SALINA -Pokemon Go, the new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can be harmful to your health and could cause you other trouble.
The “augmented reality” game, which layers gameplay onto the physical world, has became the top grossing app in the iPhone app store just days after its release.
Players have already reported wiping out in a variety of ways as they wander the real world — eyes glued to their smartphone screens — in search of digital monsters.
Twisted ankles, mishaps with revolving doors and walking into trees have been among the painful results.
The game has also induced people to post pictures of themselves on social media chasing creatures in all sorts of dangerous situations, like while driving.
The Garden City Police Department reported they have noticed individuals playing the game and received information that individuals have or attempted to trespass on property while playing.
Salina Police warned that playing the game in city parks after curfew is against the law.
Police have issued numerous citations to players in parks, according Police Captain Mike Sweeney
He also reminded players should not trespass on private property while hunting for Pokemon.
-The AP contributed to this report