I read the story Ms. McGrath wrote about the CAPS meeting (Aug. 19, page 4). One sentence of the story stood out for me: “It’s true. There have been some unfortunate burglaries.”

I wondered why the Chicago Journal failed to report on these burglaries at the time. There is this whole column devoted to crime reporting by Mr. Nagrant in the paper every week, and yet not one mention in that column about a series of burglaries? Are we not reporting on these incidents because they are occurring down the block from Ms. McGrath’s house? Or is there another reason?

As a South Loop resident, I would want to know as soon as possible about crime in my area. Instead, the crime report seems to deal with a host of petty crimes that the headline writer uses his/her cleverness to show. While I enjoy the clever headlines, it would be far more important to me to actually know that important, relevant crimes are occurring in my back yard. A story about a vagrant sleeping on the streets in the 400 block of Clark Street and getting robbed is of so little importance to me about how to live my life. I guess it teaches me not to sleep against a building outside of the pawn shop.

However, knowing that my nearby neighbors are having a burglary can help me to safeguard my family, and to take appropriate steps to do so. I think that the editorial board should be reviewing the coverage to better serve the actual readers of your paper. I rather doubt that the vagrant sleeping on the street is a regular reader.