Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

A 19-year-old Santa Clara teenager is staring down a host of charges following his arrest for his role in a smash-and-grab at a high-end sneaker store back in November. Gregory Jefferson was arrested at his Pittsburg home back on January 13. According to Santa Clara County Depute DA Mike VidmarSanta Clara police found 30 boxes of of luxury sneakers, clothing and even hangers with the name of the store, Fix Kicks. Police also found and seized a “ghost gun”, with a loaded 30-round magazine. Jefferson was arraigned January 25 on…

A Brooklyn Park, MN man who was looking to sell a pair of sneakers ended up dodging bullets. According to the Brooklyn Park Police at approximately 7:30 p.m. on January 20 officers responded to a call of a robbery at 6200 block of 65th North Avenue. The seller/victim indicated he’d made arrangements via an online platform to sell a pair of sneakers. When the buyer arrived at the meeting, they took the shoes and ran away. The seller attempted to give chase but unbeknownst to him, the ”buyer” had an…

A Minnesota man is looking a major charges for his role in a planned robbery of a sneaker reseller that resulted in the death of of a 15-year-old-boy. According to court records, Javeyon Tate, 21, of Minneapolis is being charged with one count of first degree riot resulting in death and first degree aggravated robbrery. Mr.Tate allegedly drove 15-year-old Santana Jackson and another youth to the area of North 24 and Dupont aves, with the knowledge the two youth were armed and were planning to rob a sneaker seller, according…

A Southwest Miami-Dade area storage facility found itself the victim of a burglary, with multiple units being hit, including one one containing hundreds of pairs of expensive sneakers. The victims said that management at the CubeSmart located on 75th Ave near Bird Road informed them that the thieves arrived at the facility Tuesday around midnight and were there for hours. A couple of the victims indicated they feel the security at the storage facility is lacking , with one of them saying, “It was way too easy for a group…

According to police in Hyattsville, Maryland, man was assaulted and robbed by two males at the Prince George’s Mall. Police say Hyattsville officers arrived at the mall at approximately 12:10 pm on December 11 for a call of a strong-robbery that occurred inside the mall. Law enforcement stated two men assaulted a man that left a shoe store with a new pairs of sneakers that were valued at around $300. If the date did not give it away, the shoe in question was the then, newly-released “Cool Grey” Air Jordan…

When a student walked Brooklyn’s P.S. K573 o December 1, the last thought on his mind was he was moment from being viciously attacked but that is precisely what happened, A group of students at the School for Career Development ( aka P.S. K573) surrounded their class mate and proceeded to attempt to remove the sneakes right off his feet. After knocking the student to the ground and still unsuccessfully attempting to forcibly remove the youngster’s footwear, one of the ruffians restored to trying to choke out the victim, closing…

Police in East Kilbride are investigating a burglary in which £12,500 with of shoes were stolen from an industrial building located in the East Kilbride’s Commercial Park. Police think the theft occurred sometime between 2pm on Wednesday December 8, 2021 and 7:30 a.m. Friday, December 10, 2021. Of note, amongst the footwear taken in the heist included Shephy shoes, a footwear brand that specialises in sheepskin footwear for men and and women The East Kilbride Police released the following statement: Officers in East Kilbride are appealing for witnesses after a…