrants are stuck at the main international railway in Budapest. Hungarian authorities are sticking to European Union rules and preventing them from leaving for Germany and other countries west. Many of the migrants are sleeping outside the railway station's main entrance, and police and citizen patrols have been guarding. Volunteer groups are providing food, clothing and medical assistance. More than 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year. (AP)

Asian stocks are swinging between gains and losses. The Shanghai market has been volatile Wednesday, the last day of trading ahead of a two-day holiday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng has been slipping, but South Korea's Kospi is edging up. Japan's Nikkei is also climbing. (AP)

An 87-year-old Texas man has undergone an unusual surgery to save a hand that was badly burned in an accident. Doctors sewed his hand to his belly and left it under a pocket of tissue for three weeks to give it time to heal and form a new blood supply. Frank Reyes had a second operation Thursday at Houston Methodist Hospital to remove his hand, and doctors are hopeful he'll regain the ability to do most everyday tasks. (AP)

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