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Pokmon Go has Turlockers on the hunt
Sheriff's office urges caution when playing location-based game
Pokemon go pic
Anthony Mejia and Riley Noland take advantage of their time in downtown Turlock by stopping to catch Pokmon on the mobile gaming app Pokmon Go. - photo by ANGELINA MARTIN/The Journal
Pokémon Go is the newest sensation in mobile gaming, giving average citizens the chance to become Pokémon trainers. Since its release on July 6, the app has taken the nation – and Turlock – by storm, with residents hitting the city’s streets in a quest to “catch ‘em all.” The location-based augmented reality game allows players to capture, battle and train virtual Pokémon, which appear throughout the real world thanks to the use of the Global Positioning System and camera on compatible devices.