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Police in Missouri say teens used Pokemon Go to rob victims
Jul 10,`16 -- Police in Missouri say four teens robbed victims after luring them to a specific location using the new Pokemon Go smartphone game.

Police said Sunday that four teens used the game to draw victims to a spot in O'Fallon, just outside of St. Louis, and then robbed them.

The recently released game sends players to locations to collect various creatures. Police say the robbers used the game to lure victims by putting a "beacon" at a location to draw in players.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (Robbers target players of popular Pokemon Go smartphone game, police in O'Fallon, Mo., say ) police arrested the four teens after responding to a call for a robbery near a gas station Sunday. The suspects are between the ages of 16 and 18.

Police said the suspects may have been involved in similar robberies around St. Louis.

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Base to Troops: Don't Chase Virtual Pokemon into Restricted Areas
Jul 11, 2016 | At least one military base is warning service members against the dangers of wandering into unauthorized areas while chasing Pokemon.

"Since Pokemon Go hit last week there have been reports of serious injuries and accidents of people driving or walking while looking at the app and chasing after the virtual Pokemon," says the message posted this morning to the Joint Base Lewis McChord official Facebook page. "Do not chase Pokemon into controlled or restricted areas, office buildings, or homes on base." The wildly popular iPhone and Android app, "Pokemon Go," leads players on a real world chase via their phone's GPS system and camera, through which they can "catch" virtual Pokemon that appear around the player within the app. At least one player has reportedly stumbled on a dead body while playing the game, according to news accounts, while others have been lured into corners and robbed, other sources have reported.

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Lewis-McChord officials said the notice was a precaution and that there have been no reports of problems on the base caused by service members, families or employees playing the game. "We talked about it here this morning with our director of emergency services, and said, as a precaution, let's just tell people right away 'do not be using the app to follow Pokemon creatures into restricted areas on base or controlled areas,'" said Joseph Piek, a JBLM spokesman. "We're not saying don't play -- but we are saying there's certain areas, don't chase the Pokemon there, you'll just have to leave them be."

Officials with the Defense Department said they have no plans to issue military-wide Pokemon guidance or rules for playing the game within or around the Pentagon. "Our personnel are well informed on the restrictions regarding restricted areas, regardless of if they're chasing Pokemon or otherwise," they said. JBLM is home to the 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Special Forces Group as well as the Army's I Corps and the Air Force's 62d Airlift Wing.

Base to Troops: Don't Chase Virtual Pokemon into Restricted Areas | Military.com