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October 16, 2008

At least one of the FBI's cleverly named local most-wanteds has been found, tried, and sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in ten bank robberies around the region. According to the Seattle Times, the 63-year-old Waddling Bandit (aka Dante P. Dapolonia, which is an equally great name) also has to repay $88,000 to the banks he robbed. Perhaps he can spend his time in jail considering how to use his knowledge of......

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June 4, 2008

Will the "Bento Bandit" be next? By Flickr User Bento Panda The local office of the FBI seems to be fresh out of creative names for its criminals. Behold the most recent stories regarding criminals the FBI are looking for locally--the Waddling Bandit and the Candy Man Bandit. The Waddling Bandit apparently has a distinctive gait while Mr. Candy Man robs banks while sucking on lollipops. The names don't exactly inspire a citizen corps to......

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