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A California court denied the appeal of Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, who were fired from the Los Angeles Police Department after the 2017 incident. Their lawyer says theyre evaluating next steps.

In 2017, the officers were recorded discussing how to catch a Snorlax and trying to capture the rare Togetic in the game.

Two Los Angeles police officers were fired for chasing Pokémon rather than fleeing robbers, court documents show.

Two LAPD officers reportedly ignored a call to respond to a robbery at a local Macy's to spend time hunting down a Pokémon in the popular mobile game Pokémon Go. Both men were fired from the police department, a decision upheld by an appeals court. According to transcripts from their police cruiser, the duo did capture the popular "Snorlax" character they were chasing at the time of the robbery call.

Two LAPD officers had to catch them all, and we're not talking about crooks.

A California appellate court has upheld the firings of two Los Angeles Police Department officers who officials say ignored a report of a nearby robbery and instead chose to play Pokemon Go.

Two cops on the Los Angeles Police Department were let go from their jobs after skipping a call to respond to an active robbery in favor of playing Pokemon Go.

A California court denied the appeal of Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, who were fired from the Los Angeles Police Department after the 2017 incident. Their lawyer says they're evaluating next steps.

The cops ignored a request for backup of a robbery in progress to play Pokemon Go and try to catch a Snorlax.

Two cops on the Los Angeles Police Department were let go from their jobs after skipping a call to respond to an active robbery in favor of playing Pokemon Go.