Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: CT Man charged with robbery in sneaker sale

Brandon King

The latest edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers takes us to Enfield, Connecticut, where a local man was arrested in a sneaker sale that went awry. According to police chief Alaric Fox, on January an officer was driving through the Bigelow Commons housing complex shortly before 11 p.m. when he had a brief conversation with a man waiting in a car at the complex. The gentleman indicated to the officer that he was waiting for 23-year-old Xavier McFarlane, who was the buyer of a pair of Air Jordans…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Two charged in possible sneaker robbery retaliation

Brandon King

Three Massachusetts males ( one from Marlborough and two others) robbed two men from Medway of three pairs of sneakers in late January. On January 21, the two Medway agreed via Snapchat to meet someone at a Marlborough apartment complex to sell a pair “Beluga” Yeezys, the mismonikered “Space Jam” Air Jordan 11, and the Travis Scott x Air Force 1. According to Sergeant Zachary Attaway, when the sellers opened the trunk of their car to show the shoes, one of them was punched in the face, while one of…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Police looking for suspects in downtown Atlanta sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Police in Atlanta are seeking suspects in a downtown Atlanta sneaker robbery. The victim who is the owner of the online shop Fresh Goods , which sells sneakers ( and PS5s). According to police, he had arranged a meeting with two potential buyers October 25 at his home in the Castleberry Hill neighbourhood and that is when and where the robbery occurred. From police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant: “Upon gaining access to the location, the suspects brandished weapons and demanded high-end clothing and shoes from the victim and his girlfriend.”…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Arrest made in November robbery

Brandon King

Police in Howard County Maryland have made an arrest stemming from a robbery that happened in late November. On November 28, 2020 the adult male victim told police he was approached on the 7000 block of Montgomery Road in Elkridge by five male suspects whose faces were partially covered. One of the suspects displayed a handgun and the victim was relieved of his cellular phone and sneakers before exiting the area. Investigators identified and arrested one of the suspects Edwin Espinoza Sanabria ,17. He was charged as adult with armed…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Westchester duo arrested for sneaker robbery

Brandon King

A pair of Westchester males were arrested for allegedly robbing a man of a pair of sneakers from the seller. According o Hudson Police Chief David Dosin, the incident occurred on Monday, December 21 at around 9 p.m. The Hudson PD received a call from a Brooklyn resident who indicated that he was in the parking lot of The Andrus Home completing the arranged meeting with two individuals regrading the sale of high-end sneaker valued at $4,000. Upon arrivals at the predetermined location, the seller allowed the individuals to take…

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Attempted sneaker thief gets killed trying to rob seller

Brandon King

You play stupid games you win stupid prizes. Things ended very badly for a sneaker thief in Rosedale, Maryland. According to Officer Jennifer Peach of the Baltimore County PD, 20-year-old Kumar Burney, of Rosedale, made arrangements to purchase an expensive pair of shoes from a man on a popular selling application. The meeting location and time was Rosedale’s Golden Ring Shopping Center last Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Peach said, “While this exchange was occurring, the buyer apparently attempted to rob the seller of the item he was there to buy.…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Update – one of the internet idiots charged as adult

Brandon King

In two of the most recent instalments of Stupid Things , we have reported on the case of two New Jersey youths that robbed a seller of two pairs of Air Jordans and then took to social media wearing the shoes they stole. Though one of the sneaker stealing duo, Dwayne Quamir Johnson is 17, he was arraigned as an adult on two counts of robbery and one count each of aggravated assault, simple assault , theft, firearms not to be carried without a license and possession of a firearm…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Arranged social media sneaker sale leads to armed robbery

Brandon King

A Salem, New Hampshire resident found himself the victim of a robbery at a sneaker sale. The victim arranged the sale of footwear via snapchat with 19-year-old Derick Moncion. However when Moncion arrived he had two other individuals in tow. According to police Mancion then pulled a gun on the would-be seller and threatened to shoot him if the sneakers were not handed over. The seller/victim reported the robbery to relief that same day. Over the course of the following week a police investigation complied enough evidence to obtain an…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Snapchat sneaker sale ends in robbery

Brandon King

A sneaker sale in Hartford, Connecticut ended in armed robbery. The sale of the sneakers was arranged on Snapchat and a meeting location of 447 Barbour Street was set. Shortly after the meetings commenced with the seller , the victim found himself confronted by four men and guns drawn on him , who then proceeded to relieve him of his values and run off. According to Sgt. Valentine Olabasi, the victim then get to an area where he could call police. Officers subsequently arrived and arrested two individuals after a…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: One of the social media sneaker robbers were arrested

Brandon King

In a recent edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, we lowlighted the account of two crumbums who allegedly forcibly separated a would-be seller from two pair of sneakers. The duo would then wash that criminality down with a helping of nincompoopery by posting themselves on Instagram wearing the ill-gotten footwear. Seventeen-year-old Dwayne Quamir Johnson of Newark was one of two males that robbed the seller of two shoes that were to be sold at an October 20 meeting arranged via social media. According to the criminal complaint, an…

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