LAPD Officers Fired For Ignoring Robbery To Play Pokémon Go

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Two officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) were fired due to, among other things, playing Pokémon Go, a newly published court document reveals (h/t Axios).

Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, beat cops with a combined 28 years on the job, were found through a 2017 investigation to have ignored a commanding officer’s request for assistance in handling an in-progress robbery at a nearby Macy’s. Rather than respond, the two left the area in the hopes of capturing Snorlaxes and Togetics in Pokémon Go. This decision, caught by the digital in-car video system (DICVS) dash cam, as well as attempts to lie about their actions, ultimately led to the officers’ firing from the LAPD.

Reps for Lozano and Mitchell subsequently filed a petition seeking to appeal this decision, arguing that the use of the DICVS footage as part of the official investigation into their conduct violated protections on private conversations between officers. This appeal was denied on January 7, giving us an excellent sneak peek at the hilarious events as they played out in the police cruiser on that fateful day.

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I mean California is a pretty shifty place anyways where they experiment with new laws and such. I hope those tax dollars are effective in getting better officers. I bet they weren't even shiny.
 
Did they manage to catch the said Pokemons though? lol
 
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It is unfortunate that Macy's worker's call for police help was ignored because two police officers rather play Pokemon Go instead of trying to stop a robbery.
 
It is unfortunate that Macy's worker's call for police help was ignored because two police officers rather play Pokemon Go instead of trying to stop a robbery.
I thought police got commissions and it could've been a dangerous job. Either way. I think I would be surprised how many crimes go unpunished.
 
All the idiots probably had to do was apologise and admit they did it. Considering some of the police over there get away with murder, I'm sure they could have kept their jobs.
 
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