A man was kicked to the ground and robbed of his mobile phone in an attack outside a house in West Lothian.
Police said the robbery took place in Granby Avenue, Livingston around midnight on Monday morning.
The 33-year-old victim was walking to his car when a man approached him and demanded his mobile phone.
When he refused the attacker kicked him and pulled him to the ground, before stealing his phone which had fallen.
Detective constable Kenny Alexander from Livingston CID said: "The victim sustained minor injures during this incident and is also very upset at the theft of his mobile. We are pursuing a number of local lines of inquiry to identify the suspect.
"If you believe you know who this man is, or can help us trace him, please contact police immediately.
"We would also be keen to hear from anyone who was within Granby Avenue during the late evening of Sunday or early hours of Monday and saw this robbery take place."
The suspect is described as being black, in his mid-20s, 5ft 10in tall with a slim build and had a short stubble beard. He was wearing a black jacket and black jeans.
Anyone with information can contact Livingston CID via 101 and quote incident number 018 of 16 September.
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