A man was arrested on Saturday (March 19) after authorities discovered over 1,000 pairs of stolen Yeezy’s in the back of his U-Haul van.
As reported by local station KOIN, Rupert Cross, 26, was taken into custody on felony charges of aggravated theft and possession of a stolen vehicle by the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau. Authorities say the U-Haul was filled to the brim with the Kanye West sneaker, and they speculate they had been stolen earlier on Saturday night.
“Last night, a Uhaul containing 1,100 pairs of new Adidas “Yeezy” shoes was stolen,” the Portland Police Bureau tweeted out Sunday. “Dayshift officers located the uhaul, arrested 26 YO Rupert Crosse, and recovered the shoes which are estimated to be worth over $250,000. Great work North Dayshift!”
Yeezy shoes, which were introduced in 2015, have retailed for fairly high prices, with Sneaker News reporting that depending on the model one pair can range between $200 and $585, which means they can be sold for even higher prices on the resale market, at times going for $1,500 a pop.
In an interview with Complex back in 2015, Kanye reflected just how high the stakes were jumping into fashion as a famous rapper, and launching the Yeezy’s.
“It was almost like the Super Bowl of culture in a way,” he continued. “It was like a David Blaine move in some ways. Are the sharks gonna eat me alive? It was, ‘Will he be eaten by the shark tank, or will he survive? Can he hold his breath for this long?’ The three on the back of the Tyvek jacket invites was about the three years that I had been off the runway. And I had to hold my breath for that long.”
Give them to the homeless.
Not even the homeless are desperate enough to wear those ugly shoes.
Jokes on you because real working class people and celebrities bought them and turned him into a Billionaire
That thief was doing humanity a favor by getting rid of them ugly shoes.
most overpriced ugly trash ever
he didn’t “steal” them, he was “taking them to the dump” where they belong
Why do people have to be so ugly I believe that Kanye has enough on his plate it’s not right to kick someone when they’re already down.. have some love and kindness that’s what Jesus would do… No one is perfect .
Fuck kan wes I’m to lazy to write the rest…..dude!!!
Y’all white folks still racist regardless hate to see a black man shine fuck everyone who think ye got problems he been who he’s from day one dumbasses y’all been brainwashed like Russians there ain’t no differ get real he never go down without a fight that’s as real as it get nobody finna play saint in this kinda shit fuck skeet Fuck em Kardashians fuck all em haters get yo ass up and do something for yo’self if you ain’t that typo you then you just as dumb as everyone else cuz, get real he doing something you’d done if you were in his shoes fuckn racist. Stay strong ye do you ?
Dude you got to be fuckin idiot to think that the way Kanye acting is cool.He a acting like fuckin kid of any color.You don’t have to black to know he’s fucked up in the head or to I think he nothing but a fuckin dumb pussy cause if he were on it he wouldn’t give a fuck.He just thought he had her right is hand.I she fuckin boned out and burned him.lol You just lost bro and leave Pete alone before he whipps your ass..
No body likes you any more you are narssasist