According to Neowin, an interesting story happened involving the police and the game Pokémon Go. Two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers, Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, were fired when they were spotted playing Pokémon Go while on duty. The two tried to catch a Pokémon named Snorlax instead of answering a robbery call.
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Two LAPD police officers were fired because they were busy hunting Snorlax |
The decision was made based on digital video system (DICVS) evidence from police officers’ vehicles. According to detective McClanahan’s investigation, one of the two officers, Officer Mitchell, alerted Officer Lozano about a Snorlax that had ‘appeared’. And in the meantime, officers did not answer a radio call about an ongoing robbery (Code 6) at Macy’s inside Crenshaw Mall, despite evidence that two officers were inside. that area. DICVS recorded both officers discussing Pokémon-related matters for the next 20 minutes or so.
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In defense, Officer Lozano stated that he had decided not to participate in the Code 6 robbery call because he had not heard the request for assistance from Captain Davenport, the patrol commanding officer. The officers tried to completely deny that they played Pokémon Go while on duty.
During the hunt to capture Snorlax, officers also found a Togetic Pokémon. According to the DICVS evidence, it seems that Officer Mitchell caught the Snorlax and then the two continued to track down the Togetic they had just discovered. They finally caught Togetic. According to documented evidence, the two officers made it their goal to capture all the Pokémon they discovered instead of joining the hunt for the bandits.
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