The FBI is stuck trying to stop the “Stick Note Bandit.”
The agency is asking for help tracking down a man who dressed as a woman and robbed three Houston-area banks over 10 days in early July by handing out threatening sticky notes to bank tellers, the FBI said in a press release on Thursday.
The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force dubbed the suspect the “sticky note bandit” and is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to his capture.
The agency tweeted photos of the suspect dressed in a green sweater, black wig, black skirt, black ballet shoes, a blue medical mask and black sunglasses caught on surveillance in multiple bank lobbies. The FBI described him as a black male, approximately 5-foot-8 with a slim to medium build.
The first robbery occurred at 1:30 p.m. on July 5 at the Hancock Whitney Bank in Houston when the suspect entered dressed as a woman, handed a threatening sticky note to the teller demanding cash, and then left on foot with an amount of undisclosed money. the FBI said. Nobody was hurt.
He struck again at 12:09 p.m. July 11 at a Wells Fargo Bank location in Houston, the FBI said. The suspect did not leave with any money after the cashier walked away from the counter and locked himself in the back room.
The suspect stayed in the bank’s lobby for a short time before leaving the building, the FBI said.
The third robbery occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 13 at another Wells Fargo Bank branch in Houston and also involved the suspect handing a threatening sticky note to a teller. The robber left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, the FBI said.
Anyone with information can call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 713-222-TIPS (8477) or the FBI Houston field office at 713-693-5000.
