Man with Klingon sword boldly goes on crime spree

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - Colorado Springs police say a man wielding a sword like the ones used by Klingons on "Star Trek" demanded money from two 7-Eleven stores.

Police Lt. David Whitlock says no one was injured.

Investigators say the man got an unknown amount of cash from the first store early Wednesday but left empty-handed when he tried to rob another about 25 minutes later.

The sword was described as a "bat'leth," which the Startrek.com Web site says is crescent-shaped and about a yard long. It has points on both ends, two points in between and a handle on the outside.

Klingons were warlike enemies of the good-guy United Federation of Planets in the original "Star Trek" series but were allies in "Star Trek: The Next Generation."