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Uncertain
33%
6 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Crime & Law
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A South Carolina father was arrested after allegedly leaving his six-year-old daughter sleeping in line outside Target so he would not lose his place for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set, police said.
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police → arrest → set
The Charleston Police Department said that on Nov. 6, around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the Target location after receiving a report of an unattended child.
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officers → say → child
When officers arrived, they learned that the child had been waiting in line with her father, identified as John-Michael Dooley, 35, according to a media release from police.
“Numerous customers had gathered outside the store overnight in anticipation of the release of a new Pokémon trading card set.
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customers → arrive → set
According to witnesses, sometime after 1:00 a.m., Dooley gave his daughter a pillow and blanket before leaving her asleep in line,” police said.
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police → accord → line
After around an hour had passed without Dooley’s return, concerned customers contacted police.
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customers → pass → police
“When Dooley returned to the store, witnesses identified him to officers and he was arrested.
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he → return → officers
During an interview with detectives, Dooley admitted that he had returned home, leaving his daughter unattended so he could maintain his place in line and avoid missing the opportunity to purchase the cards,” police added.
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police → admit → cards
Dooley was reportedly waiting in line for the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Mega Evolution — Delta Reign expansion set that was released on Friday.
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that → wait → Friday
Police said that the child was unharmed and placed into emergency protective custody with the South Carolina Department of Social Services.
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child → say → Services
Dooley was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and is currently being held at the A1 Cannon Detention Center.
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Dooley → charge → Center
His arrests comes after a Florida mother was arrested and charged with child neglect after she returned from a work trip to Las Vegas for nearly three days, according to police.
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she → come → police
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said Irene Miller, 50, of Kissimmee, was arrested on four counts of child neglect without bodily harm and booked into Orange County jail on Oct. 23.
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Miller → say → Oct.
“Just after 8:30 pm on October 21, 2026, OCSO received a 911 call from a juvenile that her 9-year-old brother had been injured by a dumbbell that fell on his head,” police said in a news release.
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police → receive → release
After deputies responded to the home, police said there were no adults present in the home where four children, ages 14, 12, 11, and nine, were left unsupervised.
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children → respond → home
Police contacted Miller by phone, who told the deputy that she was working in Las Vegas and would return on Oct. 23.
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she → contact → Oct.
“Detectives with OCSO made plans to meet Irene Miller as she exited her flight from Las Vegas on Friday morning,” police said.
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police → make → morning
“The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office will not tolerate child neglect.
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Office → tolerate → neglect
These cases will be investigated, and charges will be brought against the parents who are not properly supervising or caring for their children,” said Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon
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Blackmon → investigate → children
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