![]() ![]() After daybreak, there were shouts from the growing crowd for the store to open early. Shoppers began waiting outside Zayre’s as early as midnight for the 9 a.m. Sunday’s rush began after the store advertised in newspapers that it had the doll for sale,” the Times Leader reported. “Cabbage Patch dolls have been almost impossible to find in many area stores. ![]() In an era prior to video game systems and cellular phones becoming popular Christmas presents, Cabbage Patch dolls were a major craze. The suspect was not apprehended,” the Times Leader reported about the chaotic event. Police said bystanders grabbed the doll from the man as he was fleeing the store. ![]() “The woman was knocked to the floor while trying to hang onto a doll being snatched from her hands by an unidentified man who fled out the front door. A Kingston woman suffered three broken ribs and a broken right leg, spending several weeks in a wheelchair. 27, 1983, and bull rushed their way inside in hopes of getting their hands on a Cabbage Patch doll.Īfter the donnybrook scene, five women were transported to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience.Īn estimated crowd of 1,000 stood outside the Zayre’s Department Store on Spring Street, Wilkes-Barre, on Nov.
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