https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7npad/cops-ignored-stop-signs-and-a-robbery-trying-to-capture-snorlax-in-pokemon-go

Earlier this year, Motherboard brought you the ridiculous story of two Los Angeles Police Department officers who were fired for ignoring an active robbery in order to go on a quest to capture a Snorlax in ‘Pokémon Go.’ Months later, thanks to the magic of public records requests, we have obtained a wealth of files about this harrowing incident and its aftermath, including an audio transcript of the conversation between the officers as they ignore radio calls for help from their fellow officers while they hunted the elusive Snorlax and Togetic.

According to the Internal Affairs file, which was sent to Motherboard as a file called “dishonesty.pdf,” the incident occurred April 15, 2017. Sergeant Jose Gomez radioed officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell for help with a robbery in progress involving “three male suspects, stealing merchandise, and possibly fighting with security” at a mall near where their police cruiser was parked.