Police: Man used sock stuffed with multiple objects to attack, rob woman

KIPS BAY, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police in Manhattan want help finding a man who used a sock stuffed with multiple objects to attack a woman and rob her.

The attack happened Saturday around noon inside the woman's building near 27th Street and 3rd Avenue in Kips Bay.
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Investigators say the suspect used the sock to hit the woman on the back of her head and then took $25 from her wallet.



The victim said the attacker fled on a bicycle.

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