A man was pushed from his bicycle, kicked and robbed of his cell phone, watch and cash on Feb. 1 by two assailants working together, according to police.

The man, who was riding his bike eastbound in the 1700 block of Latham Street sometime between 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., said he was accosted by a man standing at the corner of Toft Street and Latham Street. According to Sgt. Sean Thompson of the Mountain View Police Department, the man tried to grab the passing cyclist, but the victim was able to maneuver away, only to be pushed to the ground by another man, who jumped out of the bushes near Chiquita Avenue.

Once on the ground, the victim, a 48-year-old Mountain View resident, said he was kicked multiple times, by at least one of the attackers, Thompson said. One or both of the men then rifled through the victim's pockets and then fled.

The victim lost a watch, a black Motorola cell phone and about $300 in cash, Thompson said. He described his attackers as two men of unknown race wearing dark hooded sweatshirts.

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