Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

The Woodhaven section of Queens is the backdrop for this edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers. In this middle-neighborhood a group of scoundrels robbed a teenager of his sneakers and other belongings as he walked down the street. According to police, the knifepoint robbery occurred September 3 at approximately 3:15 am near the corner of 85th Avenue and 96 Street. According to sources, the three males approached the youngster as we was on his way home. One of them pulled out a knife and demanded the teen’s property.…

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A Newton, Massachusetts man now finds himself in jail after he robbed one man and assaulted another while attempting to sell them both the same pair of Nikes. According to court records, Judge Paul G. Pino ruled that 22-year-old Brandon D. Frank Jr, to be dangerous and ordered him to be held without bail for for the next four months as he awaits trial, following a pre-trial detention hearing Tuesday in New Bedford District Court. His case is continued until September 24 for a probable cause hearing in New Bedford…

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According to police in Fairfield, Connecticut a couple is accused of robbing a man who was trying to sell a pair of sneakers online. The victim made arrangements to sell a pair of Travis Scott Air Jordan 4 via Letgo for $500. On the afternoon of August 23, buyer arrived at the predetermined meeting location, the seller’s home, located in the 100 block of Melody’s Lane. Upon her arrival Freeman asked the seller to get in the backseat of her car ( which he actually agreed to for some reason).…

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Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for the latest edition of sneakers being the root cause for lunacy. It is here in the capital of the Badger state, a supposed sneaker sale went very wrong. Police in Madison are looking for two teenagers that are accused of pistol-whipping and robbing another group of youths in a sneaker sale that went off the rails earlier this month. According to Joe DeSpain, a Madison Police Department spokesman, a Waunakee teen advertised the sneakers he wished to sell on Snapchat and arranged to meet…

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An early morning break-in at a Kansas City consignment shop netted thieves $40,000 in merchandise. Surveillance footage captured portions of the break-in at Initial KC and showed three individuals shining flashlights and grabbing merchandise ranging from high end sneakers to name brand t-shirts. Initial KC’s co-wonder Ivan Qi thought the store was targeted, saying “I’m pretty sure they came to our shop before. They knew where to find all the stuff, and they could just grab it.”  Initial KC , was just days away from its one-year anniversary, but instead…

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Police in Columbia, South Carolina got a call from a young woman who said that someone broke into her home and stole five pairs of her Air Jordans. No arrests have been made yet and there was no description as to the specific models that were taken.

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The Hayes Valley neighborhood in San Francisco’s Western Addition district is the latest addition to the unfortumate and continuing growing list of locales that is now part of this segment. It was here that a local youth trying to sell some shoes found himself the victim of a robbery. At around 5:30 p.m. on June 23 a 14-year-old had arranged to meet a girl to sell her a pair of sneakers. Upon his arrival, he was greeted by the girl and two other boys, who threatened him, stole his phone…

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Our latest incident of sneaker-related lunacy takes place in Stockton, California. According to the Stockton Police Department a woman and her wife met with two alleged buyers at a 7-Eleven parking lot Monday night to sell a pair of shoes. Police said the arrangements for the sale were made through social media. The two women were met by two boys, aged 16 and 18 to purchase the shoes. Ironically, the location was chosen by the women due to proximity, as it was across the street from the Stockton Police Department.…

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After an unplanned hiatus ( due to people actually behaving themselves) , Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers has returned. This edition takes us all the way to South Yarra , an upscale suburb of Melboune, Austalia where a pair of females decided that paying for shoes did not apply to them. Prahran police have released images of two women in connection with a theft that occurred at a South Yarra store last month. The women entered the store shortly before 6 p.m. on June 7. One of the women…

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