The Bradford Police Department has arrested a 39-year-old Bradford woman for the burglary of a South Main Street neighborhood home last week, the Journal-Opinion reports.
Thomasina Howard has been cited for burglary and possession of stolen property of a Cobblestone Alley home.
In a news release, BPD said it responded to the burglary on Feb. 4. Among the items stolen was a large amount of loose change. BPD received a tip that Howard was at Hannaford emptying a large amount of coins from a backpack into a coin exchange machine. When police arrived, they found she had exchanged nearly $450.
BPD said it found other evidence on Howard linking her to the burglary and another Cobblestone Alley burglary in January when numerous firearms were taken.
She was also detained on a warrant related to her arrest in April 2025, also in Bradford, for crack cocaine and fentanyl trafficking.
Meanwhile, authorities deployed a K9 which followed a track from the victim’s home on Cobblestone Alley to nearby 64 South Pleasant Street, a notorious drug den that has been the center of past police raids and numerous health and junk ordinance violation complaints.
BPD: “The residence was seized and a search warrant was eventually granted. Bradford Police, Fairlee Police, and Vermont State Police executed the search warrant at 64 South Pleasant Street and recovered additional items of interest from the burglaries as well as other crimes. Police anticipate additional charges to be filed on Howard reference these burglaries. More arrests are expected as well. This investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Bradford Police Sgt. Shaffer at DShaffer@Bradfordvt.gov or 802-222-4727 ext. 216.”