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Bikers bash Poke stop

The Hells Angels don't want Pokemon Go players hanging around their clubhouse.

The notorious biker gang's Coquitlam clubhouse is drawing unwanted attention after being included in the mobile app phenomenon.

Rick Ciarniello, a spokesperson for the motorcycle club's Vancouver chapter, said members are not pleased to learn of the inclusion in the game, and they expect players to stay off the property.

The Brunette Avenue site is the Vancouver HA chapter's headquarters.

"That's pretty weird," Chance Broman told CTV as he hunted Pokemon across the street. "I'm going to stay far away."

Police are unimpressed.

"To have a game that appeals to all ages, especially one that targets youth, attract people to the clubhouse of a gang whose members are known to be violent and be involved in a wide range of criminal‎ activity is unacceptable," Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit told CTV.

– with files from CTV Vancouver



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