Overview

• LAPD arrested owner and co-founder Adeel Shams at the company’s Santa Monica warehouse on Oct. 2 on suspicion of receiving known stolen property over $950.
• Officers seized dozens of Nike sneakers and detained employees during the raid, according to police and local reports.
• Video shows Shams cutting short a WhatNot livestream from the warehouse as officers arrived, and the broadcast quickly spread online.
• Shams was released on his own recognizance on Oct. 3 and is due in Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 23.
• CoolKicks says the impounded pairs were purchased within 48 hours in good faith and notes there are no allegations of counterfeit merchandise.