The abundance of shoes hanging on wires confused Sohal until he attended a party on Greenwood Avenue. Shoes hang from the power lines near the University of Michigan campus, a tradition shared ...

Manthey said 80 percent of the calls are for shoes hanging on cable or phone lines, which are strung lower than power lines and present an easier target for your average shoe chucker.

Some urban myths link shoes hanging over power lines to nearby supposed drug dealers – but in Bridgewater’s case, pairs are appearing all over the Hills town suddenly over the past week or two.