Our continual chronicling of sneaker related dumbassery takes us to Monroe, Michigan where a youth was robbed for his kicks. A Monroe juvenile had his Foamposites taken from him at knifepoint yesterday.
Police are seeking the suspect, a heavyset Caucasian teen, who is 15 or 16 and stands 5’10” to 6′ tall. He was dressed in a black zipper style jacket, grey sweatpants and blue shorts. According to police, the robber confronted the victim at the corner of Michigan and Greenwood Avenues and demanded his red, yellow and organge Foamposites. The juvenile gave up the sneakers and crook was last observed getting into an older dark-colored four-door sedan that was headed north on Arbor Avenue. There were no injuries reported to authorities.
Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call the Monroe County Central Dispatch at (734) 241-3300.