Man Attempts Robbery with a Samurai Sword - as part of the news and politics series by GeoBeats.

We all have heard stories about robbers using all kinds of wacky weapons. Here's one that takes the cake.

According to The Daily News from Longview, an armed robber carrying a samurai sword attempted to shoplift at a Fred Meyer store.

A samurai sword as you probably know has been part of Japanese culture for more than a thousand years.

KPTV notes that the suspect took out the sword when he was approached by the security guards. He got away and it is not yet known whether he got took any merchandise.

You can find numerous incidents of bizarre burglary weapons. CNN covered the report in which an individual tried to rob a deli in Arkansas using hot dog tongs. Apparently, noone took him seriously.

A man in yellowstone county somehow managed to turn hot chocolate into a weapon and walked with the cash from store's register.

Someone wanted to get their money's worth for a toilet plunger and used it to for a bank robbery attempt in Utica.

What's the most bizarre weapon that you have heard someone use for burglary?