KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 -- Police are investigating a failed snatch theft attempt in Bukit Beruntung where a woman's necklace was torn off but fell to the ground, leaving her unharmed.

Hulu Selangor District Police Chief SUPT Ibrahim Bin Husin said in a statement the district police headquarters received a report regarding the incident at approximately 9pm last night.

According to the report, the victim, a local woman, was sitting in front of a grocery store while speaking on the phone when a male suspect approached from behind and grabbed the necklace she was wearing.

"The suspect, whose ethnicity is unknown, was wearing a helmet and a black jacket. He pulled on a yellow chain with three gold-coloured pendants that the woman was wearing...