The incident was reported around 2:45 a.m. after a 28-year-old man was sitting in his Honda Element waiting for a tow truck on Hotel Circle Place north of Interstate 8, near The Remy steakhouse and the Auto Club, Officer David O’Brien said in a news release.

The San Diego Police Department issued a statement saying that the 28-year-old victim was parked in his 2008 Honda Element waiting for a tow truck at 2445 Hotel Circle Place at 2:44 a.m. Friday when a man approached the driver's side window, showed him a large knife and demanded his car keys.

A man waiting for a tow truck in Mission Valley was carjacked at knifepoint early Friday morning, according to San Diego Police.

A man waiting for a tow truck had a rude awakening Thursday after a suspect brandished a knife and demanded his car keys, authorities said.