A Kick Does the Trick

At 9:46 PM on Friday, June 7, a 29-year-old woman was walking on Fifth Avenue and East 89th Street when an unknown man dressed all in black and wearing a black ski mask approached her from behind, grabbed her arm, told her she was being mugged, and demanded that she hand over her wallet. The woman refused and kicked the black-clad bad guy, at which time he ran off into Central Park, entering on 84th Street. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the man in black. Fortunately, the victim did not sustain any injuries, nothing was taken, and no weapons had been drawn.