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Pink-Clad, Hatchet-Wielding Darth Vadar Arrested For Suspected Robbery

Pink-Clad, Hatchet-Wielding Darth Vadar Arrested For Suspected Robbery

Chris Mitchell (R), wearing a Darth Vader costume speaks with the City of Los Angeles General Services Police during a protest with fellow costumed characters in front of Los Angeles City Hall on August 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. [AP]

San Francisco Chronicle via YellowBrix

January 01, 2011

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies say a man wearing pink hospital scrubs, a Darth Vader mask, black wig and wielding a hatchet was arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank inside a grocery store where he worked as a courtesy clerk.

Deputy Mark Pope says 46-year-old Gregory Sanchez of West Covina was taken into custody Friday at the Albertsons grocery store in Rowland Heights about three hours after the robbery at the Bank of America branch located inside the Albertsons store.

Sheriff’s detectives would not say how much was taken from the bank, but determined during the investigation that the thief worked in the Albertsons market.

Sanchez is being held on $100,000 bail.


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    corylovesandrea

    over 2 years ago

    6252 Comments

    There will never be a shortage of the bizarre.

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    Anonymous

    over 2 years ago

    now thats a costume... people crack me up.

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    grant319

    over 2 years ago

    1208 Comments

    Nothing really ever surprises me anymore.

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    Jonas

    over 2 years ago

    38530 Comments

    His journey towards the dark side is now complete as I have foreseen......

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    coshane220

    over 2 years ago

    682 Comments

    Well, the real Darth Vader would never wear pink hospital scrubs! Blue maybe, but never pink.

    YOU CAN"T FIX STUPID!!!

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    SWATSARGE

    over 2 years ago

    642 Comments

    Will never "see it all". As with all cops when the retire, I'm going to write a book entitled "Now that's some s**t you don't see everyday" to memorialize all the things that have made me go "Huh" during my career.

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    Anonymous

    over 2 years ago

    Never, Ever, Say that you have seen it all. Because a whole new level of stupidity arrises by the hour. This just proves my point.

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    DALLASCRANE

    over 2 years ago

    19386 Comments

    The Force of Jet Eye Knights just busted you, Darth.

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    uncledennis1

    over 2 years ago

    22366 Comments

    Is there a theme song for the "Twilight Zone"

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    Whalewatcher

    over 2 years ago

    9918 Comments

    An abundance of morons ........

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    darsavmo

    over 2 years ago

    10842 Comments

    May the 'Force Be With You' in the joint as you will need it...

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    g45

    over 2 years ago

    172 Comments

    There's odd, and then there's this. I needed this laugh today~

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    DonnaLynn

    over 2 years ago

    9468 Comments

    LOL Bubblehead69... to darned funny!

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    Bubblehead69

    over 2 years ago

    84 Comments

    Luke, I am your father....can you put $20 on my books?

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    Hbryant188

    over 2 years ago

    594 Comments

    Not a good idea to rob the same store you happen to WORK at. STUPID.

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