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A Los Angeles Streetwear Store, which offers limited edition products, is currently investigating, and its owner was arrested during a recent attack that contained stolen items, police said.
Adile Shams, 34, was arrested on felony charges of receiving known stolen property in the 1700 block of Stewart Street in Santa Monica, Los Angeles Police Department Drake Madison told USA Today on Monday, Oct. 6.
Shams, owner and co-founder of Coolkicks on Melrose Avenue, was arrested on Business’ Warehouse on October 2, according to booking information released by police.
The arrest was made at 4:45pm local time, police reported. In a statement released on its social media page over the weekend, Coolkicks alleged that the company didn’t know that the items were being stolen.
At the time of RAID, Video Cycle Online shows that Shams has been suspended while being live streamed on the online auction platform WhatNot.
The footage shared on Reddit shows Siam holding a pink clock and a yellow box in his hand, “What was it? Did someone swat us? I’m back…”
He then ends the broadcast.
Local outlet KTLA 5-TV reported that Siamese was “carried in dozens of pairs of Nike shoes.”
The outlet, which shared the video from the attack on the station’s social media page, also reported that several others were “detained” at the scene.
Police told USA Today no other arrests were immediately known in connection with the attack.
Coolkicks Raid: Company Release Statement
In a statement on its official Instagram page, Coolkicks denied it knowing that the item had been stolen.
“LAPD exempts the small allocation of Nike sneakers that Coolkicks purchased and received within the last 48 hours, claiming that the item was stolen. The news has been a complete shock to the entire team,” the October 4th post read.
“Neither Coolkicks’ leadership nor our staff had the knowledge or reason to believe these products were stolen,” the Post continues. “We took part in this purchase with sincerity, commitment to running an honest business built on integrity and trust, as we always have.”
Coolkicks owners have been released from prison
According to police, Shams was released from prison on October 3rd under his own knowledge.
He is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on October 23rd.
The attorney for the record is not listed in Siamese booking information.
USA Today has contacted Coolkicks for additional information.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter at USA Today. Contact her at nalund @usatoday.com and follow her at x @nataliealund.
