Funny News: Darth Vader robs a bank in New Jersey (of course it was in New Jersey)

"Your lack of $100's disturbs me..."

Yes, that's Darth Vader in the photo above.  If you want to get technical about it, no, it's not David Prowse's body robbing a bank while James Earl Jones provides the voice-over, but we all know Darth Vader when we see him.  And what are the odds that this would have happened in New Jersey (with the possible exception of Florida, where else might this have taken place?  And don't say "Detroit"-- you and I both know they can't afford costumes this elaborate)?  Here's some of the official report on this situation that appeared in the New York Daily News:

The get-up struck one customer as so funny that he started joshing with the Darth Robber after he strode into the Chase bank in Setauket.

"The customer thought it might have been a joke, and not a serious attempt at a robbery," said Suffolk County police Detective Sgt. William Lamb.

But Darth wasn't kidding - and he wasn't going to be stopped by a non-Jedi Knight.

He won a "shoving match" against the incredulous customer before using his piece to order him to the floor, Lamb said.

If you're wondering how much Darth Vader got away with, the bank's still adding up yesterday's losses.  Here at the Comedy Examiner's Office, we don't support criminal enterprises, but this one's maybe OK.  Everyone likes to talk about how the banks oughtta be taken down a peg or two, and who better to do it than the Universe's most celebrated villain?  OK, yeah, maybe it would've been cool to see the Joker in those photos, but that might've been disrespectful to the memory of Heath Ledger (and criminals hate being disrespectful to Heath Ledger).  Stay tuned for more on this wacky situation as it becomes available, folks.

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