Former Los Angeles Police Department officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired for"willfully abdicating their duty" to provide fellow officers with backup at a crime scene in favor of leaving the area to hunt a Snorlax and a Togetic in the mobile game, according to legal records.
In April 2017, a patrol supervisor instructed Lozano and Mitchell to respond to a robbery in progress at a Macy's in the Crenshaw Mall, according to Los Angeles County Judge Mary H. Strobel's Friday opinion. Unconvinced by their explanation, the supervisor checked their vehicle's dashcam and discovered the pair had indeed heard the request but departed the area after discussing not wanting to help. A formal investigation was prompted after the supervisor reported the incident, according to court documents.
"For approximately the next 20 minutes, [the dashcam] captured [Mitchell and Lozano] discussing Pokémon as they drove to different locations where the virtual creatures apparently appeared on their mobile phones," court documents said.The officers then drove off to hunt yet another beast.
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