The Pokemon GO smartphone app has exploded in popularity over the past week, bringing hundreds of people to local parks like Lake George or Quarry Park to play the game.
It's also gotten the attention of St. Cloud Police.
You may have noticed a surge of people with their eyes fixed to their smartphone screens at Lake George or Munsinger Gardens. Chances are, they’re catching Pokemon on the new Pokemon GO app.
If you've noticed more people wandering around glued to their smartphones - it's likely due to the new Pokemon Go! App. Some players have been hurt because they were paying too much attention to their phone screen and not enough attention to where they were going.
Pokemon Go is all the rage right now for millennials that grew up collecting and trading Pokemon cards. I just heard about the new virtual reality app on Thursday from one of our interns who was roaming around aimlessly in the parking lot.