Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

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…

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…

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…

In the most recent edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, we reported on a Richmond, California sneaker store that was looted in lieu in an alleged case of post election chaos. It was also reported there had been one arrest of the several alleged perpetrators of the theft. One of the suspects was apprehended Thursday morning following a chase across the San Francisco Bay Bridge and into the Potrero Hill neighbourhood. According to police , several pairs of brand new sneakers, a face mask and other evidence was…

It is these types of stories that are the precise reason that this Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers was created. In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, local police are investigating a robbery that centered around two males armed with a firearm that stole two pairs of sneakers. According to police, the victim indicated he had arranged a meeting at with two men to sell two pairs of Air Jordans for $400 apiece. At the meeting, as the two buyers was trying on the sneakers, one of the them brandished a handgun and…

This most recent presidential election has been the most contentious that I can recall seeing. Whether the candidate you supported won or was defeated, jubilation or disappointment should expressed in a reasonable manner, and it most certainly should not include engaging in illegal activity. Unfortunately people in Richmond, California did not adhere to that , as according to local police , there have been multiple looting incidents around the Bay Area since Election Night. The most recent of these events occurred at a Richmond sneaker store. According to authorities, 100…

This instalment of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers takes us to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where yet another would be sneaker seller found himself the victim of armed robbery. According to a criminal complaint, 32-year-old Roderick Pierce of Brooklyn Park responded to a Snapchat posting about buying a pair of Air Jordans. After agreeing to the $1,000 asking price, for some mystifying reason the meeting place was the seller’s home. The buyer was recognised by the seller/victim as a regular client at the smoke shop where he worked. Pierce took a…