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Police across the country say that they had to break up fights, deal with crowds of 500-2000 people, attend to injured shoppers and make numerous arrests and all because of a pair of sneakers.

Crowds formed early at many stores across the country for the release of the new limited edition Nike Air Jordan sneakers which went on sale at 4:00am for $180.

In the Seattle area, police say that officers used pepper spray to break up fights among shoe buyers who pushed and shoved outside the Westfield Southcenter mall to pick up some of the first Nike retro Air Jordans that went on sale early Friday morning.

Police said more than 1,000 people lined up outside the mall, located just south of Seattle. Police were called in to control disputes that broke out over line-cutting or pushing.
Shoppers described the scene as chaotic and at times dangerous.
Several arrests were made.

Tukwila Police Officer Mike Murphy said about 20 people was sprayed in a group of unruly teens. One man was arrested for assault after police say he pushed an officer. No one was injured. “It was verging on a riot. Police report within the crowd, there was evidence of alcohol and marijuana.

In Georgia, at least four people were arrested in a mad dash by customers hoping to purchase the the new Nike Air Jordans at a suburban Atlanta shopping mall.

DeKalb County Georgia police said up to 20 squad cars responded to a mall in Lithonia. They said a large crowd broke down a door to get inside before a store opened. Police say they escorted most of the people back outside, but took four into custody.

Charlotte North CarolinaPolice and Medics were called to three Charlotte-area malls before daybreak Friday, after shoppers seeking Air Jordan shoes became unruly.

No injuries were reported, but at least one fight broke out, and a door was damaged at a mall. Police cleared patrons from the malls.

At Northlake Mall, a door was ripped from the hinge and the glass broken. Police and mall management there cleared the mall by 7 a.m.

Hundreds of shoe-seekers flocked to area stores, where police were also called to maintain order. At the Bobcats store at Time Warner Cable Arena, the crowd – including young children and babies – swelled into the hundreds, with police lined up at barricades.

“This is way crazier than Black Friday!” yelled a man at the Bobcats store. Hundreds of shoppers remained milling around in front of the barricades, even after being told by police that there were no more Air Jordans for sale at the store

One person was arrested at a mall in Spotsylvania County, Va. during a disturbance and police at the Castleton Square Mall in Indianapolis, reported about 1,500 people in line to buy 300 pairs of shoes available at a store. Some pushing and shoving was reported, and there also were reports of problems at Lafayette Square Mall in Indianapolis.

Mall security was also overwhelmed and need police assistance in Kansas City, Savannah Georgia, and Raleigh North Carolina and at numerous other malls.

The reason for the trouble is that only a limited edition of the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike are available. The shoes were released initially in 1996, and their return had people standing in lines for up to 24 hours at some malls and sporting good stores around the country.

One buyer walking away with the shoes said it’s a classic style that sells for $180 a pair retail, but on the Internet can fetch up to $400.

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CHARLOTTE NC

Orlando police have taken a man into custody after shots were fired at the Greyhound bus station Saturday night. He has been identified as D’Andre Lamon Wood.

Investigators say the suspect was on a bus when he was confronted by security guards around 10:30 p.m. for acting suspicious. Police say during the confrontation the suspect pulled a gun on security.

Several shots were fired near the buses as the suspect fled into nearby woods.

Police SWAT officers searched for the suspect in the woods behind the bus station for roughly eight hours and located the man at around 7 A.M. and took him into custody.

It is a federal offense to have a gun on a bus or airplane and Wood faces numerous charges in the incident.

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ORLANDO FLA

A security officer is in the hospital with serious injuries after a shooting in Decatur.

Police say that it happened early Saturday morning outside of a nightclub called Klowd 9 after a fight broke out.

Officers responded to the nightclub after they say shots were fired within the crowd and the shooter took off on foot.

Police said that a 31 year security guard was shot 3 to 4 times and he is now in Carle Hospital.

Anyone with information about this shooting should call Crimestoppers at 423-TIPS.

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Decatur IL

The name of the dead has not been released.

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Limon Col

Houston TX Dec 19 2011 Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a security guard at a southwest Houston apartment complex Sunday.

The slaying took place at the Rockport Apartments, in the 8500 block of Nairn about 8:30 p.m., investigators said.

The identity of the victim, 25, is pending notification to family members.

The 25-year-old guard apparently told the suspect and his friends they were playing music too loudly, HPD said.

After several warnings about the music, the guard and suspect got into an argument in the parking lot.

Authorities said a witness approached the two men and attempted to resolve the issue. Instead, the argument escalated and the suspect and the guard pulled out guns.

The guard fired once, striking the witness in the arm, according to HPD.

The suspect then fired several shots at the guard, who died at the scene inside his vehicle. The suspect fled on foot. The witness drove himself to a hospital and was treated for a minor wound.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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