Teen Robbed at Gunpoint While Playing Pokemon Go on Long Island

Lake Ronkonkoma, NY – As Pokemon Go fever continues to sweep the nation, here on Long Island, we have the first report of a serious crime being perpetrated against someone playing the augmented reality mobile game.

According to Suffolk County Police, a 19-year-old man was walking along Lake Shore Drive in Lake Ronkonkoma playing the game on his iPhone at about 5 p.m. Wednesday when a gray 4-door sedan occupied by at least three people pulled up alongside him.

An unknown male in the front passenger seat told the teen to give him his phone, police said. When the teen did not immediately comply, the passenger in the rear seat of the vehicle displayed a handgun and demanded the cellphone.

The teen handed the phone to him and then fled, police said.

This investigation is ongoing, and detectives are asking anyone with information about this incident to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

According to SurveyMonkey, Pokemon Go is now the biggest mobile game in United States history, with just under 21 million daily active users in the country as of Tuesday, more than the ever-popular Candy Crush.

But despite the fun and positives, including, gamers say, the fact that it gets players outside, visiting locations they may have never seen, there are potential dangers, including physical injury, and even crime, authorities say.

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