"ninja" thief caught in vancouver

I swear, this news is true. In Vancouver, police arrested a man dressed as a ninja who tried to break into a house: Police bust a wanna be Ninja thief. The man is now being held for a psychiatric assessment before facing weapons charges. Ninja weapons charges.

According to police, the man was wielding a long Samurai sword when he tried to enter the home on Saturday. The frightened owner managed to close the door just as the ninja dude was coming through. The would-be ninja thief then tried to break in through another entrance, but was arrested after police arrived. Not very stealthy, Mr. Ninja.

Somebody has been watching too many Sho Kosugi movies. The funny thing is, there were reports of another ninja costume-clad thief breaking into homes in New York earlier this year. Except he used nunchucks. Something tells me this is not the same guy. (Thanks, Frank.)