Police clerk nabbed in botched grab outside bank

Keep it up: Comm Abdul Ghafar (left) sharing a light moment with recipients of the certificates of appreciation at the monthly gathering at the state police headquarters in Penang Road.

GEORGE TOWN: A clerk with the Penang police headquarters was nabbed by the police when he attempted to rob a woman at a bank in Bandar Baru Air Itam.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 47-year-old victim, who works as a sales promoter, was alone withdrawing money from the bank’s ATM at about 6am on Tuesday.