Stylish streetwear, sneakers attract wrong kind of attention
Adam Jenkins (at home, with his personal shoe collection) is one of more than 40 vendors who lost merchandise during a burglary at M-Town Market in Binghampton. He lost about $30,000 worth of merchandise in the crime that occurred the night before a popup shop. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Within the subculture of streetwear, exclusive sneakers and T-shirts can be worth hundreds of dollars. But that can also make the popular items a target for thieves.
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