A group of young men have been arrested after using Pokemon Go to lure people

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Using the geolocation feature the robbers were able to anticipate the location and level of seclusion of unwitting victims

Police in O’Fallon, Missouri, were called to a robbery on Sunday, July 10, that led them to four youths, aged between 16 and 18, in a car in a parking lot who tried to throw a gun through the window.

However, they were charged with first degree robbery.

Police believe that the suspects used the new Pokemon Go game - which allows people to find objects in the real world on their phone - to tempt players into places where they could be robbed.

Sergeant Bill Stringer said: “Using the geolocation feature the robbers were able to anticipate the location and level of seclusion of unwitting victims.”