Marblehead Officer Nabs Alleged Car-Jacker in Salem

A Marblehead police officer reportedly arrested a woman accused of car-jacking a vehicle in Peabody before leading area police on a chase through the center of Salem Wednesday morning. 

Rosa Maria Guarino, 31, of 20 Crane Ave., Peabody was arrested on charges of failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, receiving a stolen motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.

She is expected to face additional charges in Peabody, Salem police said. 

Guarino was arrested just after 11 a.m. near the intersection of North and Essex streets after leading area police on a pursuit from Peabody into Salem, according to scanner reports.

The woman was arrested by a Marblehead police officer, according to a post on the Marblehead Police Department's Facebook page. 

Guarino reportedly stole a red Chevy Prizm from the Stop & Shop in Peabody and fled the scene into Salem, striking at least one vehicle in the process.

She is expected to be arraigned tomorrow morning in Salem District Court.