Ypsilanti police say a man made up a story about being jumped and stabbed by a group of men after cutting his arm during an attempted burglary Monday.

The 44-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for treatment and charges are pending, Sgt. Kevin Dorsey said.

Officers responded at 3:51 a.m. Monday to a gas station on East Michigan Avenue after receiving a report of a possible stabbing, Dorsey said.

When officers arrived, a man with a cut on his arm claimed he was jumped by a group of men near Washington and Pearl streets and stabbed, Dorsey said.

While officers were interviewing him, other officers responded to an alarm at a bicycle shop on West Michigan Avenue, where they found a broken window, Dorsey said.

Officers followed a blood trail from the bicycle shop to the man at the gas station, Dorsey said. Nothing was taken from the shop, police said.

Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com