Fugitive tricked into prison by Pokemon GO

18 July 2016

Pokemon GO has helped police capture a wanted fugitive, reports FOX news.

The 18-year old man who was wanted for evading a pending prison sentence ventured out to play the newly launched “Pokemon GO” smartphone game with friends.

Police in Trier, on Germany’s western border, said the group’s “peculiar behavior” as they played the game in the city on Friday prompted officers to check their papers.

The 18-year-old initially gave a false identity but police quickly established that there was an arrest warrant out for him. He was detained and is now serving a six-month prison sentence he had previously avoided serving — police wouldn’t specify for what.

This isn’t the first time Pokemon GO has led to an unusual discovery. Check out some of the more unusual stories here.


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  1. Ashley Barnard
    18.07.2016 at 12:36

    And people say gaming is bad for. Hell it just caught a criminal. Sad not sure what he did just saiyan.

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