A man who appeared to be armed with a handgun attempted to rob a Jack in the Box drive-through window in the Bay Terraces neighborhood, but came away with nary a taco.

The suspect, a clean-shaven white man in his late 20s, drove to the drive-through window of the restaurant at 2905 Alta View Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Friday and told an employee he was there to rob the joint and showed the butt of what appeared to be a handgun tucked into his waist area, according to San Diego Police Officer Robert Heims.

The employee ran to the back of store and the suspect drove away, Heims said.

The suspect wore a black knit cap and a black long-sleeved shirt. The pickup truck was described as a small light-colored, single-cab truck.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.