Crime

Teen loses Air Jordans to robbers in South Land Park

By Bill Lindelof

blindelof@sacbee.com
Ryan Horowitz, 14, center, negotiates over a pair of Air Jordan samples that were released only in Shanghai, at the Sole Xchange fair in the Penn Plaza Pavilion in New York, March 22, 2014. Thousands of "sneakerheads," often teenagers, have formed a thriving subculture devoted to collecting and trading sneakers at events like this one.
Ryan Horowitz, 14, center, negotiates over a pair of Air Jordan samples that were released only in Shanghai, at the Sole Xchange fair in the Penn Plaza Pavilion in New York, March 22, 2014. Thousands of "sneakerheads," often teenagers, have formed a thriving subculture devoted to collecting and trading sneakers at events like this one. CASEY KELBAUGH NYT

A teen was robbed of his pricy basketball shoes Wednesday evening when he was walking in South Land Park.

Two robbers walked up to the teen about 6:30 p.m. in the area of 43rd Avenue and Gloria Drive. The two threatened the boy and demanded his Nike Air Jordan basketball shoes.

Out of fear of being harmed, the teen gave his shoes to the robbers. They ran to a waiting car and fled north on nearby Interstate 5.

No weapon was seen in the robbery, according to police.

Bill Lindelof: 916-321-1079, @Lindelofnews

This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 9:25 AM with the headline "Teen loses Air Jordans to robbers in South Land Park."

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