Anytime you hear the word "random" mentionned in the same breath as "attack", it tends to heighten the urgency.
Hamilton Police are looking for a man believed to be behind a couple of such attacks in the same general area, around Tim Horton's Field.
The first alleged incident happened on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, a woman reported she was shoveling snow in the Victoria Ave and Evans St. when a man approached her riding a bike.
Police say he raised his fist and hit her in the nose with a sharp object. She only suffered minor injuries and the man took off.
The second alleged incident happened on Cannon St. E. on Sunday evening, just before 7 o'clock.
In this case, police say the woman was walking when a man hit her in the head several times, again with a sharp object. Again, the victimsuffered only minor injuries.
Police believe the same man could be responsible for both attacks and say he's described as a white man, about 6'3" and 200lbs. Clean shaven with a prominent nose.
Anyone with information is asked to call Hamilton Police.