Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Fake sneakers and clothes seized at South Africa/Mozambique border

Brandon King

Earlier this week, South African police arrested a man at the Lebombo port, as he was crossing from Mozambique into South Africa. According to Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation spokesperson, Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi, the vehicle, a white Volkswagen minibus, was stopped and searched. “During the search, counterfeit goods – sneakers, clothes and cosmetics with an estimated street value of R800,000 transported from Mozambique into the Republic of South Africa without valid permit, were seized,” she said. The seized items included the aforementioned goods as well the van in which…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Maryland youth jailed for sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Joshua Marable via Credit: Charles County Sheriff’s Office A Maryland teen found himself on the worng side of a jail cell following an armed robbery. According to these Charles County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, April 30 at approximately 6:30 pm, officers responded to a call that an armed robbery had occurred in the area of Lexington Drive and Lexington Place. Investigators said that 18-year-old Joshua Marable was driving in the area when he spotted his victim, and while stopped, he pulled out a gun, pointed it at the victim as he…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Pair robbed at sneaker sale

Brandon King

Police in Providence, Rhode Island are investigating an armed robbery that occurred during a sneaker sale.  In late March, police responded to a call at Marion Avenue for a report of an armed robbery.  According to law enforcement, the nature of the predetermined meeting was a sneaker sale.  The victims relayed to officers that upon their arrival to the location, they were approached by a pair of males. One of the males was socked in the face, while the others brandished a firearm and demanded the money that was intended…

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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” 15-year old stabbed in attempted sneaker robbery

Brandon King

A Providence, RI teen was stabbed during a sneaker robbery. According to police, the 15-year-old male victim said he was approached by a man who demanded his sneakers. He attempted to run off but was chased by the suspect who stabbed him in the back before exiting the scene. The victim was treated on the scene by EMTs. The case is still under investigation.

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Burglars drive car into sneaker shop in brazen burglary

Brandon King

According to a criminal complaint, two indivisuals have been arrested in connection with a robbery of $50,000 worth of merchandise at a high-end Long Island sneaker store. Surveillance footage showed a grey BMW SUV pull up to the Simplex NYC store before 5 am. A few minutes later the SUV plows into the front of the establishment. The complaint also states that shortly after this transpired a second vehicle arrived on the scene. Four males ran into the store, grabbing all the clothes and sneakers they could over the course…

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Stupid Things Peiple Do For Sneakers: Thieves use truck to break into Detroit sneaker store

Brandon King

According to police a group of thieves used a stoen truck as a battering ram to break into a Detroit sneaker store. The brazen smash-and-grab took place at Culture DET just before 3 am on January 31. Video showed the truck backing into the front of the building. “They took a pickup truck and backed into the front of the building. Tore down the whole facade of the building,” said Juanzel Smith, the co-owner of the business. “And we later found out that the truck was stolen too.” Detroit police…

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Alabama State’s Damon Stewart named SWAC Newcomer of the Week

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Title image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics The Southwestern Athletic Conference named Alabama State University’s Damon Stewart as the football Newcomer of the Week on Monday for the week ending Nov. 18, 2023. Stewart had the best day of his Hornet career, completing 27-of-38 passes for 372 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions.  He has completed 117-of-183 passes for 1,465 yards with eight touchdowns. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native ranks first in the SWAC in pass efficiency (141.6), and four in yards per completion (12.77). Alabama State wraps up the season against Tuskegee…

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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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