LAPD Officers Ignore Robbery Call to Play Pokemon GO – It Cost Them Their Jobs

Pokemon GO is indeed a great and addictive augmented reality game. But it sometimes becomes too addictive. Two LAPD officers from the USA can surely confirm it.

CNN writes about the amusing case of two LAPD officers who neglected a robbery call to keep playing Pokemon GO. Such a move cost them their jobs, as they were both fired after an appeal of the incident that occurred almost five years ago.

Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell are the two officers in question, and a ruling from a California appellate court confirms that they were playing Pokemon GO instead of responding to a call. Multiple suspects were robbing The Macy’s at Crenshaw Plaza, which is located southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Still a highly-playable game

Pokemon GO remains a very popular game even today. In 2021, the augmented reality game had more than 800,000 daily active players in the USA alone. The number is indeed mind-boggling, and the official Google Play Store page describes the game in a pretty accurate way:

Join Trainers across the globe who are discovering Pokémon as they explore the world around them. Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch.

All that you need in order to play Pokemon GO is an Android phone packed with at least 2GB of RAM. The game remains free to play, although it’s good to remember that it offers in-app purchases.

Google Play also tells the following about Pokemon GO:

Uncover the world of Pokémon: Explore and discover Pokémon wherever you are!

Catch more Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!

Journey alongside your Buddy Pokémon to help make your Pokémon stronger and earn rewards!

Compete in epic Gym battles and…

Team up with other Trainers to catch powerful Pokémon during Raid Battles!

It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await! Let’s GO!