STICK-UP NOTE

New Castle, Delaware (SafeCITY) - Thomas Love, a 40-year-old Delaware man has been jailed after he allegedly tried to rob a bank with stick-up note that the teller couldn't read.

According to New Castle Police, Love entered a New Castle bank and then handed a teller a note that demanded cash.

Investigators say the teller handed the note back to Love and explained that she couldn't read his handwriting. She asked Love to rewrite the note on a bank deposit slip.

In a bout of confusion, Love reportedly fled the bank on foot. He was spotted by a New Castle police officer and was taken into custody a short time later.

Love was booked into the Young Correctional Institution on a charge of second-degree attempted robbery. He is being held in lieu of a $2,000 bond.