A SANTA CRUZ POLICE OFFICER WAS HOSPITALIZED LATE LAST NIGHT. THAT AFTER A VEHICLE HE STOPPED ON JACKSON STREET AROUND 10 P.M. HIT HIM WHILE FLEEING THE SCENE. THE green Dodge Dakota pickup (with a dark green (or black) camper shell) WAS LAST SEEN ON AVALON STREET (HEADED TOWARD EMELINE). ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON the VEHICLE OR THE DRIVER, IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT.
