Man Wearing Darth Vader Mask Robs Long Island Bank

SETAUKET, N.Y. (July 23) - A man donning a Darth Vader mask at a New York bank has entered the dark side.

Police say the man entered a Chase bank branch on Long Island on Thursday, displayed a gun and demanded money. A surveillance camera caught the "Star Wars" character wearing a blue cape and camouflage pants.

A man wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape robbed a bank in Setauket, New York.

Suffolk County Police

Detectives are investigating the robbery of a Chase bank branch in Setauket, N.Y., by a man holding a gun and wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape. The teller complied with the robber's demands and gave him money from the drawer.

The bandit escaped from the Setauket bank with an undetermined amount of cash.

The robbery comes about a week after another bank robber, dubbed the "bouquet bandit," held up a Manhattan bank.

Authorities say Edward Pemberton used a flower bouquet to conceal a note demanding cash during a $440 bank heist July 15. They say he used a potted plant as a similar prop in a holdup at another bank earlier this month.

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