ASSAULT WITH SLEDGEHAMMER 1/16/13 7:00a DMF DMF

SALINAS POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED A PERSON WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER MONDAY. AT 5:15 P.M. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF AN ASSAULT AT PRIMO AUTO SALES IN THE 700 BLOCK OF EAST MARKET STREET. THE SUSPECT BECAME UPSET OVER A BLOCKED DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK A PRIMO AUTO SALES EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE WITH THE HAMMER. THE ASSAILANT FLED IN A LIGHT BLUE VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS BETWEEN 5 FOOT 8 AND 5 FOOT 10 AND WEIGHING 180 POUNDS. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE CASE IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.