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FIRST there was the computer game, then the collectors' cards and only last week the first movie. Now comes the crime.
The Pokemon craze has swept playgrounds in Britain, with seemingly every self-respecting youngster getting in on the act.
But the popularity of an industry, worth an estimated 4bn a year, has spawned fears it could be the latest avenue for criminals, ranging from the playground bully to the counterfeiting mastermind.
Police across the North-East and North Yorkshire have reported a series of Pokemon-linked crimes, prompting warnings...