Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Police in Atlanta, Georgia are looking for the perpetrator in a sneaker sale that morphed into an armed robbery. According to authorities, on September 8 in Buckhead a meeting was arranged between an 18-year-old and a buyer to purchase a pair of high end footwear for $400. The meeting location was set in a busy shopping plaza in the middle of Buckhead. The presence of scores of people and being in broad daylight did not deter the “buyer” from flashing a gun and demanding the shoes. After grabbing the shoes,…

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Police in Roslyn, NY have arrested a pair of brothers who robbed a man of approximately $1,800 worth of shoes. According to police, Christopher Vilca, 21, and Jean Vilca-Alvites,19, approached a 35-year-old man outside if the Roslyn Hotel. Although the three had engaged in sneaker transactions in the past, on this occasion a dispute ensued and this led to Villa-Alvites letting the man know that he had a gun in his waistband. He then compelled the man to relinquish the bag that allegedly contained $1,800 worth of sneakers. The brothers…

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A Florida teen thief made it rather easy for investigators when he was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing Air Jordans from a prospective sellers- because he was actually wearing them when he was apprehended. Deleno Madariaga, 17, had arranged with a seller on Sunday, August 16 to purchase three pairs of Air Jordans, but rather than bring money to the meeting he brought a pistol and used that to forcibly relieve the seller of the sneakers and his phone. Monday Madariaga was arrested by Hillsborough County deputies with a pair…

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Police in Hamden, Connecticut are seeking two person of interest in the theft of approximately $400 worth of sneakers from a local Bob’s Stores location. According to law enforcement, the incident occurred July 30 at the Bob’s located on 2300 Dixwell Avenue. Authorities ascertained that two individuals entered the shoe department and stole five pairs of sneakers, valued at nearly $400. The suspects exited the store and absconded in a grey GMC van, heading in the direction of Skff street. Those with information regarding this case is asked to call…

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Police in Queens, NY are seeking a group of males that allegedly stabbed a teenager and robbed him of his sneakers. According to law enforcement, at around 10:30 pm on July 15, the 19-year-old victim arranged via Snapchat with a user named “Kenziedaghost” to meet to sell a pair of Yeezys. Police said that upon arrival at the agreed upon location, 48-06 46th Street in Woodside, the victim was surrounded by seven young men, one of which proceeded to punch and stab him in the back. The victim was forcibly…

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Pedestrians in New York City’s Brighton Beach neighbourhood bore witness to and became part of a wild scene. According to police at approximately 1:40 pm on Brighton Beach Avenue, between Brighton 3rd and 2nd streets a woman attacked another lady and stole her sneakers. After which, she proceeded to remove all of her clothes. In a video posted to Twitter, the victim is seen on the ground crying for help as her sneakers are removed from her feet. She then proceeds to hit another bystander. A man comes in and…

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This edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers takes us to Brampton, Canada. It was here in this Toronto suburb that police made 5 arrests stemming from a sneaker sale gone bad. According to reports, a meeting was arranged to purchase high end sneakers early Friday morning shortly before 3 A.M. According to law enforcement, a Mercedes SUV containing the sneakers was stolen after two armed men arrived at the meeting location and pointed guns at the involved parties of the transaction. The vehicle was later located by police…

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Over $15,000 worth of items in clouding sneakers, jewellery and a PlayStation was stolen from a According to a police report, a Texas woman called police on Saturday to report more than $15,000 in goods were stolen from her apartment. The woman exited her domicile at 6 P.M. that Friday and when she returned at 12:30 A.M. that Saturday to discover that her residence had been forcibly entered. Upon further inspection it was noticed that several items were missing – jewelry pieces valued from $1,800 to $4,000, sneakers ranging from…

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Shady figures, transactions gone awry and high-speed car chases. These prototypical pillars of nearly every gunfire-laden, explosion-filled action flick were elements in a recent California sneaker sale. Police in Redding, California responded to a robbery call in the south part of town. En route to the call, responding officers gained situational awareness of the victim chasing the alleged perpetrators. Victim , 19-year-old Anthony Larson of Redding and his family , in two separate vehicles pursued the suspect from Redding to Anderson, CA, a distance of approximately 12 miles. The police…

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There was a time when a fistfight was the culmination of a beef, but nowadays it’s merely a stepping stone on the path to things much worse. A fun evening was disturbed when two attendees of a house party in Green Pond, SC engaged in fisticuffs, of which a third man tried to break it up. The man who was attempting to break up the fight was following his cousin home when rear-ended his relative’s vehicle. While the two were were looking over the damage, one of the males from…

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