KL No.2 cop calling it a day

Trailblazer: DCP Yong speaking to the media. She is the first woman to hold the position of Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: After 35 years fighting crime, Deputy Comm Datuk Yong Lei Choo is finally calling it a day as a cop.

The city deputy police chief, the first woman to hold the position, will officially hand over the position of the city’s No.2 cop to her successor DCP Yahaya Othman on Oct 26, before her mandatory retirement.