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A Houston man, dubbed the "Sticky Note Bandit," is wanted for robbing four banks while wearing a wig and passing notes to the tellers, FBI says.
As the investigation unfolds, details about the contents of the sticky notes and the crossdressing robber's motives remain unclear.
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- A man dressed as a woman walked into three Texas banks this month and handed tellers sticky notes with "threatening" messages demanding cash, earning him the nickname "Sticky Note Bandit," the FBI said. The man, who hasn't been arrested or publicly identified, left two of the Houston-area banks with undisclosed sums, the bureau's Violent Crime Task Force said in a press release. The man allegedly entered Hancock Whitney Bank in Houston on July 5 "dressed as a female, approached a teller, and handed them a threatening note written ...
It's okay. He identified as the owner of the money.
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The FBI is on the hunt for a man who has been robbing banks in Houston, Texas, using sticky notes to demand money, authorities said