Caught in the act?
Friday, 21st March 2008 by Rob
Whatever is happening on the side of the street here in Chicago, a large amount of money is definitely changing hands between this man and the driver of the car.
Submitter Sean suggested that there may be some sinister activity going on here, and his statement isn't without basis, as this rather nifty site shows all the crime data for the area, and there do appear to be a lot of drugs offences.
Perhaps you can suggest a more legitimate explanation?
Thanks to Sean.
Update: Google has since removed this image from their database.
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slumlord driving by to pick up the rent, which is paid in cash.
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His mates seem not to be far away
It’s not because he is black and wears a cap that he is a dealer 😉
No..its more that he’s peering through a car window and counting cash! Unless of course he won a bet. Or is donating to charity. Or is telling his Grandma in the car not to worry because he’ll do the shopping for her.
And on a tree nearby there’s a small AD for a “drug & alchool program”… View Placemark,,3,2.7465051148854003&t=k&ll=41.840409,-87.609358&spn=0.040349,0.069351&z=14
Why’s there a leprechaun going around the map if St Paddy’s Day was on Monday?
And the license-plate number of the customer’s automobile is clearly visible: 115 0430.
And right across the street…
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This seems to be a busy area.
Welcome to 1984.
If you go up the street a click, turn round and zoom in you can see the dude across the street in the dark shirt taking something out of his pocket. He seems to have a pack of cigarettes in one hand and a zipper bag in the other.
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His face is clearly visible and i’m sure the locals police would not have any trouble tracking him down. Is this evidence of a crime being committed though? The big wet liberal in me thinks this is a disturbing invasion of privacy but the evil right wing citizen’s champion thinks that these scumbags have been caught bang to rights! I’ll be sure that next time i deal drugs on the street (or commit any serious crime for that matter) that i look out for a van with a funny looking thing on its roof!
That’s a drug deal if I’ve ever seen one (although I’ve never seen a drug deal so I wouldn’t go based on what I’ve just said)
“His mates seem not to be far away” Yes I can see them as well…
Ive watched enough episodes of The Wire to know a drug transaction when i see one 🙂
That is no drug deal… With dollar value crashing and all, have you guys checked cigarette prices lately?! -sip
cookie monster,
If you keep going down the street and zooming back to that same individual, you can see him approach that car on the side of the street he is walking down and spend a few moments at the passenger window.
I’ve seen a few, and yeah, there are 2 exchanges happening in this block. Also, the girl in front of car appears to be “working” as well.
…and now it’s all gone. I just wanted to see this one guy’s open-mouthed stare at the funny looking van one more time.
seems as google deleted the photos, where the license plate was readable.
you can still see the guy here: View Placemark,,3,7.647392807705592&t=k&ll=41.843478,-87.608929&spn=0.044567,0.080338&z=14
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Anyone notice this guy and car?
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And notice Vincennes Ave is open to the north, once you go into the intersection, but if you go south on Vincennes Ave and turn and look north the section across the interestion of E Pershing is blocked.
What is up with the girl in front of the car legs??? Wierd…. View Placemark,,2,16.336282102618046&t=h&ll=41.83913,-87.609444&spn=0.031333,0.062313&z=14
It looks like she was moving when the pictures were taken and somehow the middle part of her leg was excluded. Notice how she doesn’t have much of a left shoulder, either. At first glance, I thought it was a prosthesis with pants designed to fit snugly.
Anyone notice that in the links that dopefish posted, that this is right by a school? Maybe a block or two away from it, as indicated by the neon green school crossing signs.
A little much taking off these pictures, there’s not enough evidence there for a prosecution, the guy did it in public (happily it seems infront of lots of people at the bus stop), and this website is only speculation. People can speculate about every inch of the street map views.
Unless its now a police investigation 🙂
You can still see the other car’s plates though: 967 3107
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You guys are funny, talking about prosecuting this guy over a picture on google like it was so rare and lucky to stumple across this drug dealing. I’m going to take a wild guess and say that these people are living either in some suburb or some rural area where this type of thing is hidden or done out of the public eye (not in the hood!). If you want to see this guy or his friends just drive there now and they’re all there selling drugs (every day, even weekends and holidays!).
The cops know where they all are (same corners everyday – and there’s hundreds and hundreds of corners all over Chicago that people go to), and they do bust them occasionally, but 30 minutes after they bust them there’s more of them on the corner. There’s actually more gang members (certain gangs control certain corners) in parts of Chicago like this than there is police so what can they do (plus most of the drug dealers are under 18 and don’t carry a lot of drugs with them so the punishment is light).
“Ive watched enough episodes of The Wire to know a drug transaction when i see one” : ahah, same here ! Seeing that shot is just like seeing a The Wire screencap !
I was thinking that maybe the reason for taking away the pics of the plate and the person in the car. It could be an undercover unit involved in a drug sting. Just a thought
the images from that section of street view have been removed…
if u go either way a few clicks the image returns but the images showing the transaction were removed…
right across the street