Sembawang resident says man loitering outside her home stole her S$300 Adidas shoes

A 25-year-old Sembawang resident claimed that a man loitering outside her home stole a pair of her limited edition sneakers from the shoe rack.

The resident, Yan (transliterated), claimed the shoes, an Adidas Stan Smith with a pink heel tab, were worth more than S$300, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Loitering

According to Yan, the incident apparently took place at Block 589A Montreal Drive in Sembawang, where she lived.

When she returned home at about 3pm on Jun. 4, a neighbour informed her that an unidentified man had been behaving suspiciously along the corridor.

The neighbour’s domestic helper apparently saw a man dressed in a beige shirt and shorts attempting to take a pair of shoes from the shoe rack outside Yan’s unit.

The domestic helper shouted at the man, prompting him to put the shoes down and flee the scene.

Stolen

Yan initially believed that nothing was stolen.

It was only later that she realised that the pair of Adidas sneakers she owned was missing.

“I really liked them and had only worn them a few times,” Yan said.

She believed that the man stole the sneakers and later returned in an attempt to take a second pair of shoes, only to be caught by the domestic helper.

Yan highlighted that there were other footwear in the shoe rack and suggested that the man might have targeted specific branded shoes.

Discontinued

Yan claimed that the specific Adidas Stan Smith pair of shoes had its production discontinued.

Checks by Mothership showed that the Stan Smith line of shoes is still on sale on the Adidas website.

But the exact colourway of Yan’s shoes appeared to have been discontinued.

Yan reported the incident to the police.

Not the first time

Yan said she was previously a victim of shoe theft about two years ago.

She reported the theft back then as well.

The police apparently told her that other residents in the same block had also lodged reports about missing shoes.

It was believed that someone was playing a prank, but there was not enough evidence to back it.

In the wake of the latest incident, Yan said she has started keeping her expensive footwear inside her home.

She is also considering installing a security camera outside her home to deter future thefts.