Masked Man Enters Santa Cruz Dorm Overnight, Campus Police Seek Help

SANTA CRUZ, CA — The UC Santa Cruz Police department is looking for a man who went into a dorm room while students were sleeping then ran off when they woke up.

It happened at College Ten residence hall Monday between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., police said.

Police described the suspect as a white male in his early 20s, approximately 5 foot 7 with a thin build. He was described as having shoulder-length dark brown or black straight hair worn in a mullet style and possibly shaved on the sides. He was wearing a neon green or yellow short-sleeved athletic shirt with black stripes, athletic-style shorts and a black surgical face mask, police said.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information is asked to call the campus dispatch center at 831-459-2231, Extension 1. Suspicious people or activity should also be reported to the UC Santa Cruz Police Department by calling 911 when it is safe to do so.