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LAPD Cops Fired for Ignoring Robbery Call to Play Pokemon Go: Reports
October 10, 2023
Two LAPD officers were reportedly fired over a video taken in 2017. The LA Times reports the two officers were playing Pokemon Go while ignoring a call for backup at a robbery. The report says a disciplinary panel reviewed the video and unanimously decided the two officers violated department policy by failing to provide backup and then lying to their supervisors about playing the game. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.