Erin plays the Pokemon Go game on her phone at Southgate. (Photo : Getty Images/Robert Cianflone)
An Australian neighborhood got angry against the "Pokemon Go" players and has called the police. A group of the popular mobile game issued a warning to its members after the incident.
The Rhodes neighborhood is a suburb with a lot of high-density apartments. When the game was released recently, the suburb's Peg Paterson Park became one of the best places in all of Sydney to catch some Pokemon. Crowds, with over 1000 people, have gone to the park usually late at night, which made the residents angry after they had enough of the noise, according to Buzzfeed.
The residents, who live in the apartments surrounding the park, threw water bombs and eggs from their balconies at the mobile game players below. The police showed up after some residents called them for the chaos. They issued tickets to cars that were illegally-parked just outside, and then warning the crowd that they should disperse or they will be forced to pay AUD$200 ($153) fines.
To calm the whole situation, someone was handing out drinks and sausage sandwiches to everyone. Some of the groups issued warnings to their members after their misbehavior last night, and they made sure that they will not act that way again.
The park is for public use and it is still open to the mobile game players to visit, but they should be visiting the area in more civilized hours. The local deputy mayor of the area told Sydney Morning Herald that they will be sending extra rangers and waste collectors to the park. This will help in coping with the area, which has become a big hotspot for the mobile game players.
The local deputy mayor also said that the game has become a wonderful opportunity for people to enjoy the public utilities like the parks, foreshore, and other open areas around the City of Canada Bay. She only asked the public to do it in a safe and a considerate manner. When they play the mobile game nearby residential areas, she advised them to keep the noise levels to a minimum and throw away garbage properly in a garbage can.
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