September 7, 2021 - Merced – On September 6, 2021, at 7:45 P.M. the Merced police department responded to the AM/PM on W. Hwy 140 for a victim who had been hit in the head with a metal pipe. Officer N. Martinez located the (53) year old victim suffering from a head wound. Video surveillance from the business captured the incident which depicted a white male adult wearing a baseball style cap assaulting the victim. The suspect fled prior to police arriving. The victim was transported to an area hospital for head trauma.

Case Number: 21-54054

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer N. Martinez at 209-388-7776 or by email at martinezn@cityofmerced.org.

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For any emergency call or text 911

For non-emergency call 209-385-6912

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Source: Merced Police Department