Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

According to the Daly City police, a pair of teenagers was taken into custody for stealing from a Daly City sneaker store.  Police say that at 12:55 PM, Saturday, November 8, a “group of teenagers” stole several items from the JD Sports located in the city’s Serramonte Center. Upon pilfering the I’ll-gotten goods, the teens then absconded in different directions.  One of the alleged thieves, a 16-year-old Richmond resident, was apprehended. The others remain at large. 

Earlier this week, South African police arrested a man at the Lebombo port, as he was crossing from Mozambique into South Africa. According to Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation spokesperson, Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi, the vehicle, a white Volkswagen minibus, was stopped and searched. “During the search, counterfeit goods – sneakers, clothes and cosmetics with an estimated street value of R800,000 transported from Mozambique into the Republic of South Africa without valid permit, were seized,” she said. The seized items included the aforementioned goods as well the van in which…

A Providence, RI teen was stabbed during a sneaker robbery. According to police, the 15-year-old male victim said he was approached by a man who demanded his sneakers. He attempted to run off but was chased by the suspect who stabbed him in the back before exiting the scene. The victim was treated on the scene by EMTs. The case is still under investigation.

Police are on the hunt for a pair of thieves who robbed four minors in late June. According to surveillaince footage posted to the Irvine Police Department’s Twitter account, the incident occured on Monday June 26 at 9:22 pm. Footage shows two males expeditiously exiting one of the men’s restroom at the Irvine Spectrum Center carrying a combined three pairs of shoes ( which appears to be two pairs of Air Jordan 4s and a pair of Air Jordan 1s) , and what appers to be a cap. The footage…