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Police: Father Left 6-Year-Old Sleeping in Line for Pokémon Card Release
Police arrested the father after he left the child asleep in line for more than an hour, and state officials took custody.
- On Friday, The Charleston Police Department arrested 35-year-old John-Michael Dooley outside West Ashley Target after he left his 6-year-old daughter unattended in line for a new Pokémon trading card set release.
- Witnesses told police that after 1 a.m., Dooley gave his daughter a pillow and blanket before leaving her sleeping in line; he later admitted to investigators he went home to avoid missing the card purchase opportunity.
- Concerned Customers contacted Officials after the child remained unattended for over an hour, prompting Officials to confirm she was unharmed and place her into emergency protective custody with the South Carolina Department of Social Services.
- Dooley faces charges of Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child following his arrest and is currently being held at the Cannon Detention Center pending further proceedings.
- The release of the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Figure Collection has drawn significant overnight attention from Customers, with previous high-demand releases prompting concerns about aggressive behavior and chaos at retail locations.
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SC dad left sleeping daughter, 6, outside store to hold spot in line for Pokemon cards: Police
A South Carolina dad is unlikely to win Father of the Year awards anytime soon after he allegedly left a 6-year-old girl outside a store in the middle of the night to hold his place in line for Pokémon cards.
She left her sleeping alone in front of a store to reserve her place in a row of buyers waiting for the launch of a new collection of Pokémon cards.She left the little one with a pillow and a blanket shortly after 1 a.m. and returned home.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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SC dad left sleeping daughter, 6, outside Target at 1 a.m. to save his spot in line for Pokémon cards: cops
John-Michael Dooley, 35, left his 6-year-old daughter sleeping outside a Target in Charleston at 1 a.m. Friday in line for Pokémon trading cards, police said.
·New York, United States
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