Why is an international wire service even carrying minor crime stories? The Washington Post doesn't write up anything less than a violent crime. Once a week, t

Why is an international wire service even carrying minor crime stories? The Washington Post doesn't write up anything less than a violent crime. Once a week, the local supplement will have a list of reported crimes, but all you get is the crime (homicide, assault, robbery, theft), the block (3200 block 16th St. NW, say), and the date and approximate time.