Police Officials ignore robbery playing Pokemon Go
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The two officers were also seen playing Pokemon game on their phones on duty hours.
(Web Desk) - Two police officers were fired for ignoring a robbery in progress to play Pokemon Go in Los Angeles.
According to the released court documents, two officers, Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell from the Los Angeles Police Department had gotten their appeal rejected against “multiple counts of misconduct” as they have been found neglecting work on duty hours many time.
The two officers were also seen playing Pokemon game on their phones in duty hours while completely ignoring the robbery in progress, revealed a recording by the digital in-car video system (DICVS).
The robbery incident occurred at a Macy s department store, when multiple robbers were involved in the criminal activity, while Lozano and Mitchell ignoring the calls kept playing the game, as they moved the car into an alley just a feet away from the site of crime.
While the two officers claimed that they did not hear the radio call, but later it was discovered by the DICVS that they heard the officers responding to the situation on the radio call but agreed to ignore the call anyway.
The recordings showed both officers enjoying the game, paying no heed to the on going robbery. Mitchell yelled in excitement “got em" after catching the Snorlax and then saying "don t run away, don t run away," totally indulged in the game and the other officer Lozano also contributed in the game conversation saying "I got you a new Pokemon today, dude.The guys are going to be so jealous.”
According to a study entitled ‘Death by Pokemon Go’ the game is a cause of an increase in road accidents as well.
