Tag: Stupid Things Do For Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Thieves attempt to sell fake sneakers they took off teen

Brandon King

Our ever continuing chronicling of when the intoxication of new sneakers overloads their capacity for common sense takes us to Queens, where the NYPD is seeking three men who snatched the shoes off a teenager during a robbery. The crime happened Saturday, April 28 at approximately 12:30 p.m. in Flushing. The robbery was caught on surveillance video and shows the three miscreants pull up in a white, four door sedan whilst the victim is standing using his phone. The robbers jump out of their car and approach the teenage victim.…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Teen in Jersey City ‘sneaker’ murder will be prosecuted as adult

Brandon King

Our never-ending documentation of when the lure of leather and rubber causes people to divorce lucidity takes us to Jersey City, New Jersey where a youngster learned that when you play stupid games ,you win stupid prizes. Although he just turned 18, Devante Dormena was 17 when he was charged with killing a Jersey City man over pair of sneakers. Despite him being a minor at the time of the slaying , Dormena will be charged as an adult. Jose “Migue” Malave Dormena and 19-year-old Nasiar Day are charged with…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Two Men. Attacked and Stabbed by 5; One has sneakers stolen

Brandon King

For our latest reporting of sneaker-inspired deparavity, we return to Brooklyn, N.Y. , where five ruffians ( four men and a woman) stabbed two men, robbing one of them of their sneakers. According to police, earlier this month the suspected attackers stabbed the two men, aged 21 and 28 respectively, multiple times at approximately 6:30 on March 24. One of the men was stabbed in the back and torso and the other victim was stabbed in the leg and torso. Both men were taken to a local hospital. The NYPD…

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Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers: UPS worker charged with stealing kicks worth $1,160

Brandon King

SECAUCUS, NJ — As much as many of us love sneakers, they should never ever cost you your freedom, job or life. Our seemingly never-ending chronicle sneaker-related imbecility takes us to Secaucus, New Jersey. After stealing three pairs of sneakers valued $1,100 from their Secaucus, NJ facility, a UPS was charged with theft. According to police Captain Dennis Miller, at 7:48 a.m. on March 15 Secaucus police responded to the UPS facility and arrested 41-year-old Halif Bryant. Bryant was charged with theft, processed and released. Miller said the sneakers had…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Bridgeport, CT thieves pilfer 3K worth of Nike Shoes

Brandon King

According to Bridgeport, Connecticut police, a duo of burglars stole 10 pair of Air Jordan sneakers valued at $3,000. The thieves also caused more than $6,000 in damage when they broke in the front door with a crowbar.  Cameras caught the two men entering the three-story apartment complex carrying empty bags. On November 11.  They departed a few minutes later with noticible bulges in the same bags.  Police indicate the suspects knew the victim and was aware of the high-prices sneakers were in the apartment. The investigators are seeking the…

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