COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- A surveillance picture released by police Wednesday afternoon shows a man armed with what appears to be a small Klingon sword, holding up a 7-Eleven convenience store.
That same man robbed another 7-Eleven store store a half-hour later, and remains at large...
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The clerk [at the first 7-Eleven] told police a white man in his 20s, wearing a black mask, black jacket, and blue jeans, entered the store with a weapon the clerk recognized from the Star Trek TV series.
The robber demanded money and left with an undisclosed amount.
A half hour later, police received a call from [the second] 7-Eleven... where a man matching the previous description entered the store with a similar weapon. He also demanded money from the store clerk. The clerk refused and the robber "transported" himself out of the store on foot.
Both clerks described the weapon as a Star Trek Klingon-type sword, called a "bat'leth."
It sounds as if these two clerks have a lot in common. I wonder if they know each other somehow, or if they are planning to watch the conclusion to the "Blood and Fire" episode, coming online this month.
Of course, hot liquids are the logical treatment for such robbers.
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My favorite Star Trek episode is "Plato's Stepchildren".
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