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Police officers in Virginia Beach will soon have the ability to instantly speak with residents and visitors in more than 50 languages, thanks to a new device coming to the department.

Every officer will be equipped with an Axon Assistant translator, an AI-powered device that can translate speech in real time, said Brandon Kyle, police technology administrator at the Virginia Beach Police Department. The translator attaches to the body cameras the department uses, and at the click of a button, an officer can speak with someone using a variety of languages — from Vietnamese to Spanish.

“When we come across citizens who do not speak the same language, it may be English as a second language, or maybe they don’t have any experience speaking Englis

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