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Cops Hunting For Man Who Roughed Up Female Officer In East Harlem

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD is looking for a man who punched a female cop early Sunday morning, breaking some of her teeth and cutting her lip.

A police spokesman told WCBS 880's Monica Miller the officer was attacked around 1:30 a.m. while confronting a group of people at the Clinton Houses at Park Avenue and East 104th Street.

Cops Hunting For Man Who Roughed Up Female Officer In East Harlem

Cops are now searching for a man about 6 feet, 5 inches tall, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with red writing on it.

The officer was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for treatment and was in stable condition.

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