SHORTLY BEFORE NOON TODAY, AN EMPLOYEE AT U.C. – SANTA CRUZ WAS ATTACKED BY A MAN WIELDING A METAL PIPE. THE SUSPECT….WHO WAS DESCRIBED AS A 6 FOOT TALL, 170 POUND, BLACK MAN, WITH A CLEAN SHAVEN FACE, AND BRAIDED HAIR…. HIT THE WOMAN ON THE HEAD WITH THE 15-INCH LONG PIPE NEAR THE DINING HALL FOR COLLEGES 9 AND 10. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ATTACKER IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT CAMPUS POLICE OR THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
THE INJURED WOMAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO DOMINICAN HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.