Dopey bank robber arrested after passing ‘this is a robbery’ note to cashier with his full name and address on it

A MORONIC bank robber helpfully tipped off FBI agents on where to find him, after writing his own address and name on his hold-up note.

Hapless Michael Harrell, 54, mistakenly gave cops and FBI agents a decent head start after allegedly targeting a bank – where he was a regular customer – in Ohio, US.

Harrell’s stupidity resulted in his effortless arrest, with a grateful cop hailing his ineptitude for “helping law enforcement tremendously”.

The man had allegedly tried to order a teller at a US Bank in Cleveland to hand over cash during the heist at about 11am last Monday.

The FBI said that he handed the teller a note demanding money, with surveillance footage showing him wearing a baseball cap, but making no attempt to hide his face.

It read: “This is a bank robbery. Don’t get nobody hurt.”

Luckily for investigators, his demand was written on the back of a document from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles – complete with his full name and address.

FBI Special Agent Vicki Anderson said: “When the teller took the note and looked at it and looked at the other side, she saw his name.

“He had used a note that he had used earlier at the BMV and it had his name on it.”

The teller, who responded to the alleged crook by his name, handed over £170 ($206) before phoning the police, providing them with Harrell’s ID information.

A police report said that he was a regular bank customer who would often visit to get cash advances.

Harrell has now been arrested.

Sgt Jennifer Ciaccia told CNN: “We’ve had individuals drop cell phones that have all their identifying information on it.

“When you present a note that has your name already on it, and [your] address, it helps law enforcement tremendously”.

The Cuyahoga County District Attorney’s Office told CNN that prosecutors have not as yet raised any charges against Harrell.