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High-profile sneaker reseller Benjamin Kickz has been arrested on robbery charges following an incident at The Fontainebleau Hotel at Miami Beach on New Year s Eve.
Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the State Attorney and prosecutor for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of the Miami-Dade County, announced on Twitter the arrest of Benjamin Kickz, whose real name is Benjamin Kapelushnik, earlier today.
Police say shortly after midnight on New Year s Eve, Kapelushnik and his group of friends got into an alercation with 19-year-old Luel Alemu after Kapelushnik believed that Alemu had taken a picture of him without his consent. The situation quickly escalated resulting in Kapelushnik allegedly grabbing Alemu s phone before Alemu was then allegedly attacked by Kapelushnik s group of friends, leaving him with serious injuries to his body, which are said to require hospitalization and surgery.
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A shooting occurred early this morning at the Nike North America Logistics campus located in Frayser, a community within in Memphis, Tennessee, according to Fox13 Memphis.
According to Timothy Nichols, an employee who works as a custodian, there was a lockdown at the campus due to gunfire that was connected to car break-ins on campus. 22 cars got broken into and one of the employees saw the people who were breaking into the cars. He was blowing his horn trying to get security s attention and they shot at him, Nichols told Fox.
Nike released a statement to Complex, saying, The safety of our employees is a top priority, and we will continue to do what is in their best interest. We are cooperating with the Memphis, Tennessee Police Department regarding an incident at our North America Logistics Center in Memphis, Tennessee. No employees were injured.
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The holiday season is officially here, and Cleveland-based boutique Xhibition is celebrating by helping to fight hunger in the community with its 7 Days of Giving campaign.
Xhibition s week-long event started on Dec. 18 and will last until Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). Each day the store is posting a new prize in the morning via Instagram, and today s raffle guarantees the winner any pair of footwear that releases through the store in 2021, for free.
To enter this giveaway, fans are required to buy a $5 raffle ticket by clicking on the link here for a chance to win, and there is no limit to how many tickets you can buy. The raffle closes at 9 p.m. EST and the winner will be announced shortly after. Throughout next year, Xhibition will be posting upcoming sneaker releases ahead of launch day and all that s required of the winner is to contact the store 24 hours prior to the launch of their sneaker of choice, and he/she is guaranteed the pair for free.
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Chances are the “Chlorophyll” Nike SB Air Trainer 1 won’t land on any year-end recaps of best releases. Understandable, considering the decades-old model doesn’t align with today’s footwear tastes. But in terms of historical relevance, few sneakers better capture Nike’s early DNA as industry leaders, problem-solvers, and purveyors of cool.
The Nike Air Trainer 1 was born out of equal parts necessity and imagination. Prior to the shoe’s release in 1987, no multipurpose sneaker existed to satisfy the needs of Tinker Hatfield. The Nike designer grew tired of carrying a bag filled with multiple shoes to the gym for workouts where he would run, shoot hoops, lift weights, and play racquetball. Figuring other gym-goers shared his frustration, Hatfield decided to solve the problem by designing a model capable of whatever physical activities users desired.