Wingdings - America's most wanted...
http://www.knbc.com/news/16590547/detail.html
"The Wing-Ding bandit, which refers to a font style in the robber's demand notes, has struck twice in Dana Point, most recently at a Union Bank branch on Pacific Coast Highway on Wednesday, Amormino said."
12.Jun.2008 9.15pm
Coming soon: the Dingbat bandit!
12.Jun.2008 10.58pm
The lack of further detail on this point is perplexing. The complications inherent in handing someone a note typed up in Wingdings and expecting them to decipher it on the spot are not conducive to a successful bank robbery. I'm not even sure if I can think of a way to construct a simple rebus expressing "give money or die" with the symbols available.
13.Jun.2008 12.19am
They've released a picture of Wing-Ding Bandit, but no notes in sight... THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-oc-bankrobbers,0,2216603.story
13.Jun.2008 3.06am
he must not be a 'serial bandit' yet!
http://www.labankrobbers.org/serial_bandits_01.htm
13.Jun.2008 4.36am
@cerulean: Perhaps not, but I've wasted 5 minutes trying!
13.Jun.2008 5.05am
perhaps it was a combination of Wingdings + Webdings
13.Jun.2008 5.15am
Bandid nomenclature, " Grizzly Band AM " Cause he used to drive a 1979 Pontiac Trans AM.
13.Jun.2008 5.21am
Could the bandit be David Carson? He set an entire article in Raygun in Zapf Dingbats, so this appears to be in line with his style.
13.Jun.2008 10.04am
Your fonts are safe - the Wing-Dings Bandit has been apprehended...
http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6761126&version...
13.Jun.2008 10.28am
When I start releasing fonts they’re all getting badassed names just in case a bank robber starts using them in his notes. I totally want to smile about the “Phat Goffik” bandit.
13.Jun.2008 10.33am
He kind of looks like a designer...