Police arrest woman believed to be involved in assault on Revere officer
State police arrested a 32-year-old woman on Monday who is believed to have beeen involved in an assault on a Revere police officer with a syringe last week. But the search is still on for the driver of the vehicle she was in.
On Thursday, Revere police stopped two suspects in a car on Park Avenue when the vehicle sped away. The driver of the car, who police have identified as Michael Gouthro, 44, of Medford, attempted to stab the officer with a hypodermic needle, police said.
An officer pursuing the vehicle crashed into a utility pole and suffered serious but non-fatal injuries. Police said Gouthro and an occupant Jacqueline Murphy, 32, of Revere, were in a two-door Honda Accord with a stolen Massachusetts plate.
After several days of an active search, police said on Monday morning that a trooper attempted to stop a stolen 1989 Buick LeSabre on Route 1 south in Saugus. The driver of the vehicle, believed to be Gouthro, sped off down Lynn Fells Parkway, police said. This time, police decided not to pursue the vehicle.
Police were notified minutes later that the stolen vehicle had crashed into another car on the parkway. The male driver fled the scene, but Murphy was located in the vehicle, police said. She was arrested and taken into custody, according to police.
The male suspect, believed to be Gouthro, has four warrants for his arrest, police said. Police are actively searching the area for him.
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