Unique Shoe Boxes Stolen From Penny Hardaway’s Home

Police are searching for a porch thief who stole exclusive shoe boxes from the home of Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway earlier this month.

According to a Memphis police report obtained by ESPN, a male suspect was filmed taking merchandise and pushing a shopping cart filled with stolen packages near Hardaway’s home. Police posted photos of the suspect online.

“Officers were advised that camera footage showed the man pushing a shopping cart and stealing several packages,” the police report said, adding that the man was last seen pushing the shopping cart at Goodwin and Central streets.

Memphis-TV station WREG, which first reported the news, noted that the boxes contained exclusive Foamposite shoes that couldn’t be found in stores. Nike’s Foamposite shoes, made famous by Hardaway when he played for the Orlando Magic in the 1990s, are still popular today.

Hardaway told the station that 26 pairs of “one-of-a-kind” Foamposite shoes were stolen.

Memphis police spokesman Officer Joseph Hepler told ESPN he had no additional information to share, saying only that the investigation was ongoing.