College students returning to town kept Orono police busy over the holiday weekend, Sgt. Josh Ewing said Wednesday.

“There were a lot of alcohol offenses,” he said.

Several summonses were issued to underage people for carrying and transporting alcohol, and at least two people were cited for operating under the influence. In addition, various noise complaints had to be addressed, Ewing said. (Aimee Dolloff, BDN)

A Holden woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after she ran into a stopped truck towing a utility trailer at the intersection of Main Road and Copeland Hill Road in Holden.

Holden Police Chief Gene Worcester said it appears that driver inattention caused the accident shortly before 10 a.m.

Wayne Gifford, 69, of Brewer was stopped at the intersection, waiting to turn left onto Copeland Hill Road when Candace Niles, 44, failed to see him and rear-ended the 1999 Dodge pickup truck and trailer with her 2001 Mercury Sable, according to Worcester.

Niles was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. Neither Gifford nor the passenger in his truck needed to be taken to the hospital. Everyone involved in the accident was wearing a seat belt. (Aimee Dolloff, BDN).

A Dexter man accused of tampering with a witness in an ongoing investigation involving him was arrested Tuesday.

John Templeton, 42, also was charged with criminal threatening after he allegedly went to a Garland Road home where he accosted a witness in a case against him, according to Dexter Police Chief Art Roy.

Templeton was taken to Penobscot County Jail in Bangor, where he remained Wednesday night. He is expected to make his initial appearance in 3rd District Court in Bangor this week. (Diana Bowley, BDN)

After recognizing a driver whose license had been suspended, Dexter police arrested him Saturday. After the stop and a search of the vehicle, John Judkins, 31, not only was charged with operating after suspension but was charged with two counts of possession of scheduled drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana, according to Dexter Police Chief Art Roy. Judkins’ initial appearance is scheduled for Oct. 12 in Penobscot County Superior Court in Bangor. (Diana Bowley, BDN)

A person using a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle entered a private camp in Exeter and, after breaking a lock, took a shotgun and binoculars. While it is unclear when the crime occurred, it was reported Monday afternoon.

The thief drove the four-wheeler around a locked driveway gate to get to the secluded 207-acre hunting camp on Hawk Hill Road off Cider Hill Road, according to Deputy Josh Tibbetts of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department. The single-shot shotgun is valued between $30 and $40, he said Tuesday. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)