Nike Foam Shoppers Become Unruly, Force Maryland Mall Closure

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Authorities say a Hagerstown, Md., mall was closed temporarily after a crowd became unruly while waiting for a shoe store to open and begin selling Nike's new Foamposite sneaker.

The Washington County Sheriff's office says officers went to the Valley Mall after a disturbance was reported among about 100 people waiting for the store to open Saturday morning. The sheriff's office says some shoppers told officers they had been waiting in line overnight and others began cutting in line.

Sheriff Douglas Mullendore told The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown the release of the new shoe drew shoppers from as far away as Washington, over 70 miles away. Mullendore said after the mall was locked down, patrons were escorted into the shoe store a few at a time. ( ) http://bit.ly/yirQ0S

No one was arrested.

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[Revolver Ocelot]

09:16 AM on 02/07/2012

Going crazy over shoes, must be the 1%. Rest of us don't have money.

[Jennifer Kley]

04:22 PM on 02/07/2012

Heee heeeee!! Too FUN-NEE. I'm rotating here between four pairs of tennis shoes myself.

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[ChrisHK]

12:24 AM on 02/06/2012

my god! USA is turning in to China! ;P

[TCPITS]

12:04 AM on 02/06/2012

Commodity fetishism in its most raw state.

[layman]

11:58 PM on 02/05/2012

That's what happens, when you cut down on education, way to do America !

[alunsulen]

04:02 AM on 02/06/2012

Maryland is about as liberal as you can get.

[FarmetteReport]

08:06 AM on 02/06/2012

Hagerstown is in Washington County, traditionally a conservative, Republican-voting district. Not that Republicans or conservatives have a lock on acting like idiots.

[Frogfoot]

11:34 PM on 02/05/2012

No pics or video? Hmmmmm.

[Valerie Keefe]

11:28 PM on 02/05/2012

You lost me at 'Foamposite.'

[Huffan1]

11:21 PM on 02/05/2012

Online shopping!!! Hellllllooooo!

[opus1dog]

10:21 PM on 02/05/2012

It's Hagerstown....

[uninterestedbystander]

10:56 PM on 02/05/2012

I agree... that pretty much says it all....

[chedet]

10:20 PM on 02/05/2012

What's waiting for another week? Are people really desperate? *shaking head*

[alilje]

10:19 PM on 02/05/2012

These are people who have no life.

[alunsulen]

04:04 AM on 02/06/2012

If there was an Occupy camp nearby, they could have at least loitered there, spewing their venom :P

[opus1dog]

10:20 PM on 02/05/2012

Not all of the tens of millions that vote for Obama are cretins. It's a nice excuse for you I guess. It's convenient, but untrue.

[jedwightn]

10:20 PM on 02/05/2012

So you were there and you were an eye witness to who caused the trouble or you're making a colorful assumption?

[TheLibraryOfCodex]

09:34 PM on 02/05/2012

Calm down people.

There will be plenty of time for you to waste your money.

Please be patient.

[Snarky McSnarkster]

09:28 PM on 02/05/2012

Well, now we know that Hagerstown has at least one hundred people with a serious shoe fetish.
Not sure that I can find much use for this news but I'll do my best.

[pogo]

09:28 PM on 02/05/2012

Stay classy, America.