See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com
A group of thieves reportedly stole more than 200 sneakers from a shoe store in central Peru, but they unknowingly made off with only right-foot sneakers.
According to Diario Correo, a national newspaper that reports on Peruvian and world events, the theft appears to have happened in the early morning of Sunday April 30th.
Surveillance cameras reportedly showed three people breaking into the shoe store in Huancayo, capital of the Junín region, around 3:30 a.m., and the trio carried out three large boxes filled with about 220 well-known branded sneakers.
ADIDAS STILL TRADING IN $1.3 BILLION UNSOLD YEEZY SNEAKERS
According to Diario Correo, the thieves reportedly used a tricycle to transport the boxes and their padlock cutters.
Diario Correo reports that it took the small crew an hour and several attempts to break into the store.
The estimated value of the stolen goods is said to be around $13,000, according to the outlet, even if the left-footed sneakers were left behind.
FOX Business has contacted the Peruvian National Police for comment.
Police are reportedly investigating the crime and are attempting to locate both the thieves and the missing sneakers.
CUSTOM SNEAKER WIZARD SHOWS EPIC SHOES
“We collected evidence at the scene,” local police chief Eduan Díaz said in a statement provided to Peruvian media.
“With the footage and the fingerprints, we will be able to locate these individuals,” he continued.
Huancayo is a city in Junin, Peru, with a population of approximately 456,250. The robbery of the right shoe is said to have taken place in Huancayo. (iStock / iStock)
The shoe store is said to be new to the Huancayo area and has only been open for a few months.
According to Diario Correo’s report, police in the area believe stolen sneakers are being hidden because the products cannot be sold as incomplete sets.
ENTREPRENEURS MAKE BILLIONS IN THE RESALE MARKET FOR SNEAKER, BUILD COLLECTOR KICKS EMPIRE
Social media users appear to be chatting about the sneaker heist gone wrong.
“Hahahaha this can only happen in my country,” wrote one Twitter user in Spanish.
“Surely they wanted to sell it at half price,” joked another user.
“Hahaha, good strategy,” wrote another commenter sarcastically.
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE
According to recent reports, several shoe shops in Peru have been attacked by thieves. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Oh sorry that I laughed (because the owner still loses) but…” wrote one user, followed by a long onomatopoeia laugh.
The botched sneaker heist isn’t the first to happen in Peru.
In mid-April, a similar sneaker theft was attempted at a shoe store in Ica, a city in southern Peru, but Peru’s National Police stopped the theft and confiscated six bags of sneakers worth up to $9,447, according to a separate report published by Diario Correo on April 16th.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT FOX BUSINESS
Peru is one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies, but the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed and missed its 2022 projections, according to Portal.