A bag snatcher who was pinned down by a Times of Malta photographer last week has been jailed for a year.
Claudio Mallia, 31, of Valletta, admitted to stealing a handbag with cash and an iPhone worth about €420 from a parked car in Triq ix-Xatt, Pieta on Friday at around 5pm.
He also admitted to relapsing.
Police Inspector Jason Sultana prosecuted.