Darth Vader Robs Bank – Police say the man dressed as Darth Vader robbed a Chase bank branch on Long Island on Thursday, displaying a gun and demanding money.
A surveillance camera caught the “Star Wars” character wearing a blue cape and camouflage pants, pulling a gun and announcing the bank robbery.
The man entered the Chase Bank in East Setauket around 11:30am, wearing the distinctive Darth Vader mask, a long black cloak and – slightly out of character – camouflage combat trousers.
One customer thought the outfit was so funny that he started joking with the dark lord as he tried to pull off his heist.
Suffolk County Police Detective Sergeant William Lamb said: ‘”The customer thought it might have been a joke, and not a serious attempt at a robbery.”
But staff and customers were left in no doubt when the man then produced a handgun from a bag and screamed, ‘This is not a joke’ to cashiers.
Police have released CCTV images of the man stuffing the money into a drawstring bag featuring a New York Yankees logo.
As he left the robber punched another customer who tried to stop him.
Darth Vader escaped from the Chase bank with an undetermined amount of cash and returned to the dark side.
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July 26th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
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