Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

A Brooklyn, N.Y. Foot Locker that had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be a prime target for a would-be sneaker thief. According to police, Donte West, 28, broke into a side door of the store at 8:45 a.m. As officers arrived on the scene , West was loading a Chevrolet Trailblazer with more than three dozen pairs of sneakers and almost 40 baseball caps. Soon thereafter officers caught up and arrested West. He was the subsequently charged with burglary, grand larceny, criminal mischief and criminal possession…

When Andrea Lacayo accompanied her boyfriend, Sergio Berben to a meeting to sell some sneakers, she had no idea it would be her last day occupying the realm of the living. Berben had set up a meeting with 19-year-old George Walton to sell him three pairs of Adidas Yeezys for $935. The predetermined meeting location, for reasons that defy logic, was an abandoned house in Homestead, Florida. According to the police report, at the meeting Walton asked to try on the shoes to which Berben responded that he would need…

When two males entered a Foot Locker in Fort Lauderdale , they appeared to just be another pair of customers, however what was not known at the time that they were less than 20 minutes out from committing one crime and in the act of another. Eighteen minutes prior to their entering the Foot Locker, one of the pair drew down on a man who was unloading the back seat of his truck. The victim said he heard the sound of a gun cocking behind him and turned around to…

Ahuto Dakkid may not be a name to known to those outside of DeKalb County, GA ( and even some within the locale) but the Sheriff’s Office is quite familiar with him. Dakkid, a local hip hopper whose identified by the government as Eric Jordan Elam, 26, was arrested along with 19-year-old Troy William Fiddes for robbery and assault. On February 7 the two males are accused of picking up Amir Azad and driving him to Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain. After arriving , they proceeded to pistol whip and…

The latest transaction for a New Jersey man saw him transformed from customer to complainant. According to Captain Scott Buehler of the Montclair Police, the victim reported that he , through a mutual acquaintance, to meet in Nishuane Park at 11:00 p.m. with a male to purchase a pair of sneakers. Upon arrival, the suspect produced a sneaker box that, instead of the advertised footwear, contained rocks. The suspect subsequently brandished a silver revolver and demanded the agreed upon amount of the shoes, $350. The presence of the weapon compelled…

A disturbing video released by the New York Police Department on Friday morning shows a teenage girl beaten by a group of youths. The attack took place Thursday afternoon at approximately 4 :10 p.m. The video shows the group of teens jumping the young girl, repeatedly kicking and punching her. As she laid unconscious on the ground, one of the boys took the sneakers right off her feet. She was also relieved of her cell phone and bank card, before the mob absconded in several different directions. In a tweet,…

Columbia, South Carolina police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery. However their best lead in the case is not fingerprints or DNA, but rather footwear. According to police, surveillance video ( allegedly because that cannot be ascertained from what was shown on this report.) shows the robber wearing a pair of Air Jordan 6 sneakers. Police seem to think this may help identify the man that allegedly robbed the China City restaurant on Forest Drive. Individuals with information pertinent to the case ( which likely will not…