Police: Officer was in line behind would-be Ohio bank robber

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Authorities in Ohio say a woman tried to rob a bank with a note and then attempted to eat it once she saw a uniformed officer in line behind her.

FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas says the woman wearing sunglasses handed the teller the note at a Columbus Chase bank branch Wednesday morning. Trombitas says in a statement that the off-duty officer wasn't aware of what was going on, but when the woman noticed him, she grabbed the note and fled.

Outside, the officer arrested the 40-year-old Columbus woman, Lois Harvey. Trombitas says she tried to swallow the note as she was nabbed, then coughed it up onto the sidewalk.

Harvey remained jailed Thursday after a judge set bond at $250,085. Court records do not list her attorney.

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