Cops: Drunk Man Said He Was Assaulted on Abbett Ave.

A man reported being robbed and knocked unconscious in the area of Abbett Avenue and Jardine Road, Morristown police said.

But police also said the man appeared to be intoxicated at the time of the report, and couldn't remember certain details.

Officer Joseph Heuneman reported that at 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 5, he was flagged down by a man in the vicinity of Abbett and Martin Luther King avenues. At the time, the officer noted the man appeared to be breathing heavily and intoxicated, according to a police incident report.

The man told Heuneman that approximately five minutes before, while walking on Abbett Avenue near the bridge, two men approached him from behind and punched him in the head, according to the report.

The man said he then fell to the ground and was kicked in the jaw, according to the report. The men then took his black wallet, which contained approximately $20 dollars, his Maryland drivers license, a Chase Bank card, Wells Fargo debit card, some various papers and his Samsung or Sanyo-brand phone, the man told police, according to the report.

The man who approached Heuneman could not recall the make or model of the phone or its phone number, according to the report.

The man told police as he lost consciousness, he saw the two men running in the direction of Ridgedale Avenue, according to the report. The officer then advised other officers of the incident, who checked the area with no results, according to the report.

An ambulance arrived to take the man to for treatment. Police later advised him to contact the Morristown Police Department later if he could recall any further specifics from the incident, according to the report.