Two Los Angeles police officers were fired for chasing Pokémon rather than fleeing robbers.
According to BBC, the pair were parked nearby when a radio call came in for officers to respond to a shop robbery, but a review of their in-car camera footage showed they had been playing Pokémon Go and chose to pursue a nearby Snorlax instead.
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Well apparently, a Snorlax is a relatively rare catch.
The pair denied that they were playing the game but were sacked after an investigation.
“After ignoring a radio call for back-up for approximately the next 20 minutes, the two officers discussed Pokémon as they drove to different locations where the virtual creatures apparently appeared on their mobile phones,” said court documents.
The in-car camera footage also revealed that they had discussed the call and decided not to respond.
Five minutes later, they could be heard talking about catching a Pokémon, “Officer Mitchell alerted Lozano that ‘Snorlax just popped up at 46th and Leimert’” the documents say.
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They then embark on a 20-minute gaming session and could be heard talking about the successful capture of Snorlax and how difficult the battle with Togetic was.
Alamak, kantoi already!
This is actually very irresponsible, guys! Games are fun, but not when you’re working or in school, okay?
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
