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 (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 lightsaber, 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)
Surveillance photo of the robber  
A man dressed as the '''' antagonist  robbed a bank in , 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  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  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 . Yesterday the  arrested a man who robbed banks while carrying flowers and potted plants. Police are also looking for an apparent  robber who held up a bank in .