Mar 25 2008Crack Deal Caught On Google Maps?

Allegedly this is a picture of a crack deal caught using the "Street View" feature on Google Maps. It's in Chicago. Now why everyone is jumping to the conclusion that this is some kind of drug deal is beyond me. I'm sure there's a logical explanation for the picture that doesn't involve illicit substances, and I think this is it: Somebody was lost, and pulled over for directions. The guy in the picture there knows the area really well, so he provided significant help. The driver was so happy about this that they tipped the man graciously with a handful of cash. See? Perfect sense. It's just a good Samaritan being handsomely rewarded. For selling the best rocks in Chicago.
See the real close-up picture of the deal after the jump.
Thanks to Winaki, who just says no to shady drug deals in front of street cameras, for the tip


Reader Comments
1. maria - March 25, 2008 10:18 AM
Hey,
Im in school and so bored well g2g f*** me!!!!!!!!
2. Trevor - March 25, 2008 10:22 AM
LOL, ahhhh I hate street view. I never use it. I just know I'm gonna end up on there picking my nose or scratching my ass. No good can come of it.
3. shazaam - March 25, 2008 10:31 AM
I love that you can see the dude's license plate, too...
4. daguz - March 25, 2008 11:35 AM
This is one of the only neighborhoods with this high of resolution. That "cracks" me up.
I was wondering when this would happen. I was looking for it but did not find it on my own.
On my street: My friend's car is in my driveway, my car is gone, and my wife's car is there. I wonder how many people are going to get caught with this! lol
5. guate6 - March 25, 2008 12:05 PM
New level of stupidity: dealing in broad daylight, in the middle of the street. They're either really stupid, or really new (or both).
6. Toad - March 25, 2008 12:08 PM
I would like to be able to use this feature on streets here in Brazil.
Maps Streets View, I mean.
The crack dealers we have, and it works fine!
seeya!
Toad
7. Jazzman - March 25, 2008 12:17 PM
I was gonna try to dismiss the pic, but hell... it's pretty damn obvious :-) I wonder if the courts could charge with trafficking, and I wonder if it's legal for google to post ppls pix and make money off of it... I think that's illegal!!!
8. vaquero - March 25, 2008 12:33 PM
Big Brother watches us dealin' crack.
9. Billy Avenue - March 25, 2008 1:18 PM
that looks like a nice wad of cash. either the dude is buying alot of crack, or he's buying the premium stuff.
10. Leujin - March 25, 2008 1:30 PM
Knowing the wacky kids at google, this is just a gag. Does anybody remember the "getting directions from the East Coast to Europe and google maps tells you to swim across the Atlantic" thing? Sadly it doesn't do that anymore, but it was still funny and an obvious joke by one of the programmers.
Then again, it could be an actual drug deal. Either way it's pretty funny.
11. Scott - March 25, 2008 2:08 PM
I'm going to have to ask you to take this down immediately!!! You have no right to post this on the.....
Errr, no it's not me....I mean, I just think it's....what I'm getting at is.....D'oh!
12. zak - March 25, 2008 2:54 PM
lol thats funny
13. west - March 25, 2008 4:11 PM
you guys are like 6 months behind...but good try
14. javroch - March 25, 2008 5:02 PM
sure you probably already know about this but there's a whole website dedicated to google maps sightings include one of my favorites: http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/10/half-naked-woman-crop-circle/
15. Andrew - March 25, 2008 8:56 PM
Hahaha, Google just recently blocked this image
16. jonomac - March 25, 2008 9:13 PM
Another thats just down the street and not been taken down yet...
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.823026,-87.612795&cbp=1,128.5881833210861,,0,9.875934286799186&t=k&ll=41.823481,-87.612802&spn=0.001197,0.002674&z=19
17. jonomac - March 25, 2008 9:27 PM
hmm not quite correct, go three steps north and turn once to the left from the above...
18. Peanut Colada - March 25, 2008 11:23 PM
Yer, just looked for it on the map, the image is blocked.
but you can still see him from the back :)
funny stuff.
19. John - March 26, 2008 8:59 AM
If you zoom in you can actually see in the window.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.823026,-87.612795&cbp=1,128.5881833210861,,0,9.875934286799186&t=k&ll=41.823481,-87.612802&spn=0.001197,0.002674&z=19
20. John - March 26, 2008 9:01 AM
my bad move up the street a little closer to the car there is still one more picture.
21. Composer - March 26, 2008 11:26 AM
Even scarier, what about this? That looks like a shovel, rope, and baby stroller.... any ideas?
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.882212,-87.678134&cbp=1,119.15744307174333,,3,16.85432422287084&t=k&ll=41.912881,-87.671585&spn=0.061062,0.1157&z=13
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23. Tobi - March 27, 2008 5:50 AM
Haha funny. But are your sure, that this is a crack deal solely its a black guy?
Best Regards from Berlin
Tobi
24. Flunky Carter - March 27, 2008 3:09 PM
@#21
Is that a bag of lye, next to the shovel?
whoa.
25. ToastyOldFatGuy - March 28, 2008 6:04 PM
#21
Perhaps you're right Tobi, this might not be a crack deal. It could be a heroin or weed deal. However I'd be willing to wager quite a bit that it IS a crack being purchased. God I hate politically correct morons.
26. alex - March 29, 2008 12:01 AM
lol why are you spamming in russian on an american site? i bet im the only one who even knows what that says
27. George - March 31, 2008 6:50 PM
That's too funny. Too bad Google took the image down....
28. steve - April 11, 2008 6:10 PM
I'm guessing its a heroin deal.
And here is proof:
http://chicago.everyblock.com/streets/vincennes-ave/3900-3932s/?radius=8
29. Chris - April 20, 2008 2:20 PM
Anyone who thinks drug deals in broad daylight aren't normal seem way to naive to me.
30. Ian - April 28, 2008 7:13 PM
A painfully obvious subtext here that everyone is missing is that there are cameras in streets & neighborhoods throughout the land, not only here but in UK, Europe, et all. Does this set any alarm bells off to anyone? No? Of course not. Brave new world anybody? And Ill go ahead & dispatch the rebuttals that its for the public good with a little (un)common sense: Check some history and see where the gradual & steady limitation of civil liberties-- including the continuous monitoring of the populace-- leads. 1930's Germany is an easy place to start. The whole 'if you have nothing to hide...' argument holds no water because eventually you *will* have something to hide, just by being a natural free human citizen doing no harm other than refusing to be a slave. Wake up people please.
31. jerk - April 28, 2008 9:06 PM
he´s just buying some candy
32. shaunjon - May 1, 2008 5:33 AM
#26
you wanna lose some money on that bet? cause i also know what it says!
я буду не русск а голландецы. добро не то funny?
33. Primal80s - May 1, 2008 2:31 PM
I thought it was a screenshot of GTA IV for moment.
34. bobsaget - May 2, 2008 3:29 PM
This one shows the guy still standing at the car, not as incriminating though.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.823378,-87.612719&cbp=1,54.50762933829256,,2,21.809987972666573&t=k&ll=41.82594,-87.61204&spn=0.011784,0.016007&z=16
35. Donny - May 4, 2008 12:27 AM
That part of chicago i wouldnt think otherwise Vincennes goes threw some bad neighborhoods.
36. Brian - May 13, 2008 9:51 PM
Image is no longer available. I guess the crack dealer complained to Google to have his image removed.
37. Dallas - May 22, 2008 9:42 PM
Hey, you f***ers got this from my TSF thread.
LOL shit was still funny.
38. lol - May 25, 2008 4:29 AM
lol people in chicago still smoke crack. gtfo.
39. jitendra - May 26, 2008 6:31 AM
Hello!!
Just great.
keep up the good work.
thanks
jitendra
40. taz - June 2, 2008 3:59 PM
online advert for his crack business... class ! ! !
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