Ron Axelrod’s “Ronnie’s Shoes” Allegedly Sold Fake Louis Vuitton, Hermès, YSL, Prada From West Atlantic Avenue.
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Delray Beach man who operated a shoe store on West Atlantic Avenue was arrested Wednesday after a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigation found he was selling counterfeit designer handbags — including fake Louis Vuitton and Goyard items — out of a hidden back room. Ronald C. Axelrod, 85, was taken into custody at his business, Ronnie’s Shoes, located at 6578 W. Atlantic Avenue, and charged with one count of sell or offer for sale counterfeit goods, a second-degree felony.
The investigation began in late May when Crime Stoppers received an anonymous tip alleging that counterfeit merchandise was being sold at the location. An undercover detective entered the store June 3rd with $500 in investigative funds and was eventually escorted into a back bathroom where wire racks displayed multiple designer-style handbags, belts, and other items. The detective purchased two bags — one purporting to be a Louis Vuitton “Coussin” and another purporting to be a Goyard tote — for a combined $299. The authentic versions of those bags retail for several thousand dollars each.
Following the undercover buy, PBSO submitted the items to brand authenticators. A licensed Louis Vuitton representative confirmed that the bag was fraudulent — the authentic “Coussin” carries an MSRP of $5,100. The counterfeit Goyard bag was identified as a copy of the Goyard PM St. Louis white tote, which retails between $1,100 and $2,600. Representatives from A Action Investigations & Security Inc. assisted PBSO and identified more than $20,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise on-site, including bags bearing Louis Vuitton, Hermès, YSL, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Prada branding displayed on makeshift wire racks in the store’s back room.
Axelrod was arrested and booked into the Palm Beach County jail where he remains held Saturday morning on $10,000 bond.
Do you not have anything better to do than to write this crap about an 85 year old man who was arrested for selling fake bags? In NYC they’re on every corner selling fake bags, watches and say they’re real and EVERYONE knows they aren’t. Why do you get off on writing this stuff even if it is public record? Do you get off on ruining people’s lives? You’ve written stories that are NOT public knowledge and go off the word of the people who send you the stories and you’ve ruined other people’s lives. They can’t get jobs because of YOU and this illegitimate paper.
Sorry, we ruin people’s lives, or they ruin their own lives?
It seems like you’re pretty worked up over the reach and power of this “illegitimate” paper reporting on alleged crimes.
That store is a dump with a very unpleasant owner. Karma came knocking again!
That person is right. You call yourselves a legitimate reporting news agency. Boca news is as biased as they come and a joke.
You do nothing more then twist things with your own narratives. Post reports without having all the facts. You’re no better the CNN only worse.
We are horrible and we are crying.
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