Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Newark, New Jersey is the setting for another chapter in nocuous behavior that leather and rubber can fuel. At a local high school, a student was viciously attacked and beaten over a pair of sneakers. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred just outside the West Side High School gymnasium , which is in close proximity to the school’s main entrance. The victim, a high school senior, was punched, kicked, and thrown on the grown, in an attempt to take the sneakers off his feet. Police and school officials have…

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This edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers shows that your kicks may not be safe, even in your own home. On November 27, a homeowner in Jersey City, NJ told police he left his home at 9:20 p.m. and when he returned at 11:10 p.m., he discovered his home had been robbed. Nearly $9,000 in valuables taken from the home-including $5,000 worth of sneakers. According to police radio transmissions, there was sign of forced entry and police think it may have been a case of the door being…

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Our latest event of sneakers being the driving force of a dereliction of responsible behavior takes place in Radnor Township, PA. It is here that carelessness on the part of the victim played a part in him being separated from his property. According to Radnor Township Police, a pair of Air Jordans, valued at $220,  were taken from an unlocked vehicle parked on Buckingham Drive in the Bryn Mawr section of the township. Police said that the theft occurred sometime in the early evening hours of Tuesday, November 27. Township…

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In the July 4, 2018 of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers,  we brought you the story of 18-year-old Angel L. Carrasquillo of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who was charged with multiple criminal charges after being arrested in conjunction with the theft of $1,000 worth of sneakers from a residence. Carrasquillo admitted last week that he was responsible for the theft and ultimately pled guilty in Northampton County Court to a single felony count of burglary ( he was originally charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal trespassing and misdemeanor counts of theft…

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We remain in Brooklyn for another unfortunate entry into the annals of sneaker-dereived folly. A New York man who was selling shoes online was brutally beaten and robbed by three men. The victim/seller was using the “Let’s Go” app which allows people to list and and buy items from other users. According to Brownsville police, the 25-year-old seller arranged to meet a prospective buyer for his Yeezy sneakers on Wednesday afternoon.  All seemed to be going well with the transaction , the shoes and payment were being exchanged in the…

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Our never-ending accounts of incidents of low IQ revolving around sneakers makes a stop in Shirley, New York, where police are on the hunt for a man who thought paying for sneakers did not apply to him. According to police, the man stole a pair of black sneakers, valued at $55, from a Kohl’s located at 999 Montauk Highway. After pilfering the kicks, he then fled with his ill-gotten footwear on a bicycle. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk Seventh Precinct Crime Section are seeking the public’s assistance to help…

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Back in September we brought you the story of a Connecticut woman who stole over $1,000 worth of shoes from a DSW.  At the time of the story her identity was unknown but that soon changed with an assist from social media. New Haven police released a surveillance picture on social media on August 31 in the hope of identitfying the DSW thief. Multiple anonymous tips led police to be able to identify 39-year-old Atavia Wilson of New Haven.   Police stated Wilson hid 14 pairs of shoes in a…

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