, and Houston Police all working on the case. The suspect is said to have dressed as a woman for two of the robberies. Bell, authorities say, dressed as a woman with a black wig, sunglasses, green jumper, ballet flats and blue medical mask while carrying a black purse. The Bureau said Gaiibreal Tariq Bell was arrested on Friday and will now face charges at the state level. On Twitter, FBI Houston wrote: "BREAKING The "Sticky Note Bandit" has been identified and arrested by #FBI agents... Gaiibreal Tariq Bell now faces state charges for four robberies he allegedly perpetrated over a two-week period in July 2023." For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US The suspect earned the nickname when the Hancock Whitney Bank was robbed around 1.30pm on July 5. Officials said Belle, dressed in the outfit, "approached a teller, and handed them a threatening note written on a sticky note which demanded cash." The alleged robberies were committed in a two-week period in July. After the Hancock Whitney Bank incident, Bell is alleged to have gone on to rob a Wells Fargo bank in Houston at approximately 12.09am on July 11. During this incident, the FBI said the "teller walked away from the counter and locked themselves in the back room for safety... The suspect remained in the bank lobby for a short time, then fled the scene on foot without any money. No one was physically hurt during the robbery." The third robbery took place at another Wells Fargo bank){kind=link}
FBI in Texas said the so-called ‘Sticky Note Bandit,’ accused of robbing banks dressed as a woman, has been arrested. Gaibreal Tariq Bell is expected to face state-level charges
An alleged serial bank robber known as the ‘Sticky Note Bandit’ accused of four separate bank robberies has been arrested, the FBI has said.
The suspect became known for targeting banks in the Houston Texas area in July, leading to officers from the FBI, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit (VCU), and Houston Police all working on the case.
The suspect is said to have dressed as a woman for two of the robberies. Bell, authorities say, dressed as a woman with a black wig, sunglasses, green jumper, ballet flats and blue medical mask while carrying a black purse.
The Bureau said Gaiibreal Tariq Bell was arrested on Friday and will now face charges at the state level. On Twitter, FBI Houston wrote: “BREAKING The “Sticky Note Bandit” has been identified and arrested by #FBI agents… Gaiibreal Tariq Bell now faces state charges for four robberies he allegedly perpetrated over a two-week period in July 2023.”