Robbers scout containers to identify those that could have valuable cargo like Nike shoes and electronics, Cooke says. They usually board trains in staging areas before they begin rolling.

Many of the shoes were Nigel ... slow-moving freight trains through remote parts of California and Arizona have run off with more than $2 million worth of not-yet-released Nike sneakers in a ...

It’s like the logline for a Hollywood action movie: Deep in the Mojave desert, a team of outlaws boards a freight train and then ... until you find the Nike shoes.” The 2023 clog heist had ...

KINGMAN, AZ (AZFamily) — Another train heist was pulled off in northern ... state troopers made an arrest and found 250 Nike master cases (which contain 6-12 pairs of shoes) with 1,500 pairs of shoes ...

PHOENIX ‒ Eleven people have been indicted for stealing over $440,000 worth of Nike shoes from a BNSF train traveling through northern Arizona, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of ...

Plus, it's a special week for stargazers, as seven planets in the solar system will be aligned. Finally, train robberies in the American desert are on the rise. The target? Nike trainers.