Jogger attacked on Tufts campus

By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent

Police are searching today for a man who punched a female jogger in the face on the Tufts University campus earlier this week.

A 27-year-old Medford woman was jogging on a walkway near the edge of campus and Colby Street when a man allegedly grabbed her arm and punched her in the face, said Medford Police Lieutenant Paul Covino.

The victim, who is not affiliated with Tufts, received scratches and a minor injury to her right eye, but refused medical attention at the scene, officials said.

The suspect is described as a 5-foot-11-inch white male in his mid-20s with a dark jacket and light blue baseball cap.