Wallet stolen from Sarasota woman playing Pokemon Go

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SARASOTA, Fla. — Another mishap has befallen a Pokemon Go player.

A woman told police that she was playing the game on her cellphone Monday night in the parking lot at Marina Jack when a man came up behind her and grabbed her purse, knocking her to the ground. She was unhurt and police later recovered the purse with her wallet missing, Sarasota County authorities said.

The man remains at large.

Others playing the distracting game have been robbed at gunpoint, stabbed and fallen off a cliff, while Pokemon Go players have been cited for trespassing, neglecting their children and crashing into police cars.

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