“Those face masks are prohibited on SEPTA property,” SEPTA Transit Police chief Charles Lawson said at a press conference last Thursday. “If you come on SEPTA property wearing your ...

Ski masks are also called “Shiestys” after Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty popularized the casual use of the masks, according to police. Shiesty pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in ...

Ski masks are undergoing a rebrand, and criminals couldn’t be happier. The balaclava-style shiesty, first popularized by rappers, has gained social acceptance partly because of COVID-19 pandemic ...

Police say the ski masks are known on the street as Shiesty’s, nicknamed after Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty, who often donned the mask during performances and music videos. This led to a rise in ...

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has banned the wearing of ski masks with the Police Chief referencing Pooh Shiesty while recently announcing the mandate. On Thursday (May ...

"Those face masks are prohibited on SEPTA property," SEPTA police chief Charles Lawson said following last week's shooting. "You come on SEPTA property wearing your shiesty, you will be engaged by ...

18-year-old Andre Riddick is opposed to bans on ski masks. He said that some people wear them for self-protection, or as a fashion choice. (Sammy Caiola/WHYY News) He doesn’t wear a shiesty, but he ...

Don’t Miss A Story. *Boosie Badazz cites safety reasons for not wanting his son to wear the trendy balaclava ski mask, known as the Pooh Shiesty mask. “Why don’t you take that Pooh Shiesty ...

Boosie Badazz has revealed he doesn’t like the recent balaclava, or Pooh Shiesty mask, fashion trend and told his son he doesn’t want to see him wearing it for safety reasons. The 41-year ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Whether you call them ski masks, balaclavas or a Shiesty, we're seeing them all the time in the surveillance photos and videos police share from crime scenes. We got used to ...