NewsJuly 18, 2016

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Police are trying to lure fugitives with the popular Pokemon Go app. A post on the Manchester Police Department Facebook page announced police recently detected one of the more rare Pokemon characters in the booking area. The post invited those whose names appear on a list linked to the post to be "one of the lucky ones" to capture it. The list included names of more than 500 fugitives. Sgt. Eric Knight said Sunday the post had yet to net an arrest...

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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Police are trying to lure fugitives with the popular Pokemon Go app. A post on the Manchester Police Department Facebook page announced police recently detected one of the more rare Pokemon characters in the booking area. The post invited those whose names appear on a list linked to the post to be "one of the lucky ones" to capture it. The list included names of more than 500 fugitives. Sgt. Eric Knight said Sunday the post had yet to net an arrest.

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