Valentine Phantom

In 2002, the city of Montpelier, Vermont, became a part of the yearly tradition, with the added twist of each heart including a poem signed "The Valentine Phantom."

On Valentine's Day 2010, pink hearts appeared up and down Railroad and Main Street in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, even finding their way to the local police and fire department buildings.

On Valentine's Day 2012, this phenomenon spread to Bangor, Maine, when locals woke up to a flurry of red and white hearts throughout downtown, and the tradition continues into 2013 with the addition of messages and candy.

A Planned Parenthood spokesperson stated that a liaison for the bandit contacted them the prior week to request permission to post a heart banner.

[3]' On April 23, 2023, it was reported that the "driving force" behind the Valentine Bandit of Portland was Kevin Fahrman, who died two days previously at the age of 67.

Born in New York, Fahrman originally studied forestry at University of Maine at Orono before instead enrolling in the Portland School of Art and becoming a photographer, graphic artist, animator, and teacher.

The Times Argus reported, "Despite the snow, however, the Valentine bandit visited the Statehouse and other buildings in Montpelier on Wednesday to put up large red paper hearts.

On September 1, 2009, rainbow hearts mimicking the Valentine Bandit appeared around Montpelier to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in Vermont.