ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Eyewitness News has learned Pokemon Go gamers have been entering areas where they’re not welcome, and some are even breaking the law to get there.
A Winter Garden couple told Channel 9’s Lauren Seabrook that people have been crawling under and even cutting through their fence to capture Pokemon characters. The couple own 50,000 acres of private property and are not sure how many characters have been placed there.
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The man, who didn’t want to reveal his identity, told Eyewitness News that he’s frustrated over the damage and even worried about what could happen to someone willing to trespass.
He said property owners have the right to protect their property and he hopes gamers never get mistaken for burglars.
The Pokemon Go's website tells users to “adhere to the rules of the human world." The game also tells people to not trespass.
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Nintendo who operates the game did not return our phone calls, but Eyewitness News did find a form on how people can get a property removed from the game.
Eyewitness News contacted neighboring law enforcement to see if it has had problems with trespassing calls involving Pokemon.
Sanford police said it had a report of a suspicious person, which turned out to be just someone chasing a Pokemon character.
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