Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Thousands of Nikes stolen from parked vehicle

Brandon King

Back in February , approximately 4,000 pairs of Nikes were stolen from a parked transport vehicle at the Abington Service Interchange located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. According to Police Scotland said the sneaker-containing lorry ( truck) , as well as two other nearby parked vehicles were damaged in the theft. Law enforcement is scouring CCTV feeds in an effort to identify the offenders. Detective Constable Heather Anderson implored anyone who observed anything suspicious to contact police. No matter how insignificant it may have seemed at the time, it could be…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Robberies have sneaker store owners considering relocation

Brandon King

Friends Darris ”Gem Shoe” Kelly and Sabrian ”Boo” Sledge actualized their dream when they opened Flee Club in Chicago two years ago. However, multiple burglaries have the duo considering moving their business out of the Windy City. In a two-week stretch from mid-march to the beginning of April the store, located at 2221 W. Taylor St, has been robbed twice, with the most recent occurring April 1. According to police and the owners, at 6 am on April 1, five people broke a window to gain access to the store…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Sneaker thief gets away with only left shoes

Brandon King

Miami police are looking for a thief who burlgled an area shoe store. After unsuccessfully trying to gain entry through the front door, the thief decided to come in through the roof, Mission Impossible-style. According to the store’s surveillance footage at approximately 2:30 AM on Tuesday , March 15, showed the thief scaling the dispay wall in side the store. ”He Just goes up quick and starts grabbing every shoe here,” said store owner John Alvarez. Police say that Luxe Mia was not the only store targeted. “Whoever was committing…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: PA man shot over Air Jordan Collection

Brandon King

When Krissy Cardiff Geraci checked her Ring camera on March 8, she was greeted by the worst thing a parent could ever see- their child being harmed. The video she saw was that of her son, Dominic ’Dom” Geraci being chased around his house by three males in hoodies until one of them pulls out a gun and shot him. Why was he shot? His family believes it was over his large Air Jordan collection. His father Anthony Geraci said this to KDKA (PA): “He’s a shoe collector. He has…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Update on “internet idiots” armed robbery case

Brandon King

Back in a November 2020 segment of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, we reported on the story of a pair of sneaker robbers, who after committing an armed robbery that scored them two pairs of Air Jordan. If that were not bad enough, the duo was was actually inane enough to not only photograph themselves in their ill-gotten footwear but doubled down by being daft enough to post the picture on social media. One of the males who took part in the armed heist, Dwayne Quamir Johnson, 19, who…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: NY teens robbed of sneakers

Brandon King

A pair of New York teens found themselves the unfortunate victims of an armed robbery, According to police the two victms- an 18-year-old male his 16-year-old female friend- were inside Prospect Park Sunday , March 6 at around 7:10 pm when they were approached by the suspects. The plunderous duo brandished a firearm before forcibly relieving the teens of their shoes, of which at least one pair was that of some Air Jordans- in addition to their wallets, and bags. After they had completing their pilfering of the youthful victims,…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Thieves steal $425 worth of sneakers from store

Brandon King

Police in the Bronx are on the hunt for two thieves that allegedly stole sneakers from a local store. According to police, at approximately 6:45 on February 11 the two males entered the Sketchers store on River Avenue. Surveillance footage captured the duo entering the establishment and one of the alleged suspects quickly absconding the premises with boxes in his arms. Police also indicated that a knife was brandished at a store employee. The alleged duo fled on foot with their ill-gotten footwear, valued at $425. Thankfully no one was…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: NC teen arrested for robberies

Brandon King

An Asheville, NC teen was arrested for multiple robberies. According to an Asheville Police Department news release, on the night of Febriary 22 the teen robbed two victims of a gun, wallets, keys cash and shoes in what was supposed to be the sale of a pair of sneakers. The teenage robber was arrested on February 23 for commission of an armed robbery at a southeast Asheville residence. Marqua Hines, 18, has been charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of comminicating threats and larceny…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Ohio State student robbed in sneaker sale

Brandon King

An Ohio State student went from sneaker seller to robber victim during a recent transaction. The student made arrangements with an individual in the parking lot of a CVS located on High Street last Saturday night to sell them a pair of sneakers n the night of February 12, 2022. According to a Ohio State Department of Public Safety Notice, as the buyer was trying on the shoes, a second suspect approached and pointed a gun at the seller and demanded money. The victim had no money , so the…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Teens attack man and take his sneakers

Brandon King

The axiom that “no good deed goes unpunished” was on full and brutal display recently at a Boston MBTA station. According to a MBTA transit police statement, four youths, a male juvenile, 17, of Roslindale, a male juvenile, 15, of Chelsea, a male juvenile, 15, and a male juvenile, 16, both from Roxbury are all facing various assault charges and unarmed robbery. Police were called to Park Street around 8:19 pm Saturday on report of an assault. The release states the group of teens had fled the scene prior to…

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