Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Police in Queens, New York are on the hunt for over a dozen suspects for their part in a brawl and sneaker theft.  The attack occurred at the intersection of Hillside Avenue and 160 Street at approximately 2:15 pm on October 22.  The victim, a 15-year-old boy was surrounded by a group of ruffians who proceeded to punch and kick him. During the course of the vicious attack, the victim was stabbed multiple times and his sneakers were stolen.  “It is a horrible crime, and young kids doing that, it…

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Police in Norwood , NY are looking for a man suspected of turning a sneaker sale into an armed robbery.   According to police , last month the 21-year-old victim made arrangements to purchase sneakers from the suspected thief. At the pre-arranged meeting, which took place in front of a building on Rochambeau Avenue, the man got into the victim’s car; he then pulled out a gun and relived the victim of his wallet, keys, bag and $13,000.  Surveillance footage captured the alleged robber, however no arrests have been made yet. 

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Nicole Winfree told FOX 10 Phoenix that since she and her son Brady moved to the Phoenix area from Ohio a few months ago that the transition has been a particularly difficult one for her son Brady.  Recent events have undoubtedly made that transition an even more arduous one.  Winfree said she dropped Brady off at Glendale’s Arrowhead Towne Center to hang out with some friends. However soon after dropping him off she got a call from the police saying that her son had been assaulted.  Brady was apparently in…

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A Waterville, ME man was arrested in connection with a robbery of a local sneaker store.  According to Major Jason Longley of the Waterville Police Department, a call was received about a robbery taking place at the Shoe Department Encore store located on JFK Plaza shortly before 7pm on August 11.  Store employees were able to provide officers with a description of the alleged robber and the vehicle in which he drove off.  A mere 10 minutes after the heist, police located the suspect’s vehicle. Kirby Bradford, 59, was detained…

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Police in Waterville, ME arrested a man in connection with a robbery of a local sneaker store.  According to Major Jason Longley of the Waterville Police Department, a call was received about a robbery taking place at the Shoe Department Encore store located on JFK Plaza shortly before 7pm on August 11.  Store employees were able to provide officers with a description of the alleged robber and the vehicle in which he drove off.  A mere 10 minutes after the heist, police located the suspect’s vehicle. Kirby Bradford, 59, was…

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A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to his role in a purse theft and sneaker robbery last year. Levi Joseph Caroll, 21, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and conspiracy to commit theft. In addition, he was sentenced to 18 months of probation and avoided the far more severe felony charges of robbery-inflicting immediate bodily injury and robbery-taking property by force, as well as associated conspiracy charges, all of which were dismissed by prosecutors.  The victim told police that a meeting had been arranged through Facebook marketplace to all a pair…

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Last Wednesday, police in San Jose, CA announced that two suspects who allegedly perpetrated a sneaker robbery of a minor have been arrested.  Law enforcement said the robbery took place on the afternoon of May 21 in the 400 block of Saratoga Avenue. The young victim made arrangements to sell a pair of Louis Vuitton Skaet sneakers, which retail for $5,600, and a pair of Gucci Rhyton GG sneakers, which carry a $1,190 sticker price. At the meet-up, one of the suspects brandished a handgun and the boy was relieved…

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