Polite bandit's recipe for hold-ups

A Canadian bank robber, who politely presents a hold-up note on a recipe card, has hit 29 banks in four months, police said.

The unidentified man is the main suspect behind two bank heists in Toronto this week and 27 other robberies in the region since August.

The clean-shaven suspect, aged about 30, waits his turn in line and, once at the teller, quietly makes his intentions known on a recipe card. He has never shown a gun.

Police declined to say how much money the "recipe card bandit" has stolen.