TLDR: A Tall Man, over 6 ft, maybe mid 50s, Slender, kicked my dog unprompted in the Lenox Hill area yesterday, Saturday Nov 2nd at 12pm. Please keep an eye out!

Hi there,

I figured this might be the best place to get the word out about the unfortunate incident my dog and I experienced yesterday. Yesterday, Saturday Nov 2nd at 12pm my dog and I were taking a walk in the 60s close to my apartment. On 61st between Lex and Park, I stopped and pulled over by the curb of the sidewalk for a second to look at something on my phone. I noticed one other man walking towards us, but he looked normal, put together, didn't strike me at all as your typical crazy/mentally ill individual. As he walked past us, he stopped, looked at my dog (20 lbs, poodle mix), drop kicked her like a soccer ball, and continued walking as if nothing happened. He did not say a word and did not look back even as my dog continued screaming and I started screaming after him. 

There was no one else on the block aside from one man walking towards me who heard but did not see the incident and caught the Man's face (he described his face as looking very angry). I did not get a good look at the face of the man who kicked my dog, however, from what I can remember, the basic description of the man is over 6 ft, I would guess mid 50s, tall and slender, looked fairly put together, was wearing casual pants (jeans, dark colored khakis) and had a backpack on. 

If you were the man who kindly stopped and asked if I was ok, thank you so much and please reach out to me!

My dog did not bark at the attacker or even so much as look in his direction. He approached us unprompted and decided to kick the living daylights out of her. In that moment, I was not sure whether calling 911 was an appropriate response (FYI Police later told me I absolutely could have called 911), and my main concern was if my dog was ok. I took her to our Vet nearby and luckily, aside from some pretty rough bruising, she seems to be ok for now. 

My main intention in posting this is to make others in the neighborhood aware that this happened, as I would hate for someone else to have an incident with this man. If you or someone you know think you may have had a similar experience with this individual, please reach out to me and contact the police if you have not already. They have opened an investigation into the incident and the hope is to get this guy off the streets before he escalates to something worse.

Stay safe out there and keep a special eye on your fur babies!

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