Note passing at Lincoln bank

As reported in 'Missing Inaction', I wasn't there when a white male (described as 6 feet tall, in his mid-20's and wearing black pants, black shoes, black windbreaker - is there a pattern here - and a white baseball cap) made a written request to a teller at the Bank of America, Lincoln Mall. He made a big mistake; everyone here wears a Red Sox cap, so he will be easy to pick out in a line up.
We don't know exactly what the note said, whether it was hand or type written or even made from scraps cut out of the Lincoln Journal. The culprit had the presence of mind to ask for it back, along with $380 from the teller's drawer, before running to an adjacent parking lot. Police responded quickly to an automatic security alarm and 911 call from the bank and officers from Lincoln, Concord K9, Weston and the FBI bank robbery task force interviewed witnesses and continue to investigate.
One witness observed that 'given the hourly cost of all these fine people, not to mention the cost of trial and incarceration when the guilty person is brought to justice, it's a pity there isn't a method of requesting $380 direct from the tax payer without involving everyone else'.
There is, it's called the town override. The problem is that it can only be requested by elected officials, but all they need is a vote instead of a note.