Darth Vader Wanted In Connection To Home Burglary

KINGSTON, WA - Is this what the Empire has come to? Burglarizing homes just to scrape together enough cash to complete another Death Star.

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is looking for Darth and his regular-looking companion in connection to the burglary of a Kingston home early in the morning last Thursday.

Police have, of course, already identified Vader, so they want to know if anyone recognizes the second man seen in surveillance footage. If you do, contact Kitsap Deputy Brian Haller at bhaller@co.kitsap.wa.us. You're his only hope.

This isn't the only Star Wars-related crime in the U.S. recently. Two West Virginia men, Dana Shipley, 53, and Stephan Corrick, 56, pleaded guilty this month to robbing pharmacies dressed as Star Wars characters. In Belmont, Calif., last September, an armed man wearing a Clone Wars-era Captain Rex helmet knocked off a donut shop.

Finally, in Portland, Ore., a man who resembles Lord Palpatine - no mask needed - has robbed a number of banks recently. He's been dubbed "the Palpatine bandit" by media for his looks.

Hopefully police catch Darth and his dark-side buddies before they strike again.

Images courtesy Kitsap County Sheriff's Office