New Hampshire police are using Pokemon Go in an attempt to lure wanted criminals
Gotta catch 'em all.
The Pokemon Go craze has taken the nation by storm, with kids and adults alike taking to the streets in an effort to catch ’em all. Now, the Manchester, New Hampshire police department is hoping to use the game’s popularity to catch a different type of quarry.
https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterNHPolice/photos/a.527246454090981.1073741828.523834737765486/653577591457866/?type=3&theater
“Attention all area #PokemonGo players: we have recently found out that there is a #Charizard in our booking area,” the department wrote in a Facebook post. “With the Charizard being such a rare character, we are only inviting a specific number of people. If your name appears on the following list you are one of the lucky ones. Come down to the station to capture Charizard. Hurry before the Charizard leaves!”
The “lucky ones,” as it turns out, are those on a list of people who are currently wanted by the Manchester Police Department.
Though the post has been shared almost 14,000 times, you would assume even the dumbest criminal probably wouldn’t show up at the station assuming a rare Pokemon is waiting. But after watching hundreds of people flood the Boston Public Garden almost daily and an even bigger crowd of players stop traffic near New York’s Central Park chasing a rare Pokemon, anything is possible.
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