Arrest Made in Connection to Attempted Loveland Bank Robbery Involving Bad Handwriting

***UPDATE***

According to Loveland Police, on January 8, the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office arrested Garland Jay Coblentz of Loveland, in connection to the case, on the charge of Attempted Robbery.

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It's bound to become a sketch on Saturday Night Live - how this man in Loveland, Colorado, wanted to rob a bank, but couldn't write legibly.

It's not often we here about bank robberies in Colorado, let alone in Loveland. This attempted one will live on for years to come. Add in the fact, that the suspect kind of looks like Broncos Head Coach, Sean Payton.. Holy cow.

What a story.

Attempted Loveland, Colorado, Bank Robbery Thwarted by Bad Handwriting

Imagine: working at a bank during Christmastime, and man walks in and hands you a note. People do crazy things during the holidays, bank robbery is not out of the question, for some.

It happened on December 17, 2024, at an FNBO in Downtown Loveland. Loveland Police report a man came in just before 5:00 p.m. and handed one of the tellers a note. When the teller had a hard time trying to read what the note said, the man got mad and left.

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How many conversations have you had with friends and family about "how nobody knows how to write, anymore?"

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In today's age of technology, the need to write stuff down had been reduced significantly. With that, our handwriting skills begin to suffer; this suspect learned that, the hard way.

Loveland Bank Robbery Suspect Resembles Sean Payton

Many commenters on the Loveland Police Department's Facebook post about the attempted robbery pointed out how the suspect looks like the Denver Broncos' Head Coach.

Sean Payton? Is that you??

Coach. Wth ?

At first glance I thought this was Sean Payton