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Autocorrect Error Sent SWAT To PA Neighborhood: Police Autocorrect Error Sent SWAT To PA Neighborhood: Police
Autocorrect Error Sent SWAT To PA Neighborhood: Police A building was cleared and people were asked to avoid a neighbor after someone's autocorrect caused a big misunderstanding, according to officials and multiple media outlets. A text from a friend with a typo due to autocorrect. The text was meant to say “fire alarm,” but it autocorrected to “firearm," WPXI reports citing Pittsburgh police. When the friend did not respond, the person called 911, the outlet says.  The autocorrect issue has been confirmed as the reason for the call of police to Pittsburgh Northside, according to Pittsburgh police Public Information Officer Maurice Matthews…

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by Jillian Pikora