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Teens on a stealing spree are nabbing the zippers off of Nike Elite backpacks, accumulating dozens and reselling them for a pretty penny to victims of the new online trend.

Teenagers are unlooping the zipper pulls on peers’ Nike Elite backpacks, which retail for $87, stealing them for their own collections or reselling them back to theft victims at lofty prices.

Payless ShoeSource is recalling about 30 pairs of girls' boots sold in Canada because of a risk that the guitar-shaped zipper pulls on the inside of the boots can get tangled and trip the child.

Teenagers are unlooping the zipper pulls on peers’ Nike Elite backpacks, which retail for $87, stealing them for their own collections or reselling them back to theft victims at lofty prices.