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Man used translator app in armed robbery at CTA Red Line station, Chicago police say
ABC News Local ^ | July 4, 2024 | By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Posted on 07/05/2024 3:08:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man robbed a person at gunpoint on the CTA Red Line while using a translator app, according to Chicago police.

The man reportedly approached the victim on the platform and used a translator app to demand their belongings while showing a gun, according to police.

The victim turned over his belongings, and the suspect ran away.

It's unknown what languages were being translated. It is also not known what app the suspect used.

The man was captured on CTA security cameras. Chicago police released the image to ask the public to help identify him.

(Excerpt) Read more at abc7chicago.com ...


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1 posted on 07/05/2024 3:08:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He was captured but it’s unknown what language he used?


2 posted on 07/05/2024 3:11:53 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Never mind. Captured on CTA.


3 posted on 07/05/2024 3:13:36 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good to see criminals are up to date with tech these days. /sarc


4 posted on 07/05/2024 3:15:07 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“Forget it, Jake. It’s ChiCongo.”


5 posted on 07/05/2024 3:36:48 AM PDT by LouAvul (DEI = Didn't Earn It. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
According to the 'Gangster Talk' translator, the conversation likely went something like this...

Gangster: Give me all yo' goddamn money cracker, or I'll f*ck yo'

Translated: Give me all your money cracker, or I'll Kill You

https://lingojam.com/GangsterTalkTranslator

6 posted on 07/05/2024 3:52:09 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I think we all know what language he was using.


7 posted on 07/05/2024 3:58:33 AM PDT by Baldwin77 ( NOVEMBER 5-CHRISTIAN VISIBILITY DAY)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

maybe what he was really trying to communicate got lost in translation and he wasn’t attempting robbery at all.


8 posted on 07/05/2024 4:26:20 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m waiting to see a thug carjack Kyle Larson’s #5 car this weekend at the Grant Park 165. Some moron will try that...


9 posted on 07/05/2024 4:39:10 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This poor Nigerian prince had to come over here to get his money.


10 posted on 07/05/2024 4:40:13 AM PDT by pas
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To: pas

Looks Somalian. Maybe he is related to someone in congress.


11 posted on 07/05/2024 7:17:38 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

FTA: The man reportedly approached the victim on the platform and used a translator app to demand their belongings while showing a gun, according to police.

The victim turned over his belongings, and the suspect ran away.

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The “reporter” could not decide how many victims were involved? He uses the plural pronoun in the first sentence and the singular pronoun in the second one.

Writing standards today.....And this was composed by a “team”?


12 posted on 07/05/2024 10:37:28 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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