Transvestite ‘Sticky Note Bandit’ detains THREE Texas banks for over a month by handing over banknotes with threats on them and demanding cash from narrators
- A man dressed in women’s clothing successfully robbed a series of Houston banks after handing sticky notes to cashiers
- The amount the man stole has not been disclosed, the suspect did not use a weapon in the robberies and no injuries were reported
- The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case
The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect dubbed the “Sticky Note Bandit” following a string of bank robberies in the Houston area as the city battles a stifling heat wave.
According to FBI Houston’s Violent Crime Group, the so-called Sticky Note Bandit is wanted in connection with three bank robberies, the first of which occurred at the Hancock Whitney Bank at 2979 North Loop West around 1:30 p.m. on July 5.
Investigators say the male suspect entered the bank dressed as a woman and passed a threatening sticky note to the cashier, demanding money. No one was injured in the robbery and the suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
The second robbery occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank at 13106 Woodforest Boulevard at around 12:09 a.m. on July 11.
The suspect dressed as a woman again and gave a sticky note to the cashier. Instead of obeying, the cashiers locked themselves in the back room for safety,” investigators said.
A man dressed in women’s clothing successfully robbed a series of Houston banks after handing sticky notes to cashiers
The amount the man stole has not been disclosed, the suspect did not use a weapon in the robberies and no injuries were reported
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case
The suspect waited a moment and then fled without money. The third robbery occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank at 6255 Bissonnet Street around 3:30 p.m. on July 13.
Following the same pattern, the suspect dressed as a woman and handed a note to a cashier demanding money. No one was injured and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
The suspect is described as a black man about five feet tall and of slim to medium build.
During the last two robberies, he wore a black wig, black sunglasses, a blue medical mask, a green women’s sweater, black women’s ballerinas and was carrying a black bag.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward or give an anonymous tip.
The Hancock Whitney Bank at 2979 North Loop West, Houston, was run over by the robber on July 5
Wells Fargo Bank, located at 13106 Woodforest Blvd, Houston, was subsequently hit on July 11
The last bank to be hit was the Wells Fargo Bank at 6255 Bissonnet Street, which was hit on July 13
In 2021, about 85 percent of bank crime was committed at the counter. The majority of them see a person handing a note to a cashier. There are very few bank robberies that take place after business hours, according to one Conversation about banking crime.
About half of the robberies involved a weapon or the threat of using a weapon.
Over the past 15 years, bank robberies have killed 15 people, injured nearly 100, and taken more than 60 hostages.
There is a section on the website of the FBI for bank robbers, with many catchy nicknames like the Sticky Note Bandit. Names are the Blink Ring Bandit and the Ninja Bank Bandit.
Those who rob a bank without violence and steal more than $1,000 face up to ten years in prison. For less than $1,000, a person can spend just one year in prison.
How much money the Sticky Note Bandit stole has not been disclosed.