Two police officers in Los Angeles were fired, because they did not respond to an ongoing robbery because they were too busy trying to catch all the Pokémon', and the appeal was dismissed by the LA County Court.
ΟFormer police officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell 'caught' on a digital video system in the car (DICVS) to look for a Snorlax at Pokémon Go instead of aiding and abetting a robbery at a nearby mall.
The council judged the officers "guilty of many misdemeanor charges», Based on his recording DICVS which showed them to "deliberately stepping down to help a commander respond to an ongoing robbery and play a Pokémon cell phone game while on duty. ", According to his decision California Court of Appeal.
Ο Lozano and Mitchell appealed for their dismissal, claiming that the city “proceeded in an illegal manner, using the recording DICVS in their disciplinary proceedings and denying the protection of the law on the rights of public security officials ", according to the decision of Friday. A court of first instance initially rejected their application, while a three-member appeals panel last week unanimously upheld the decision.
The couple claims that they did not hear the call for backup, despite multiple communication efforts. "After the communications were made in a second attempt to contact the petitioners, Lozano asked if they should 'ask [communications] if there was a message,'" the 32-page decision said. "THE Mitchell he replied, 'It's up to you. Whatever you want. "I do not want them to believe that we do not care about radio." THE Lush he replied, 'Ah, motherfucker'. The petitioners did not attempt to respond by radio when their unit was called. "
Five minutes later, o Mitchell notify him Lush that one Snorlax "Just appeared" on the street "46th and Leimert", Spending the next 20 minutes talking about Pokémon while driving to different locations to catch virtual creatures for mobile augmented reality game.
When questioned, officers denied playing a video game, claiming they were simply "having a chat" about the popular title and watching and taking screenshots of a surveillance app to share with friends.
The LA Police Department attributed to Lozano and Mitchell multiple charges for misconduct on duty, including failure to respond to an ongoing robbery call. misleading statements, failing to respond wirelessly, failing to handle an assigned radio call, using the Pokemon Go app while patrolling with your police vehicle, and making false statements.
The petitioners stated "guiltyFor the first and third category and "innocent" for the rest.
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