For immediate release February 5th, 2025

MILFORD- On December 16th, 2024, The Milford Police Detective Bureau completed an investigation into the sales of high-end counterfeit goods by seizing over 1200 items for approximate MSRP value of $200,000.

During the course of the investigation, Milford Police Detectives discovered the owner of the Family Sneaker House in Milford was purchasing counterfeit sneakers and clothing items from a Chinese distributor via wire transfer for the purpose of sale to the general public.

Of the incident, Milford Chief of Police Robert Tusino emphasized “While this was not a traditional crime indicative of our community, it’s important to realize these types of operations are not just taking billions away from these big corporations but more importantly, money out of the wallets of hard-working people.”

In a letter addressed to the Milford Police Department on behalf of Nike Inc., Louis Vuitton North America, Gucci America inc., and Adidas International Inc., Andrea Powers, President of Powers & Associates personally praised the efforts of Detective Lieutenant Kevin O’Loughlin, Detective Elias Giokas and Detective Thomas Leung.

If you or anyone you know purchased sneakers from Family Sneakers House located at 161 Main St. in Milford. Please come to our agency with your receipt. The owner of the business continues to work with our agency to supply refunds for anyone that was defrauded.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.