Tag: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

A 31-year-old Australian man charged over a series of alleged robberies in which he attacked and stole shoes from women in the Melbourne suburbs of Springvale and Clayton. According to detectives from the Melbourne Embona Taskforce, the 31-year-old man allegedly followed and assaulted women and stole their high-end shoes. The alleged Springdale robberies took place on Melton Street in Springvale on July 19 at approximately 10pm and at Springvale Road, also in Springdale, on October 6 at around 9:42 pm. While the Clayton robberies happened in an alley off Djerring…

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Over the course of us documenting sneaker-related tomfoolery, we have covered scores of unusual cases. This may be oddest incident we have ever reported on( and thats saying something). A NY woman was the victim of a strange sneaker thief. According to police the woman was standing on the platform of the Grand Army Plaza 2 and 3 subway station just after 11 a.m. EST and followed her up to the staircase that leads to the street. The thief then proceeded to pull her Nike running shoe, valued at $40,…

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Sneaker lunacy has come to Idaho. Two Canyon County, Idaho men were arrested for robbing a sneaker seller of his merchandise. According to the 17-year old victim , he made arrangements to sell four pairs of sneakers at a community park near Maple Road and Desert Avenue. Upon arrival at the predetermined location, the seller placed the boxes on the ground and awaited his buyer. Shortly thereafter a car pulled up and two males, Danny Borges Santiago, 19, of Caldwell, Idaho and Ismael A. Aceves, 20, of Nampa, Idaho, emerged…

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A 19-year-old Santa Clara teenager is staring down a host of charges following his arrest for his role in a smash-and-grab at a high-end sneaker store back in November. Gregory Jefferson was arrested at his Pittsburg home back on January 13. According to Santa Clara County Depute DA Mike VidmarSanta Clara police found 30 boxes of of luxury sneakers, clothing and even hangers with the name of the store, Fix Kicks. Police also found and seized a “ghost gun”, with a loaded 30-round magazine. Jefferson was arraigned January 25 on…

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A Brooklyn Park, MN man who was looking to sell a pair of sneakers ended up dodging bullets. According to the Brooklyn Park Police at approximately 7:30 p.m. on January 20 officers responded to a call of a robbery at 6200 block of 65th North Avenue. The seller/victim indicated he’d made arrangements via an online platform to sell a pair of sneakers. When the buyer arrived at the meeting, they took the shoes and ran away. The seller attempted to give chase but unbeknownst to him, the ”buyer” had an…

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A Minnesota man is looking a major charges for his role in a planned robbery of a sneaker reseller that resulted in the death of of a 15-year-old-boy. According to court records, Javeyon Tate, 21, of Minneapolis is being charged with one count of first degree riot resulting in death and first degree aggravated robbrery. Mr.Tate allegedly drove 15-year-old Santana Jackson and another youth to the area of North 24 and Dupont aves, with the knowledge the two youth were armed and were planning to rob a sneaker seller, according…

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A Southwest Miami-Dade area storage facility found itself the victim of a burglary, with multiple units being hit, including one one containing hundreds of pairs of expensive sneakers. The victims said that management at the CubeSmart located on 75th Ave near Bird Road informed them that the thieves arrived at the facility Tuesday around midnight and were there for hours. A couple of the victims indicated they feel the security at the storage facility is lacking , with one of them saying, “It was way too easy for a group…

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