Court Upholds Firing of 2 Former LAPD Officers for Playing Pokémon Go on Duty

Court Upholds Firing of 2 Former LAPD Officers for Playing Pokémon Go on Duty
A Pokemon Go player plays the popular augmented reality game on an iPhone. Thomas Cytrynowicz/AP Photo
Brandon Drey
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LOS ANGELES—A court upheld on Jan. 7 the firing of two police officers who were playing Pokémon Go instead of responding to a robbery in progress.

The Second District Court of Appeal ruled on Jan. 7 that it was justifiable for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to terminate the employment of two LAPD officers who were playing Pokémon Go while dismissing calls requesting their response to a robbery.