A thief approached a man from behind and struck him in the head with a bottle around 1 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of Lakeview Avenue in Ypsilanti Township, deputies with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office said.
After the assault, the thief rifled through the victim's pockets looking for items to steal and ultimately stole his backpack, which contained his wallet and cell phone, deputies said in a media summary.
The suspect is described as a black man between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing dark leather coat.
Further information was not immediately available. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the sheriff's office's Confidential Tip line at (734) 973-7711 or 1-800-SPEAK UP.
Kody Klein is an intern for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at kklein@mlive.com