Saturday, July 24, 2010
 

 
A man dressed as the Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader robbed a bank in Setauket, New York. The robber was dressed in a character themed mask and blue cape. Armed with a hand gun, the robber stole an undetermined amount of cash from the Chase bank branch.
The robber entered the bank saying that he was robbing it. Customers initially thought it was a joke and began laughing. Detective William Lamb of the Suffolk County Police Department said that one customer attempted to tackle the robber and was attacked. He can be seen in the background of surveillance photographs. The robber then approached a teller and demanded cash while brandishing a weapon. 
This robbery is the latest in a string of odd bank robberies in the New York metropolitan area. Yesterday the New York Police Department arrested a man who robbed banks while carrying flowers and potted plants. Police are also looking for an apparent cross-dressing robber who held up a bank in Long Island.


Sources
 Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank — Associated Press, July 23, 2010
Michelle Nichols. "Darth Vader" strikes NY bank — Reuters, July 23, 2010
John Lauinger. Man wearing Darth Vader mask and cape robs Long Island bank with gun, shoves customer to floor — New York Daily News, July 22, 2010