According to the Daly City police, a pair of teenagers was taken into custody for stealing from a Daly City sneaker store. Police say that at 12:55 PM, Saturday, November 8, a “group of teenagers” stole several items from the JD Sports located in the city’s Serramonte Center. Upon pilfering the I’ll-gotten goods, the teens then absconded in different directions. One of the alleged thieves, a 16-year-old Richmond resident, was apprehended. The others remain at large.
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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Fake sneakers and clothes seized at South Africa/Mozambique border
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…
Read MoreStupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Maryland youth jailed for sneaker robbery
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…
Read MoreStupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Pair robbed at sneaker sale
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…
Read MoreStupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Jersey City sneaker spot victim of smash-and-grab
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…
Read MoreStupid Things People Do For Sneakers” 15-year old stabbed in attempted sneaker robbery
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.
Read MoreStupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Burglars drive car into sneaker shop in brazen burglary
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…
Read MoreStupid Things Peiple Do For Sneakers: Thieves use truck to break into Detroit sneaker store
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…
Read MoreAlabama State’s Damon Stewart named SWAC Newcomer of the Week
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…
Read MoreStupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Three arrested in sneaker robbery
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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