Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

We remain in Brooklyn for another unfortunate entry into the annals of sneaker-dereived folly. A New York man who was selling shoes online was brutally beaten and robbed by three men. The victim/seller was using the “Let’s Go” app which allows people to list and and buy items from other users. According to Brownsville police, the 25-year-old seller arranged to meet a prospective buyer for his Yeezy sneakers on Wednesday afternoon.  All seemed to be going well with the transaction , the shoes and payment were being exchanged in the…

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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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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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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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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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