Swap Meet Teller Held at Gunpoint in Attempted Robbery

 A man pointed a pistol at an office clerk at a Nestor- area swap meet Wednesday and grabbed a briefcase from a desk but he dropped it and fled empty-handed after spotting a passing security guard, authorities said.

The robber, who wore a scarf over his lower face, confronted the worker shortly before 11 a.m. on the grounds of the South Bay Drive-In in the 2100 block of Coronado Avenue, according to San Diego police.

The man was described as in his 30s with a thin build, wearing sunglasses, gray pants and a gray sweater, said SDPD Officer Gerry Waclawek.