Thieves who stole more than 1,200 pairs of Air Jordans from a train in the Mojave Desert were foiled by a GPS tracker in the shipment, authorities said.

Three men have been charged in connection with a brazen heist in which they stole more than 1,200 pairs of Air Jordan Retro 11 shoes from a train parked in the Mojave Desert. A release from the United States Justice Department indicates that BNSF Railway police were notified on Friday that a shipping container containing