A 32-year-old woman found herself in a tense situation early this morning when she was halted in her vehicle at the intersection of Mahoneys and Edgars Roads in Reservoir around 2:40 a.m.

According to police reports, a man approached and began damaging the woman’s passenger door.

At the police station, the same individual confronted her again, this time brandishing a knife and demanding her car keys.

Despite the threat, she resisted handing over the keys, resulting in the man inflicting a superficial cut on her arm.

The assailant then left the scene in his own vehicle.

The man then fled in his own car.

The victim drove to a nearby shopping centre car park and called triple zero.

Police believe the offender is known to the victim.

The Police Association said in a statement the closure was a “frustrating necessity, amid the “current resourcing crisis.”

“The irregularity of these closures can confuse the community when they seek urgent face-to-face assistance, and can create a risk for people seeking refuge,” it said.

Investigations are ongoing.