Ypsilanti police cruiser Saturday, September 14 2019.Jenna Kieser | The Ann Arbor News

YPSILANTI, MI – Police are searching for a man in a wheelchair who ran over a woman’s foot then threatened her with a razor blade, police said.

A woman contacted police to report an assault that occurred at about 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, in the 100 block of Pearl Street in Ypsilanti, according to the Ypsilanti Police Department.

The woman claimed an unknown man in a wheelchair ran over her foot and then attempted to intimidate her with a razorblade, police said.

No injuries were reported and the man has not been located, police said.

The case remains open as police work to identify the suspect. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact the Ypsilanti Police Department at 734-483-9510.

For more Ypsilanti-area news, click here.

Sip tea with a sloth at The Creature Conservancy’s new event

Amazon cancels Ypsilanti-area warehouse, delays building new facility near Ann Arbor

3rd I-94 ramp closing until October for road repairs in Washtenaw County

Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agreement updated 1/1/21. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022).

© 2022 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.