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Pokemon Go player calls 999 to report 'stolen Pokemon' | Pokemon Go player calls 999 to report 'stolen Pokemon' |
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A Pokemon Go player called 999 to report stolen Pokemon. | A Pokemon Go player called 999 to report stolen Pokemon. |
The emergency call was made at 11:15 BST on Friday, the day after the hit smartphone game was launched in the UK, Gloucestershire Police said. | |
The operator ended the conversation "swiftly" after giving "words of advice" about when it was appropriate to call 999, a spokesman said. | The operator ended the conversation "swiftly" after giving "words of advice" about when it was appropriate to call 999, a spokesman said. |
The game sees players search for digital creatures in real-life locations. | The game sees players search for digital creatures in real-life locations. |
Since its launch, its popularity has prompted a series of safety warnings, and reports of players finding themselves in dangerous situations. | |
Last week, a group of teenage boys entered an underground cave network in Wiltshire to search for Pokemon and got stuck 100ft below ground. | |
Police in Northern Ireland warned players to be careful while playing the game, and not to trespass on other people's property. | Police in Northern Ireland warned players to be careful while playing the game, and not to trespass on other people's property. |
Nottinghamshire Police said it had received seven phone calls reporting "suspicious activity" in the past week, but it turned out to be people hunting Pokemon. | |
Three students were robbed at knifepoint while playing the game in Manchester, while Greater Manchester Police warned the app may alert predators to where children are planning to be. | |
In South Yorkshire, a group of players were praised after they alerted police to a burglary taking place at an industrial estate in Doncaster on Sunday. |
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