Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Unidentified Man steals sneakers from NY Kohl’s

Brandon King

Our never-ending accounts of incidents of low IQ revolving around sneakers makes a stop in Shirley, New York, where police are on the hunt for a man who thought paying for sneakers did not apply to him. According to police, the man stole a pair of black sneakers, valued at $55, from a Kohl’s located at 999 Montauk Highway. After pilfering the kicks, he then fled with his ill-gotten footwear on a bicycle. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk Seventh Precinct Crime Section are seeking the public’s assistance to help…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Update – Woman Identified who stole shoes from CT DSW

Brandon King

Back in September we brought you the story of a Connecticut woman who stole over $1,000 worth of shoes from a DSW.  At the time of the story her identity was unknown but that soon changed with an assist from social media. New Haven police released a surveillance picture on social media on August 31 in the hope of identitfying the DSW thief. Multiple anonymous tips led police to be able to identify 39-year-old Atavia Wilson of New Haven.   Police stated Wilson hid 14 pairs of shoes in a…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Little Rock Duo arrested for gunpoint sneaker robbery

Brandon King

When lunkheads collide with sneakers, we have another edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers. Our latest entry takes us to Little Rock, Arkansas, where two teens have turned their freedom into a memory in the rear view mirror of their lives. According to a police report, the 17-year-old victim told police that Taylor Rhodes, 18, and Eduardo Paniagua, 17, came to his home after he had spoken to Rhodes about selling him some Air Jordan sneakers. The report states that Rhodes tried one pair of the Jordans and…

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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: Knoxville man arrested for sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Maryville, Tennessee is the backdrop for our latest edition of how the lust for sneakers fuels deleterious decision making, or as we call it, Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers. In this small town of under 30,000 in the Southeastern corner of Tennessee, a man posed as a buyer to rob someone selling sneakers. The alleged victim, called police at 4:41p.m.Thursday, October 11th. According to the police report, she said she was selling two pairs of Air Jordans , valued at $460, on the “Offer Up” application and made arrangements…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Youths rob teen for money and sneakers

Brandon King

Our nationwide digest of sneaker lust leading to destructive behavior takes us to Sheepshead Bay in New York. Here in this bay that separates the Brooklyn mainland from the eastern part of Coney Island two youngsters  decided to rob a 15-year-old boy. The robbery took place at approximately 9:40 on the morning of Thursday, September 27. The two robbers approached the victim from behind and allegedly said. “Give us your money or we’ll beat you up!” The 15-year old went along with the robbers’ request, but after handing over his…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: VA Man pleads guilty to sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Winchester, Virginia is the scene for the latest edition of how sneaker lust can lead one down a deleterious path , or as we like to call it, Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers.  On September 20 Tavious Jonte Lane, of Berryville, VA pleaded guilty in Frederick County Circuit Court to a September 8, 2017 robbery. At gunpoint, Lane robbed a man of sneakers who had been advertising them on Instagram. According to Daniel H. Cohan, an assistant Frederick County commonwealth’s attorney, the victim of the robbery Eric Truong, knew…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Burglar steals only right shoes

Brandon King

The train of sneaker-powered stupidity pulls into Roanoke, Virginia, where a thief got his sneaker robbery only half right, or wrong.   On August 25 at around 4:20 a.m. , a theif broke into Clean Soles, a sneaker shop specializing in buying, trading and selling sneakers as well as offers sneaker cleansing services. Video surveillance shows the thief filling his arms with several sneakers on display before exiting the business. The head-scratching aspect of this event is the burglar only took right shoes-the mates for the shoes were stored away.…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: FL man caught with 60 pairs of sneakers

Brandon King

Glen Carbon, Illinois is the stage for this edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, where a Florida man’s sticky fingers has him staring at a burglary charge. An off-duty manager at a local Ross Dress For Less was in the store shopping when she spotted a man, who was later identified as Carlos y. Albelo-Parnau,32, of Miami, stuffing a pair of shoes into a backpack and then exit the store without paying for them. According to a court document, a witness saw Albelo-Parnau get into a car and…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: CT woman steals 14 pairs of sneakers from North Haven store

Brandon King

North Haven, Connecticut is the setting for our latest edition of what reprobates do when they want sneakers. Local police have released surveillance photograph on social media of a woman who stole 14 pairs of shoes valued at $1,095 from a DSW. According to police, a woman with long black hair wearing a black tank top and black leggings and slides stole the shoes from the DSW located at 410 Universal Drive North. She removed the shoes from their boxes and hid them in a large, black DSW shopping bag.…

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