If you’re able to tear yourself away from Pokemon Go for two seconds (or that you need to leave your phone to charge), you might want to read on. Robbers might see you as an easy target, according to police in O’Fallon, Missouri.
In a special kind of dickishness that only expert dickheads would perpetrate, robbers are trying to lure players to them using the game’s power-up. In a statement released on Facebook by O’Fallon Missouri Police Department:
“This morning at approximately 2 AM we responded to the report of an armed robbery near the intersection of Highway K and Feise Road. We were able to locate four suspects occupying a black BMW a short time later and recover a handgun. These suspects are suspected of multiple armed robberies both in St. Louis and St. Charles Counties. It is believed these suspects targeted their victims through the Pokemon Go smartphone application.”
“Many of you have asked how the app was used to rob victims, the way we believe it was used is you can add a beacon to a pokestop to lure more players. Apparently they were using the app to locate ppl standing around in the middle of a parking lot or whatever other location they were in.”
Wow. That’s some level 100 dickishness. Even though this is probably not the first horror story you’ve heard regarding the new phone craze, try not to let it dissuade you from becoming the very best, like no-one ever was. Stay alert out there, trainers.
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