Tag: Stupid Things Do For Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Jersey City sneaker spot victim of smash-and-grab

Brandon King

Police in Jersey City are on the hunt for a group of thieves that robbed a local sneaker store. According to “The Loop” owner Mars Shehata, the thieves gained access to the store, by using a bolt cuter, or similar tool and then breaking the store windows with tossed rocks. Surveillance footage depicted the suspected individuals loading an SUV, which was found to be stolen, with various Air Jordan and Yeezy sneakers. Speaking to ABC7 Eyewitness News(NY), Shehata said, “It’s just really gut-wrenching to get that call. It’s very sad…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Three arrested in sneaker robbery

Brandon King

In Encinitas, California, two teens and an adult were arrested after robbing a man during an attempted sneaker sale. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Sgt. Heather Bruton in a news release, the incident took place in the afternoon in the 2100 block of Carol View Drive on September 14. The victim, who was selling multiple pairs of sneakers, made arrangements to meet with a man and a woman in a parking lot when a third individual, another man, showed up and pointed a gun at the victim.. “Fearing…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Maryland sneaker spot hit in robbery

Brandon King

A Largo, Maryland sneaker store was one of approximately 100 businesses hit in a pair of smash-and-grabs in late September. Hot Heat Sneakers was one of several businesses in Largo Plaza that was victimized by two or three crooks in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 27. Video surveillance shows the one thief taking a tumble as he was exiting through the window with their ill-gotten merchandise. “I had no words. Honestly, I just stood … couldn’t even come in the store for a half hour … Just in…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Thieving twosome takes sneakers, threatens employee with knife

Brandon King

Columbia, Maryland is the setting for the latest edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers. An employee at a DWS allegedly saw two females stealing a pair of shoes. When he confronted them, one of them pulled and threatened said employee with a knife before absconding with the footwear. The alleged thieves were two back females, both with medium builds. One was wearing a green jacket with black pants, while the other was wearing a pink shirt, black jacket and yoga pants. No one was harmed in the theft…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: CT man in jail over fabricated sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Enfield, Connecticut is the stage for the latest edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers. In this town of approximately over 44,000 a resident found himself in jail over a fictitious sneaker dispute. In a lengthy arrest affidavit, Enfield Police officer Matt Tarducci stated that he was dispatched to the entrance of Enfield High School at about 4:12 p.m. on a report that a robbery had just taken place. Justin Lattanzio, 22, indicated that a man with a firearm robbed him for a pair of shoes. According to Lattanzio,…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: New Balance factory manager stole thousands of dollars worth of sneakers

Brandon King

IOur latest edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers reveals that even those who work with footwear on a daily basis are not immune to being seduced by the dark side of the sneaker force. A New Balance manager has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of shoes from the company’s South Union Street factory. According to a police report 43-year-old Wilson Suarez was arrested and charged with larceny of property valued over $1,200 from a building.   BREAKING New Balance factory manager charged with sneaker thefts …

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: ‘Sneaker Bandit’ steals 16 pairs of shoes from Sears

Brandon King

The latest edition of when imbecilic behavior collides with sneakers takes place in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, where the Bensalem Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a man who reportedly relieved a Sears of some sneakers.   CASE: VIDEO: RETAIL THEFT AT SEARS – DO YOU KNOW THIS SNEAKER BANDIT? https://t.co/lvKmy0t3P1 — Bensalem Police (@BensalemPolice) October 9, 2018 According to police a gentleman entered the Sears in Neshaminy Mall on October 3 at approximately 10:15 a.m. Law enforcement states he removed 16 pairs of shoes from their boxes…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Decatur police investigating sneaker robbery Pt.1

Brandon King

Our unfortunate but necessary task of journaling the disgusting acts some commit to obtain kicks, takes us to Decatur, Illinois where a pair of sneaker robberies has caused local police to caution the citizenry to be careful when arranging deals online. Decatur police are investigating two sneaker related robberies that occurred within 24 hours of one another. In the first incident that occurred Saturday, July 28, when a Decatur man was robbed at gunpoint while trying to sell two pairs of sneakers. According to Sgt. Brian Earles of the Decatur…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Update- Fat Joe’s former business partner sentenced to 35 months in prison

Brandon King

In a previous edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, we covered the story of Fat Joe’s former business partner Scott Spina, a.k.a. Scotty Kickz. Back in April, Spina pled guilty to one count of wire fraud. He got in hot water when, according to court documents, he used credit card information of customers not for their intended purposes of purchasing clients’ shoes but instead made personal purchases. Spina also falsely reported legitimate purchases made on his personal credit card as fraudulent. On July 23, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: TX duo robs sellers of sneakers

Brandon King

Fort Worth, Texas serves as the location of our latest reporting of sneaker-driven absurdity. Here we have two teens who used Facebook to find sneaker sellers and then rob them. Ironically in addition to being their hunting grounds, social media also proved to be their undoing, as that is from where the tips that led to their capture originated. Dubbed the “sneaker robbers” by police, Brittaney Nicole Harrison,19, and Deangelo Antuan Curley,18, both of Forth Worth were the duo accused of robbing two people on two separate occasions. At approximately…

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