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No, Seriously, Darth Vader Robbed a Bank Yesterday

Clearly peeved over his disinvitation from Star Wars Celebration V and too humiliated to make the trip to Comic-Con, Darth Vader took his disaffected villain show on the road Thursday by robbing a bank on Long Island. I'm not making this up.

According to the NY Post -- in a report the authors had way too much fun writing (e.g. "Cops found the fallen Jedi's lack of respect for the law disturbing") -- the Dark Lord of the Sith held up a Setauket Chase branch around 11:30 a.m. Except it was kind of a downmarket Darth, rocking a blue cape and camouflage pants while brandishing a semiautomatic handgun. According to authorities, he "kneeled as if speaking to the Emperor and aimed his gun," soon afterward dashing away on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Which is good, because George Lucas is going to sue his ass off.

Anyway, this happened. Stay vigilant, people. And your move, Catwoman.

ยท Empire Strikes! [NYP via The Awl]