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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Arrest: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, DUI, Negligent Operation

 SUMMARY: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, DUI, Negligent Operation

CASE#: 25WM000061
            On January 12, 2025 at approximately 2:13 AM, Wilmington Police officers responded to a local residence on Higley Hill Road in the town of Wilmington for a report of a burglary with an assault in progress. While responding Officers received an update that the suspect had fled from the scene in a vehicle. Officers located the suspect vehicle on Rt 100 N and found that it was blocking another vehicle from traveling, on Route 100 North in Wilmington.  Wilmington Police detained the suspect and conducted an investigation during which it was determined that the suspect had entered the residence without permission and assaulted a person sleeping in the residence.  During contact with the suspect officer’s detected signs of impairment and the suspect was screened for driving under the influence. Deerfield Valley Rescue assisted at the scene.
            The Defendant, Tarik G.W. Blowers, Age: 31 of Readsboro VT, was arrested and transported to the Wilmington Police Department for processing. The Defendant was ordered held on $5000 bail and was transported to Southern State Correctional Facility where he was lodged. The defendant appeared in Windham Criminal Court on January 13, 2024 at 12:30 PM to answer the charges of Burglary, Aggravated Assault, DUI, and Negligent Operation.