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Fri, Jul 23 2010

1 of 2. An unidentified man dressed as Darth Vader is seen robbing a Chase bank branch in Setauket, New York in this July 22, 2010 surveillance camera frame grab.

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NEW YORK | Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:05pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Force was with a man when he robbed a bank wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape.

Armed with a gun instead of a light saber, the man entered a Chase bank branch in Setauket, New York, about 50 miles east of New York City, on Thursday and demanded cash from a teller, police said. He fled through a parking lot with an undisclosed amount of money.

The bandit dressed as the "Star Wars" villain was part of a mini-outbreak of unusual bank robbers in the New York area.

Earlier this week, New York City police arrested a man accused of robbing two banks with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Bill Trott)

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Comments (3)
breezinthru wrote:
Wow! A guy robbed a bank in New York with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant?

I didn’t know it was so easy.

Jul 24, 2010 8:32pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
DisgustedReader wrote:
“All too easy.”

Jul 26, 2010 7:06pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
thewholetruth wrote:
Well Chase robs all of its customers, might as well get some back!

Jul 27, 2010 7:16pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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