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"WEBVTT ROB: KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S DAVE ROBERTS IS ON THE CRIMEWATCH TONIGHT. DAVE: IN A GAME WHERE THE GOAL IS COLLECTING LITTLE VIRTUAL MONSTERS, IT'S THE REAL MONSTERS WALKING AMONG US PLAYERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF. >> IT'S THE BEST GAME EVER. DAVE: SURE IT IS. >> MIND-BLOWING. DAVE: MAYBE THAT'S GOING A LITTLE TOO FAR. >> IT WAS JUST REALLY CRAZY. DAVE: THAT'S ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE LATEST SUMMER GAMING TREND, \"POKEMON GO.\" OVER THE WEEKEND, LOTS OF PEOPLE -- >> 3000 OR S DAVE: OK, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO OMAHA PARKS TO PLAY THE DOWNLOADABLE VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT, INCLUDING BRETT JACKSO INSTEAD OF FINDING LITTLE MONSTERS, HE RAN INTO SOME REAL ONES. >> THEY PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE AND KNOCKED MY PHONE OUT OF MY HANDS AND TOOK IT FROM ME. FORTUNATELY, THEY LET ME PAY TO GET IT BAC DAVE: TWO POKEMON PUNKS TARGETING PLAYERS ENGROSSED IN THE GAME MUGGED JACKSON IN DEWEY PARK. HE ADMITS TO BEING AN EASY TARGET, WEARING EARBUDS WHILE LOOKING AT HIS PHONE. >> I FIND IT VERY SIMILAR TO TEXTING AND DRIVING. IT TAKES ALL YOUR ATTENTION FROM WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND YOU AND IT CAN BE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND YOU AND YOUR SURROUNDINGS. DAVE: JACKSON WANTS HIS MISFORTUNE TO BE A WARNING FOR OTHERS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY \"POKEMON GO,\" PLAY WITH A FRIEND. >> IT SEEMS LIKE ANYTIME THERE'S ANYTHING GOOD THAT HAPPENS IN THE WORLD, THERE'S SOMEONE THERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND TO HURT PEOPLE THAT REALLY DON'T DESERVE IT. DAVE: JACKSON'S NOT THE ONLY VICTIM OF POKEMON PUNKS. IN ST. LOUIS, TEENS USED THE GAME TO BAIT ROBBERY VICTIMS, AND IN WYOMING, ANOTHER PLAYER FOUND A BODY. AT THE GENE LEAHY MALL, DAVE"
<https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-man-robbed-while-playing-pokemon-go-at-dewey-park/7307059>