By Khalida Sarwari
Santa Cruz police are working with the FBI to investigate the vandalism of a car belonging to a University of California at Santa Cruz researcher on Sunday morning.
The spouse of the researcher, whose name is being withheld, found the car about 11 a.m. Sunday with its brake lines and cables to the emergency braking system cut, police said. The damage had left the braking system inoperable.
Officers responded to the victim’s home in the 1200 block of Laurent Street and after speaking with the 55-year-old researcher, determined the motive behind the vandalism may be related to the victim’s employment at the university.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the investigation section of the Police Department at (831) 420-5820 or to leave anonymous tips, call (831) 420-5995.