Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

For two relatives, armed robbery seems to be a family affair. Officers said one of the men subsequently pulled out a handgun and said “Give me everything.” The other male then began to grab approximately ten pairs of Nikes and placed them in their vehicle. court documents indicate. Police said the victim hurriedly ran outside the premises when the suspects started shutting t them. Another business owner who happened to be outside as the shots were fired, was forced to take cover, and it was later determined that one of…

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This latest edition of sneaker criminality takes us to Brooklyn, where police are searching for a group that attacked and robbed a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint. The incident occurred in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, June 4 at 7:50 p.m. near the park’s Pier 2. The attacked seemed to be a random one, and according to police, the victim was pushed to the ground, punched in the face and threatened with a gun. His sneaker, cellphone, cap, banking and ID cards were forcibly taken from his person. The youngster was…

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Two Memphis-area City Gear stores were recently hit with early morning robberies. According to Memphis police, the City Gear in the 4000 black of Elvis Presley Boulevard was robbed early on the morning of Saturday, My 21. The interior of the store had been despoiled, the front door propped open with a pallet, with clothing and shoes stolen to the tune of $30,000. Surveillance footage captured several of the suspects, including the face of this male. Some of the stolen footwear included, the , at the tine, yet-to-be released, “Easter”…

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A recent sneaker sale in Memphis, Tennessee devolved into gunplay. According to Memphis Police, the victim made arrangements on social media to sell a pair of Air Jordans to a male. The agreed upon location was on Willow Rd at around May 14 at around 9 A.M. At the meeting a male got out of a grey Dodge Charger and into the buyer’s car.Once inside the car, the “seller” turned into a robber, pulling out a gun and pointing it at the other man and demanded his money. Police said…

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Back in February, we reported on the account of New York City woman who was the victim of a most unusual sneaker crime. The thief only took one of her shoes before taking off. At the time of reporting it was thought to be a rather peculiar one-off oddity. Apparently this has unfortunately proven not to be true, as this is just one of a multiple attacks by this serial sneaker snatcher. The first such reported incident took place on January 24 when the suspect followed a woman into an…

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Police in Port Moody British Columbia are searching for two males who peppered sprayed a would-be sneaker seller. According to police, the victim made arrangements to sell a pair of sneakers on Facebook Marketplace. Law enforcement said that just after 2 p.m. on May 30, two male arrived at the victim’s residence and after a few minutes, pepper-sprayed him and fled the scene. The victim suffered no injuries from the attack. One of the suspects was caught on camera and he is described as approximately 18 years old, standing 5’8″…

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A Washington D.C was on the path to enforcing the law, now finds himself on the other side of the judicial system following his role in a sneaker robbery in Montgomery County, Maryland back in March. According to charging documents, police cadet, 19-year-old Christian Santos and another male responded to a Facebook advertisement for a pair of Air Jordan XIIs. However, at the agreed upon meeting location ,on Montrose Road, rather than taking out money, a gun was allegedly pulled on the seller and the two then departed with their…

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A Salt Lake City, Utah area sneaker store is turning to the community to for help after a recent robbery to help keep its doors open. According to Eastside Hype’s owner Austin Tate on May 1 at approximately 11:30 pm, surveillance footage captured two burglars breaking their glass front door and entering the shop. “Not only did they take the clothes, but they took money we had for our consigners that was put away — which we only take 10%, so do the math — and then a cashier’s check…

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A Cincinnati business owner now finds himself out of thousands of dollars worth of sneakers were stolen from his storage unit. Michael Giddens is the owner of Heart and Sole Cincy, an online store that specializes in the sale of spught after sneakers such as Air Jordans, Dunks and Yeezys. Giddens spent two years building up a valuable collection that would underpin Heart and Sole, only to have it literally stolen away in a matter of moments. Mr. Giddens said he left to go on vacation March 27 and when…

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