TEEN ASSAULTED IN STEINBECK PARK VS

A 15 YEAR-OLD WAS ASSAULTED IN SALINAS ON WEDNESDAY. THE JUVENILE REPORTED THAT A HISPANIC MALE TEEN ATTEMPTED TO ROB HIM, AND THEN HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH AN OBJECT, POSSIBLY A ROCK, BEFORE RUNNING AWAY. THE VICTIM SAID THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN STEINBECK PARK AT ABOUT 6:40 P.M. HE DESCRIBED THE ASSAILANT AS BEING ABOUT 5'7" WITH A THIN BUILD, WEARING A BLACK HOODED SWEATSHIRT AND GRAY PANTS. HE HAD A BLUE BANDANA COVERING HIS FACE. THE VICTIM WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.