The press release further explained, “It is believed these suspects targeted their victims through the Pokémon GO smart phone application.”
The O’Fallon Missouri Police Department posted a press release on Facebook explaining that police had responded to a report of armed robbery, found the suspects in a BMW, and recovered a handgun.
Police in O’Fallon, Missouri arrested four teenagers suspected of using a beacon in the Pokémon GO smartphone game to lure players into armed robbery on Sunday.
Police believe the suspects have been involved in nearly a dozen armed robberies, not necessarily using Pokémon GO.