Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

a Santa Clara sneaker spot was one of the targets in the latest round of smash-and-grab robberies that are occurring with more frequent regularity in the Bay Area. Earlier in November, stores in San Francisco, Walnut Creek and South Bay were overwhelmed by thieves, and later in November Fix Kicks also felt the brunt of these brazen and brute force robberies. According to reports, 25-35 burglars inundated the shop on the night of November 28, breaking the glass of the front windows and doors. It was uncertain exactly how much…

Kansas City, Missouri is home to One Pair, a sneaker store that is owned by black youngsters, ages 14 and up. It is also a clothing store that sells local brands also offers sneaker cleaning and customisation services.   Opened a year ago, One Pair is also an education center that is run by local youth that teaches financial literacy, and practical life experience. Unfortunately in this day and age, no good deed goes unpunished as on the night of November 9, One Pair was broken into and all their…

According to law enforcement in Lincolnton, North Carolina are looking for two individuals that robbed two people who were selling them sneakers. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detective D. Hendrix stated the seller and a friend arrangements through social media to sell sneakers valued at $640. The meeting took place in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart located at 7131 NC 73 Hwy on November 17 at approximately 3:30 pm. While the seller was showing the shoes both suspects pulled guns with extended magazines and demanded the sneakers as well as any…

Police in Prince William County arrested two men in conjunction with a sneaker sale that went awry. The victim made arrangements through a social media app ( I hope it was not OfferUp) to arrange to sell a pair of sneakers, according to police. At the meeting, the suspect tried to leave with the sneakers, the victim attempted to prevent this and this action lead to a physical altercation between victim and suspect. The suspect had a friend with him, who police stated, pulled a gun. The suspect and his…

Three Bergenfield, New Jersey men were taken into custody earlier this month in connection with the beating and robbery of a local man. Cameron Schneid, 20, Jacob Inglis, 19, and Colin Murphy, 18 , were all arrested at their homes in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 10, as conformed by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Mueslla. According to the victim, who apparently knew his attackers, was picked up near his home on the night of September 22 and was subsequently taken to what would be the scene of the…

When a Grafton man set up a deal to set up three pairs of Air Jordans unfortunately for him, he got far more than he bargained for. According to Akron Polices the 22-year-old victim used OfferUp to set up the meeting with two people to sell the sneakers for $700. At the meeting, which took place outside of a convenience store i investigators said one of the buyers pulled a gun and then both suspects fled with two pairs of sneakers. A 16-year-old suspect has been arrested, but police are…

Police are on the hunt for the perpetrator of an armed robbery of a Fairfax District sneaker shop was captured on film. According to Los Angeles Police Department officials, on September 14 at approximately 12:30pm the suspect walked into Zero’s. When an employee approached him to render customer service, the male tossed white garbage bags at the employee, pulled a handgun, pointed it at him and ordered the employee to fill them with money, shoes and clothes. In a press release from the LAPD, the worker, “Fearing for his safety,…