COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Add Texas A&M University police to the list of law enforcement agencies dealing with Pokemon Go-related incidents.
The campus police department tweeted Tuesday that Pokemon Go was behind a car crash severe enough to deploy the airbags in the second car. The vehicle at fault was illegally parked because, as police put it, “1st driver had exited to catch a Pokemon.”
Just a few minutes before, the department tweeted that they had received reports of a suspicious vehicle and suspicious behavior near a campus building. You guessed it, “occupants were playing Pokemon Go.”
7/11-Traffic accident: Illegally parked car struck from behind (*Airbags deployed in 2nd car). 1st driver had exited to catch a Pokémon.
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) July 13, 2016
7/11-Suspicious Vehicle: Reported to PD for suspicious behavior near a campus building after 1 am. Occupants were playing Pokémon Go.
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) July 13, 2016
Unlike some other departments, the Texas A&M University Police Department doesn’t shy away from adding detail to their tweets. Here’s a sampling of some other recent campus misdeeds, as reported by school police:
6/8-Possession of Marijuana (Texas Ave): 2 arrested during traffic stop. Both denied ownership of a marijuana cigarette on the back seat
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) July 6, 2016
6/4-Public Intoxication (University St.); Officer first saw person running down sidewalk, then fall, get up & run, and then fall again.
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) July 4, 2016
6/1- Poss. of Controlled Substance PG 1 [Meth] (Polo Field): Person contacted after officer saw him flailing his arms & dancing around trees
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) July 3, 2016
5/30-Assault by Threat (Research Park): Words were exchanged following an incident where 2 were almost hit by a (flying) disk golf disk
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) July 2, 2016
(5/17) Disorderly Conduct (Fighting) (A2 Lounge): Two assaulted each other because one skipped a planned lunch to eat with their mother.
— Texas A&M Police (@TAMUPolice) June 19, 2016
