An Arlington teenager was walking in the Columbia Heights West neighborhood this weekend when he was robbed of his gym shoes, according to information now available from police.
The 15-year-old boy was walking in the 5100 block of 8th Road South, near the Arlington Mill Community Center, at about 8:25 p.m. Friday when he was approached by two unknown men.
One of then men put the boy in a chokehold and demanded he remove his Nike Foamposite gym shoes, according to police. The boy took them off and handed them over, police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck told Patch.
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The assailant then shoved the boy and ran away.
Nike.com lists several types of Foamposite shoes with a selling price of $250. The company plans to release the Air Foamposite Pro 'Area 72' on Friday, also for $250.
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Some styles of Nike Foamposite shoes are selling for between $1,700 and $2,500 on eBay.
Police did not indicate which style of the shoes the Arlington teen was wearing.
The boy called police after he was robbed, Sternbeck said. He said stories of similar robberies sometime surface nationally, but he wasn't aware of a similar incident happening in Arlington.
The robber was described as about 20 years old with a light beard, about 5-foot-10 and weighing about 160 pounds. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a black jacket and dark pants.
The man accompanying the robber was not involved in the incident, Sternbeck said.
Still, police listed him as a suspect in the ongoing investigation. He was described as 6-foot-2 with a heavy build and wearing a black jacket and dark jeans.
The second man was carrying a black backpack with him, according to police.
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