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Gray Nike running shoes with neon laces found near SIU
Southern Illinois
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listing
Posted
6 months
ago
Description
Found a pair of gray Nike running shoes with neon orange laces this afternoon around 3:45pm in the parking lot behind the Student Union on the SIU Carbondale campus in Southern Illinois. They’re a size 9 with a white Nike swoosh and a small coffee stain on the left insole. The right shoe has a minor scuff near the toe, and the laces are still tied in a neat bow. I’m leaving them by the information desk in the Union in case the owner comes back to claim them.
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Southern Illinois
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