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Norristown police kill man who threatened officers with knife, prosecutors say

Ethan J. Mulligan
Senior Reporter · Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM · 1 min read
Norristown police kill man who threatened officers with knife, prosecutors say — New Hope Business news

A man was arrested Friday in Charleston, South Carolina after leaving his six-year-old daughter asleep in line outside a Target to hold his place in line for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set, police said. Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to the Target in Charleston’s West Ashley neighborhood after a report of an unattended child, the Charleston Police Department said in a news release. They found the girl alone. Police identified the father as John-Michael Dooley, 35, of Johns Island, South Carolina. Numerous customers had gathered outside the store overnight in anticipation of the release, according to the police. The latest expansion for the best-selling Pokémon Trading Card Game, “Mega Evolution — Delta Reign,” went on sale Friday. The decades-old Japanese franchise, which began as a children’s video game, centers on fictional creatures that players collect, train and battle. Packs starts at around $5. The release does not say whether Dooley intended to buy

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