Coverage dated November 9, 2026 to November 10, 2026

Father arrested for leaving 6-year-old outside Target for Pokémon: Police

Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland

He admitted to detectives he had returned home, leaving his daughter behind to maintain his spot in line.

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FOX 8 Cleveland
Father arrested for leaving 6-year-old outside Target for Pokémon: Police (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)
Published Nov 9, 2026
FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description
He admitted to detectives he had returned home, leaving his daughter behind to maintain his spot in line.
Not The Bee
Dad arrested for leaving 6-year-old in line at Target for new Pokémon cards while he went home to sleep (opens Not The Bee)
Published Nov 10, 2026
Not The Bee's feed description
What do you think the punishment for this should be?
End Time Headlines
South Carolina dad left sleeping 6-year-old in line for Pokémon cards at Target (opens End Time Headlines)
Published Nov 10, 2026
End Time Headlines's feed description
A South Carolina father was arrested after he allegedly left his 6-year-old daughter sleeping alone outside a Target store in the middle of the night so she could hold his place in line for a highly anticipated Pokémon trading card release, police said.