Crime & Safety

Creepy Photographing Waukesha Man Just Pokemon GO Player

A Waukesha woman thought a creepy man in a pickup truck was photographing her, but it turns out he was just playing Pokemon Go.

WAUKESHA, WI — Waukesha police responded to the area of the 500 block of N. West Ave. after a woman thought the driver of a suspicious pickup truck was taking pictures of her just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

When Waukesha police spotted the truck later on, they made contact with the driver.
The vehicle was stopped at N. West/Wisconsin.

The man said he had been driving around the downtown area for the last hour, looking for Pokemon on his cell phone.

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He stated he does this often before he goes into work.

He showed officers his phone and had no pictures of the caller or anyone else on his phone.
The upset woman was contacted by police and updated on the situation.

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